Police, Corrections and Justice

Looking for a Public Safety job in one of the larger states?  Go to our State Guides covering California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Texas. Also review the recommended reading for Massachusetts promotional exams.  Guides with reader recommendations are in bold.

• Online Practice Tests

• Sample Questions

• Assessment Center

• Corrections

• Courts (includes paralegal and probation)

• Federal and Homeland Security

• Forensics

• Local (Police, Trooper, Traffic Control)

• Management/Supervision

• Parole/Probation

Can't find a test guide for a supervisory position?  Get these supervisory guides and references:

• The First-Time Manager, Loren Belker, 2005
  This guide covers leadership, motivation, discipline, and other tricks of the trade that are required of anyone in a supervisory position. 
• Becoming a Successful Manager : How to Make a Smooth Transition from Managing Yourself to Managing Others, Jack Grossman, 2001
  Advice and exercises to make a smooth transition to supervisor. Start off right and avoid the pitfalls.
• Skills for New Managers, Morey Stettner, 2000
  Specific answers for hiring new employees; delegating work efficiently; dealing with stress; communicating effectively with your employees; how to master mentoring, leadership, and coaching styles.  Includes bulleted lists, checklists and definition of terms.
• Complete Interview Guide with Supervision Guide
  From job-interview.net, the Complete Interview Guide with 200+ possible interview questions on supervision including behavioral/situational questions. Plus, answers to the toughest supervision interview questions.
• What Makes A Great Manager? 
  Management and supervision guide with tips, answers and free resources.  A good resource for situational questions.

Need more for a specific subject such as word problems and math?  Click here for guides and free help for the most difficult test areas.

• Customs and Border Patrol Entrance Examination Preparation Manual.  Also, Logical Reasoning, Critical Thinking and Job-Related Skills (deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning including statistical reasoning and estimating probability).  
• California Highway Patrol study guide with valuable background info, sample scored essay and written test.
• City of Dayton Ohio releases selected questions and answers from an actual test to the Dayton Daily News.
• New York State Civil Service Study Guides for various jobs.
• Sample civil service written questions from the State of Louisiana for "LEAPS" -- Law Enforcement & Protective Services test -- entry level jobs and "LEAPS" SUPERVISOR - Law Enforcement and Protective Services Supervisor test - supervisory level jobs.  Click on "Sample Test Questions" on the left and you'll find sample questions by job and by subject.
• State of Delaware - Sample questions for Alcoholic Beverage Control and Enforcement Agent I, Capitol Police positions, Correctional positions, DNREC Enforcement Trainee, Investigative Services Officer, Court Clerk positions, Probation and Parole Officer I and Senior Correctional Counselor. 
• learnatest.com sample law enforcement questions.
• Interview Tips, Strategies and Sample Questions from job-interview.net

ASSESSMENT CENTER

1. A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method, Tina Louise Rowe, 2006 - RECOMMENDED

2. How to Promote Yourself: A Guide to the Assessment Center Process, Keith M. Hilgenfeldt, 2000 - RECOMMENDED

3. The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel, Charles D. Hale, 2004 - RECOMMENDED

4. The Law Enforcement Assessment Center, Randy Narramore, 1991

5. Police Assessment Center Preparation, Lawrence R. O'Leary Ph.D, 1994

COURTS

1. Attorney's Assistant, Jack Rudman, 2007

2. Court Assistant, Jack Rudman, 2004 

3. Court Assistant 1, Jack Rudman, 2001 

4. Court Officer Exam: (Including Bailiff, Sheriff, Marshall, Courtroom Attendant, and Courtroom Deputy), Barron's, 2004 - RECOMMENDED

5. Court Officer Sergeant, Jack Rudman, 2005

6. How to Land Your First Paralegal Job: An Insider's Guide to the Fastest Growing Profession of the New Millennium (4th Ed), Andrea Wagner, 2004 - RECOMMENDED

7. Introduction to Paralegalism: Perspectives, Problems, and Skills, William P. Statsky, 2002 - RECOMMENDED

8. Law Clerk, Jack Rudman, 2000

9. Master the Court Officer Exam (10th Ed), Jeffrey P. Rush, Arco, 2006

10. Master the Probation Officer/Parole Officer (7th Ed), Arco, 2006

11. Paralegal Career For Dummies, Scott J.D. Hatch, 2006

12. Paralegal Practice and Procedure: A Practical Guide for the Legal Assistant, Deborah E. Larbalestrier, 1994

13. Paralegal Procedures and Practices: Exercise Manual, Scott Hatch, 1993

FORENSICS

1. Forensic Scientist I (Toxicology), Jack Rudman, 1987

2. Forensic Scientist II (Toxicology), Jack Rudman, 1987

3. Forensic Scientist Trainee, Jack Rudman, 2004

LOCAL

1. Barron's Police Officer Exam (9th Ed), Frank A. Lombardo, 2009 - RECOMMENDED
   Includes a diagnostic exam and coverage of reading comprehension and recall, law enforcement directives, legal definitions, report writing, dealing with troublesome questions and three practice exams.

2. 24 Hours to the Law Enforcement Exams, 2nd ed., John Gosney, 2003

3. Arco 100 Best Careers in Crime Fighting: Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Private Security, and Cyberspace Crime Detection, Mary Price Lee, 1997

4. The Complete Preparation Guide: California Highway Patrol (Learning Express Law Enforcement Series) 2007

5. John Douglas's Guide to the Police Officer Exams, John Douglas, 2005

6. How to Pass the Written Exam for Police Officer, Randy Narramore, 1993

7. Master the Police Officer Exam (18th ed.), ARCO, 2008

8. Master the State Trooper (15th Ed), Arco, 2005

9. Norman Hall's Police Exam Preparation Book, 1994

10. Norman Hall's State Trooper and Highway Patrol Exam Preparation Book, 1999

11. Police Officer, 17th Ed. (Civil Service/Military), Arco, Fred M. Rafilson, 2005

12. Police Officer Exam: The Complete Preparation Guide, 3rd ed., Learning Express, 2006

13. Police Officer Examination Preparation Guide : The Path of the Warrior, 1997

14. State Trooper Exam: The Complete Preparation Guide, Learning Express, 2006

15. Traffic Enforcement Agent, Jack Rudman, 2005

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION

1. How to Be Successful on "Oral" Assessment Exercises for Police Promotion, Donald Schroeder, 2005

2. How to Be Successful on Written Assessment Exercises for Police Promotion, Donald Schroeder, 2005

3. How to Prepare for the Police Sergeant Examination (4th Ed), Barrons, 2004

4. Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement (with InfoTrac), Wayne W. Bennett, 2003

5. Police Lieutenant, Jack Rudman, 2005

6. Police Management Examinations Preparation Guide, Larry F. Jetmore, 2003

7. Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guide (Test Preparation Guides Series), Larry Jetmore, 2000

8. Police Sergeant Exam, 2nd, Learning Express, 2006 - on-line practice included

9. Police Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, (2nd Ed.), Arco, 2001

10. Police Supervision and Management: In An Era of Community Policing, Second Edition, Kenneth J. Peak, 2003

11. Supervision of Police Personnel (6th Ed), Marvin Iannone, 2000

PAROLE/PROBATION

1. Chief Probation Officer, Jack Rudman, 1987

2. Principal Probation Officer, Jack Rudman, 1991

3. Probation Officer Trainee, Jack Rudman, 2005

4. Senior Probation Officer, Jack Rudman, 1997

5. Supervising Probation Officer, Jack Rudman, 1991

6. Survival Guide for New Probation Officers, American Correctional Association, 2000