Description
Tracey Vasil Biscontini is Founder and CEO of Northeast Editing, Inc., a full-service educational development firm specializing in test preparation. 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
