Before you begin -- How this book is organized -- Special study features -- You're well on your way to success -- Give us your feedback -- pt. I. A career as a police officer -- 1. What police officers do -- Traits of a police officer -- Duties of a police officer -- Essential aspects of a career as a police officer -- Specialized assignments -- Special-purpose public police forces -- A career as a detective -- The updated role of police -- General working conditions -- Employment outlook -- Summing it up -- 2. Police recruit qualifications -- General requirements -- A typical notice of examination -- Summing it up -- 3. Municipal police forces -- Organization of municipal police forces -- Line functions -- Staff functions -- Civilian personnel -- Auxiliary staff services -- Summing it up -- 4. The police officer screening process -- The written examination -- Oral board interviews -- Video-based examinations -- The medical examination -- Physical performance tests -- Build your personal fitness program -- The background check -- The psychological evaluation -- Summing it up -- pt. II. Police officer exam review -- 5. Police judgment quizzer -- About the police judgment quizzer -- Test-taking strategies for the police judgment quizzer -- Sample police quizzer -- Answer key and explanations -- 6. Reading-based questions -- Test-taking strategies for reading-based questions -- Sample questions -- Answer key and explanations -- Exercises : reading-based questions -- Answer key and explanations -- 7. Observation and memory -- Police observation of persons, places, and things -- Exercises : observation and memory questions -- Answer key and explanations -- pt. III. Five practice tests -- Practice test 1 : New York Police Department test preparation kit -- Exercise 1 -- Answers -- Exercise 2 -- Answers -- Practice test 2 : National Criminal Justice officer selection inventory -- Answer key and explanations -- Practice test 3 -- Answer key and explanations -- Practice test 4 -- Answer key and explanations -- Practice test 5 -- Answer key and explanations -- Appendixes -- A. The police academy -- B. Physical fitness course.
