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Testing for most civil service jobs happens only periodically and sometimes as little as once every two years.  An exam may consist of one test or a number of different tests.  Note that once you pass the test and you're on a civil service list, you'll be interviewed to determine if you receive a job offer.  Make the most of your opportunity with the resources below.

Guides with reader recommendations are in bold.

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PRACTICE INTERVIEWS

  1. Police Oral Board Interview

  2. Police Exam Guide - How to Pass the Police Test

TEST GUIDES

The most often requested study guides are listed below.  If you don't see the guide that you're looking for, enter the title of the job in the search box below.

 

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Assessment Center

  1. A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method, Tina Louise Rowe, 2013 - RECOMMENDED

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

  3. The Police Assessment Center: Important Keys for Success: What You Need to Know and May Not Have Been Told, Barry Malkin, 2009

Forensics

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

  2. Forensic Scientist II (Toxicology), Jack Rudman, 2013

  3. Forensic Scientist Trainee, Jack Rudman, 2013

General

  1. Barron's Police Officer Exam (9th Ed), Frank A. Lombardo, 2013 - 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. The Complete Preparation Guide: California Highway Patrol (Learning Express Law Enforcement Series) 2010

  3. John Douglas's Guide to the Police Officer Exams, John Douglas, 2011

  4. Norman Hall's Police Exam Preparation Book, 2003

  5. Traffic Enforcement Agent, Jack Rudman, 2013

  6. Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion, George Thompson, 2013

  7. What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed Reading People, Joe Navarro, 2008

California Law Enforcement

  1. California Highway Patrol Officer, Jack Rudman, 2014 

  2. The Complete Preparation Guide: California Highway Patrol (Learning Express Law Enforcement Series) 2010 - Includes access to online practice test

  3. Police Officer Exam California: The Complete Preparation Guide (Learning Express Law Enforcement Series), 2010 - Includes access to online practice test

  4. California POST Exam Secrets Study Guide (Momentrix Secrets Study Guides) POST Exam Secrets Test Prep Team, 2013

  5. California POST Exam Study Guide: Test Prep for California Police Officer Exam (PELLETB), Trivium, 2015

New York Law Enforcement

  1. Police Officer, Long Island Railroad (LIRR), National Learning Corp., 2006

  2. Police Officer, Nassau County Police Department, Jack Rudman, 2012

  3. Police Officer, New York Police Department (NYPD), Jack Rudman, 2013

  4. Police Officer, Suffolk County, Jack Rudman, 2011

  5. Suffolk County Police Office Exam Review Guide, Sean Patton, 2014

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION

  1. Barron's Police Sergeant Exam, Barron's, 2010

  2. Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective (7th ed.), Victor Kappeler, 2015

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

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

  5. Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement, Karen Hess, 2015

  6. Police Lieutenant, Jack Rudman, 2013

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

  8. Police Sergeant Exam, Learning Express, 2009

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

  10. Promotional Handbook Guide for Police / Law Enforcement - Oral Boards and Scenarios,

  11. Supervision of Police Personnel (8th Ed), Nathan Iannone, 2013

 

  
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