Police officer exam
Book - 1997
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Hauppauge, NY :
Barron's Educational Series
1997-
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Item Description
- Editions 5-8 cataloged as monographs in LC.
- Physical Description
- Every 4 years
- ISBN
- 9781506287591
- ISSN
- 23260270
- How to Use This Book
- Introduction
- About the Police Officer Exam
- The Police Officer Exam
- What a Police Officer Does
- The Steps to Becoming a Police Officer
- How to Apply for the Test
- How to Maximize Your Test Score
- Concentrate on What Will Be on Your Test
- Good Study Habits-The Key to Success
- Ten Rules for Studying More Effectively
- Strategies-for Taking Computer-Based Multiple-Choice Examinations
- Strategies for Handling Multiple-Choice Questions
- Developing and Using a Time Management Plan
- Dealing with Tests Presented on Video
- The Test Format
- How to Use This Book Effectively
- Diagnose Your Problem
- Diagnostic Test
- Before You Take the Test
- The Test
- Answer Key
- Diagnostic Procedure
- Answers Explained
- Correct Your Weeknesses
- 1. Reading Comprehension
- How to Concentrate
- Increase Your Vocabulary
- Strategies for Handling Reading Comprehension Questions
- Reading Comprehension Questions Involving Word Selection
- Practice Exercises
- Answer Key
- Answers Explained
- 2. Memorization: Remembering What You Read
- Test Procedure for Remembering What You Read
- Strategies for Memorization: Remembering What You Read Questions
- How to Focus on the Key Facts
- Practice Exercises
- Answer Key
- Answers Explained
- 3. Memorization: Remembering What You See
- Strategies for Memorization: Remembering What You See Questions
- Practice Exercises
- Answer Key
- Answers Explained
- 4. Understanding and Applying Police Directives, Procedures, and Regulations
- The Four Question Types
- Strategies to Help You Understand Procedures and Narrative Situations
- Strategies to Help You Apply Procedures to Situations
- Strategies to Help Determine "What Should the Officer Do Next?"
- Practice Exercises
- Answer Key
- Answers Explained
- 5. Understanding Legal Definitions
- Legal Terminology
- Two Key Words
- The Two Question Types
- Strategies for Handling Legal Definitions
- Practice Exercises
- Answer Key
- Answers Explained
- 6. Troublesome Question Types
- Troublesome Types of Questions
- Sentence Ordering Questions
- Traffic Map Questions
- Matching Sketches Questions
- Directed Patrol Questions
- Arithmetic Questions
- Frequency of Information Questions
- Find the Perpetrator Questions
- Applying Police Policy Questions
- Formula Questions
- Wanted Poster Questions
- Police Forms Questions
- Data Interpretation Questions
- Judgment Questions
- Practice Exercises-Timed Mini-Quiz
- Answer Key
- Answers Explained
- 7. The Oral interview
- The Importance of Truthfulness
- Understanding the Process
- Advance Preparation-The Key to Success
- Interview Day
- A Final Word
- 8. Written Expression
- Word Usage Questions
- Expressing Police Information Questions
- Practice Exercises
- Answer Key
- Answers Explained
- Test Yourself
- Before You Take the Exam
- The Exam
- Answer Key
- Diagnostic Procedure
- Answers Explained
- Before You Take the Exam
- An Official NYPD Exam
- Answer Key
- Diagnostic Procedure
- Answers Explained
- Before You Take the Exam
- An Official NYPD Exam
- Answer Key
- Diagnostic Procedure
- Answers Explained
- A Final Word
- A Strategy for Final Preparation
- Seven Days Before the Exam
- Six and Five Days Before the Exam
- Four, Three, and Two Days Before the Exam
- One Day Before the Exam
- Exam Day