Police Officer Exam For Dummies, 2nd Edition

http://jannaorganic.co.uk/blog/2025/04/03/mfos2omya3 Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 The Road to Landing a Job as a Police Officer Chapter 1 Signing Up, Getting Screened, and Other Prep Work Starting with the Notice of Examination (NOE) Completing a Job Application Rounding up required info and paperwork Understanding what will get you disqualified Acting professionally Taking the Written Test National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) New York City Police Officer’s Entrance Exam Adding the Law Enforcement Essay Exam Completing the Personal History Statement Passing the Physical Ability Test (PAT) Making a Dynamite Impression during the Oral Board Interview Undergoing the Medical and Psychological Evaluations Medical evaluation Psychological evaluation What if I Get Eliminated during the Screening Process? Chapter 2 Taking a Closer Look at the Police Officer Tests Knowing What You’re Up Against on the Written Test The structure of the National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) The structure of the New York City (NYC) Police Officer’s Entrance Exam Getting the Lowdown on the Other Police Officer Tests The physical ability test (PAT) The oral interview The medical exam The psychological evaluation Part 2 Breaking Down the National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) and the NYC Test Chapter 3 Solving Basic Math Questions on the POST What Do Math Questions Look Like? Ditching your calculator Addition questions Subtraction questions Multiplication questions Division questions Determining Percentages What is a percent? How to find a percentage Finding Averages What is an average? How to find an average Picking an Answer if You Don’t Know It Practice Math Questions Chapter 4 Reading Between the Lines: Reading Comprehension Comprehending the Reading Comprehension Section on the POST Longer passages Definition passages Practice Questions for the POST Reading Comprehension Section Examining the Reading Comprehension Questions on the New York City Test Written comprehension passages Information ordering passages Inductive reasoning passages Deductive reasoning passages Problem sensitivity questions Practice Questions for the NYC Reading Comprehension Section Chapter 5 Expressing Yourself with Proper Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Acing Grammar Questions Choosing the correct verb tense Watching out for subject-verb agreement Picking the correct pronoun Using the right adjective Identifying complete sentences and fragments Pluralizing nouns Excelling at Spelling Questions Practice Grammar and Spelling Questions Chapter 6 Stretching Your Memory and Visualization Skills Getting the Lowdown on Memory and Observation Questions on the NYC Test Improving Your Memory Digging deep for memorization questions Using your mind’s eye for visualization questions Straightening out information ordering questions Determining the best course of action Getting your bearings Recalling and interpreting letters and numbers Practice Observation and Memory Questions Chapter 7 Reading and Writing Incident Reports Tackling POST Questions about Incident Reports Demonstrating comprehension of incident reports on the POST Answering written questions about incident reports on the POST Practice POST Incident Report Questions Mastering Questions about Incident Reports on the NYC Test Practice NYC Incident Report Questions Chapter 8 Acing the Law Enforcement Essay Exam Following the Proper Steps to Craft a Winning Essay Prewriting Writing Proofreading Understanding How Essays Are Scored Warming Up to Sample Essay Prompts Practice Law Enforcement Essay Exam Question and Answer Chapter 9 Completing the Personal History Statement Becoming Familiar with the Personal History Statement Getting Ready to Complete the Personal History Statement Gathering the necessary information Collecting the necessary documents Writing the Personal History Statement Understanding that honesty is the best policy Following directions and reading questions carefully Checking your work Part 3 After the Written Test: Meeting Other Requirements Chapter 10 Putting Your Physical Ability to the Test Let’s Get Physical: The Whys and Wherefores of the Physical Ability Test Understanding why police officers need the physical ability test Breaking down the skill areas of the typical test Getting the lowdown on the local test Getting in Shape before the Test What You Should Know and Do the Day of Your Test Showing Them What You Can Do: Test Events One-minute sit-ups One-minute push-ups Vertical jump 1.5-mile run 440-yard mobility/agility run Modified squat thrust Vehicle exit Stair climb Fence obstacles Trigger pull Dummy drag Chapter 11 Presenting Yourself Well in the Oral Board Interview Comporting Yourself Well Dressing professionally Acting professionally Speaking in front of others Honing Your Question and Answer Skills Expecting the right types of questions Answering truthfully Chapter 12 Preparing for Medical and Psychological Evaluations Getting Tested, Poked, and Prodded in the Medical Evaluation What can you see? Testing your vision Can you hear me now? Testing your hearing Not for the squeamish: Taking blood and urine tests Breathe in, breathe out: Checking your heart and lungs How low can you go? Monitoring muscular and skeletal disorders Looking for other conditions Understanding What Happens during the Psychological Evaluation Taking the personality test Interviewing with a psychologist Part 4 Practice Police Officer Exams Chapter 13 Practice Test 1: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) Chapter 14 Answers and Explanations for Practice Test Section I: Mathematics Section II: Reading Comprehension Section III: Grammar Section IV: Incident Report Writing Answer Key for Practice Test Chapter 15 Practice Test 2: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) Chapter 16 Answers and Explanations for Practice Test Section I: Mathematics Section II: Reading Comprehension Section III: Grammar Section IV: Incident Report Writing Answer Key for Practice Test Chapter 17 Practice Test 3: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) Chapter 18 Answers and Explanations for Practice Test Section I: Mathematics Section II: Reading Comprehension Section III: Grammar Section IV: Incident Report Writing Answer Key for Practice Test Chapter 19 Practice Test 4: The New York City Police Officer’s Entrance Exam Chapter 20 Answers and Explanations for Practice Test Part 5 The Part of Tens Chapter 21 Ten Tips to Help You Succeed on the Exam Prepare Yourself Get Plenty of ZZZs Eat Healthfully Arrive Early Relax! Carefully Read or Listen to Directions Read the Questions First Pace Yourself Mark the Right Spot! Take a Guess Chapter 22 Ten Things to Expect at the Police Academy Rigorous Rule Enforcement Physical Challenges Strength Training Firearms Training Emergency Vehicle Operations Training Academic Integrity Language Training Ethics Training Human Relations Field Training Program Part 6 Appendixes Appendix A Law Enforcement Terminology and Resources Law Enforcement Terminology Law Enforcement Codes Additional Resources Appendix B Climbing the Law Enforcement Ladder Starting on the Bottom Rung: Unranked Officer Detective/Investigator Sergeant Moving to Middle Management: Bars Lieutenant Captain Major/Deputy inspector Becoming the Top Dog: Stars Inspector/Commander Assistant chief Deputy chief Chief of police Index EULA