The Candidate & Officer Personnel Survey – Revised (COPS-R)

Fast, Reliable Psychological Screening for Public Safety Candidates

Selecting suitable police and public safety personnel is critical. COPS-R is an efficient, empirically validated psychological assessment trusted by over 800 agencies worldwide.

Why Choose COPS-R?

• Efficiency and Accuracy: Quickly assesses relevant traits with just 240 true/false items, typically completed in 35–45 minutes.
• Job-Specific Insights: Evaluates key psychological traits directly linked to public safety roles, including judgment, bias, interpersonal skills, compliance, and supervision acceptance.
• Robust Validation: Supported by data from over 22,000 public safety candidates globally.

Unique Features

• Comprehensive Assessment: Combines questionnaire data with biographical “life data” for deeper, incremental insights into each candidate’s suitability.
• Validity & Honesty Checks: Includes 23 veracity items and specialized scales designed to detect exaggerated or manipulated responses, helping ensure accurate results.

Seamless Integration into Your Hiring Workflow

COPS-R complements other selection tools—background checks, polygraphs, medical assessments, and structured interviews—to provide a complete, multi-dimensional view of each candidate.

Designed for Compliance

In the U.S., the COPS-R is classified as a medical examination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It must be administered only after a conditional employment offer.