Full Description
Prepare to serve your community with this easy-to-follow guide for future police officers Open positions for police officers and detectives are expected to expand dramatically over the next decade. The time is right if you're looking to become a new police officer in your town or city. And whether you're hoping to become a local, county, state, or federal law enforcement official, the Police Officer Exam For Dummies has all the info you need to prepare for and pass the National Police Officer Selection Test or your local police officer exam with flying colors.
From the low-down on physical ability testing and the personal background interview, to targeted reviews of judgment skills, map reading, memory, observation, and recall, this guide will whip you into shape for the police officer test in no time at all.
In this book, you'll:
Get the instruction you need to find your confidence and banish test anxiety for good
Learn memory aids and tips so you can master the observation and recall test
Get actionable and practicable test-taking strategies that actually improve your performance on the exam
So, stop rubbing that rabbit's foot and start preparing like the pros do, with the Police Officer Exam For Dummies!
Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: The Road to Landing a Job as a Police Officer 5
Chapter 1: Signing Up, Getting Screened, and Other Prep Work 7
Chapter 2: Taking a Closer Look at the Police Officer Tests 21
Part 2: Breaking Down the National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) and the NYC Test 29
Chapter 3: Solving Basic Math Questions on the POST 31
Chapter 4: Reading Between the Lines: Reading Comprehension 51
Chapter 5: Expressing Yourself with Proper Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling 75
Chapter 6: Stretching Your Memory and Visualization Skills 95
Chapter 7: Reading and Writing Incident Reports 125
Chapter 8: Acing the Law Enforcement Essay Exam 143
Chapter 9: Completing the Personal History Statement 151
Part 3: After the Written Test: Meeting Other Requirements 161
Chapter 10: Putting Your Physical Ability to the Test 163
Chapter 11: Presenting Yourself Well in the Oral Board Interview 175
Chapter 12: Preparing for Medical and Psychological Evaluations 181
Part 4: Practice Police Officer Exams 191
Chapter 13: Practice Test 1: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) 193
Chapter 14: Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1 213
Chapter 15: Practice Test 2: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) 221
Chapter 16: Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 2 241
Chapter 17: Practice Test 3: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) 247
Chapter 18: Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 3 269
Chapter 19: Practice Test 4: The New York City Police Officer's Entrance Exam 275
Chapter 20: Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 4 317
Part 5: The Part of Tens 325
Chapter 21: Ten Tips to Help You Succeed on the Exam 327
Chapter 22: Ten Things to Expect at the Police Academy 331
Part 6: Appendixes 337
Appendix A: Law Enforcement Terminology and Resources 339
Appendix B: Climbing the Law Enforcement Ladder 345
Index 349
