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020			_a9781119860556 [paperback]
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC
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100	1		_aBiscontini, Tracey Vasil, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPolice officer exam for dummies / _cTracey Vasil Biscontini, Raymond E. Foster.
250			_aSecond edition.
260			_aHobojen, New Jersey : _bJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., _cc2022.
263			_a2112
300			_aix, 366 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ;
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_aPart 1 The road to landing a job as a police officer -- Chapter 1 Signing up, getting screened, and other prep work -- Chapter 2 Taking a closer look at the police officer tests -- Part 2 Breaking down the national police officer selection test (POST) and the NYC test -- Chapter 3 Solving basic math questions on the POST -- Chapter 4 Reading between the lines: reading comprehension -- Chapter 5 Expressing yourself with proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling -- Chapter 6 Stretching your memory and visualization skills -- Chapter 7 Reading and writing incident reports -- Chapter 8 Acing the law enforcement essay exam -- Chapter 9 Completing the personal history statement -- Part 3 After the written test: Chapter 10 Putting your physical ability to the test -- Chapter 11 Presenting yourself well in the oral board interview -- Chapter 12 Preparing for medical and psychological evaluations -- Part 4 Practice police officer exams -- Chapter 13 Practice test 1: the national police officer selection test (POST) -- Chapter 14 Answers and explanations for practice test 1 -- Chapter 15 Practice test 2: the national police officer selection test (POST) -- Chapter 16 Answers and explanations for practice test 2 -- Chapter 17 Practice test 3: the national police officer selection test (POST) -- Chapter 18 Answers and explanations for practice test 3 -- Chapter 19 Practice test 4: the New York City police officer's entrance exam -- Chapter 20 Answers and explanations for practice test 4 -- Part 5 The part of tens -- Chapter 21 Ten tips to help you succeed on the exam -- Chapter 22 Ten things to expect at the police academy -- Part 6 Appendixes.
520			_a"Prepare to serve your community with this easy-to-follow guide for future police officers. Open positions for police officers and detectives are expected to expand dramatically over the next decade. The time is right if you're looking to become a new police officer in your town or city. And whether you're hoping to become a local, county, state, or federal law enforcement official, the Police Officer Exam For Dummies has all the info you need to prepare for and pass the National Police Officer Selection Test or your local police officer exam with flying colors. From the low-down on physical ability testing and the personal background interview, to targeted reviews of judgment skills, map reading, memory, observation, and recall, this guide will whip you into shape for the police officer test in no time at all. "--Provided by the publisher
521			_aAdult
541			_aAlbasa _xPableo-Borbon, Deniebelle _yCollege of Criminology _zCriminology
546			_aText in English
650			_a Police _zUnited States _xExaminations _vStudy guides.
700	1		_aFoster, Raymond E., _eauthor.
906			_a0 _bibc _corignew _d2 _eepcn _f20 _gy-gencatlg
942			_2ddc _cBK
998			_cJanna [new] _d06/10/2024
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