Arco Police Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain Promotion Exams

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Edition: 2nd
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Pub. Date: 2001-09-01
Publisher(s): Arco Pub
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Summary

The ultimate guide for preparing for police officer promotions is presented by two former members of the New York City Police Department. Includes three full-length exams with detailed explanations.

Table of Contents

What This Book Will Do For You 1(6)
PART ONE: SO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT
Where the Jobs Are: Federal Civilian Employment
7(4)
Where the Jobs Are: State and Local Governments
11(2)
Preparing Yourself for the Civil Service Examination
13(9)
Test-Taking Techniques
22(7)
PART TWO: WHAT KIND OF WORK WILL YOU BE DOING?
To Get Promoted
29(1)
Administration and Supervision
30(6)
The Importance of Patrol
36(3)
Complaints Against Police Personnel
39(1)
Interviewing and Handling Employee Grievances
40(5)
PART THREE: PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
Techniques for Answering Civil Service Questions
45(6)
Techniques for Answering Specific Types of Questions
51(4)
Some Tips About Oral Examinations
55(2)
Reading Interpretation
57(8)
Sentence Coherence
65(4)
Paragraph Rearrangement Technique
69(8)
Questions on Administration and Supervision
77(8)
Questions on Discipline and Training
85(10)
Communication and Giving Orders
95(2)
Questions on Communication and Giving Orders
97(8)
Questions on Evaluations and Ratings
105(6)
Questions on Conferences
111(6)
Questions on Patrol
117(6)
Questions on Complaints Against Police Personnel
123(4)
Questions on Interviewing and Employee Grievances
127(8)
Questions on Tactics
135(4)
The Police and Constitutional Law
139(1)
The First Amendment
139(2)
The Fourth Amendment
141(9)
The Fifth Amendment
150(2)
The Sixth Amendment
152(1)
The Seventh Amendment
153(1)
The Eight Amendment
153(1)
The Fourteenth Amendment
153(2)
Questions on Constitutional Law
155(12)
Evidence
167(2)
Rules of Evidence
169(6)
Privileged Communications
175(4)
Evidence Questions
179(6)
Criminalistics and Investigation
185(1)
Principles of Firearms Identification
185(4)
Bloodstains
189(2)
Semen
191(2)
Fingerprints
193(2)
Questions on Criminalistics and Investigation
195(14)
The In-Basket Exercise
209(46)
In-Basket Exercise Questions
255(6)
PART FOUR: MODEL EXAMINATIONS
Introduction to the Model Examinations
261(2)
Model Examination 1: Answer Sheet
263(2)
Model Examination 1
265(22)
Model Examination 1: Answers and Explanations
287(6)
Model Examination 2: Answer Sheet
293(2)
Model Examination 2
295(25)
Model Examination 2: Answers and Explanations
320(5)
Model Examination 3: Answer Sheet
325(2)
Model Examination 3
327(23)
Model Examination 3: Answers and Explanations
350(7)
PART FIVE: CIVIL SERVICE CAREER INFORMATION RESOURCES
How to Find a Government Job
357(2)
How to Get a Government Job
359(2)
The Interview
361(6)
Appendix: How to Increase Your Skills in Mathematics
The Language of Mathematics
367(16)
Solving Actual Chart and Graph Problems
383

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