About the Police Officer Examination -- Purpose of the test -- What a police officer does -- The steps to becoming a police officer -- How to apply for the test -- How to maximize your test scores -- Good study habits -- Ten rules for studying more effectively -- Strategies for taking computer-based multiple-choice examinations -- Strategies for handling multiple-choice questions -- Developing and using a time management plan -- Test material distributed in advance -- Dealing with tests presented on video -- The test format -- How to use this book effectively -- Diagnose your problem -- A diagnostic test -- Understanding what you read -- Recalling what you read -- Recalling what you see -- Understanding and applying police directives, procedures, and regulation -- Understanding legal definitions -- Troublesome question types -- Sentence ordering questions -- Traffic map questions -- Matching sketches questions -- Directed patrol questions -- Arithmetic questions -- Frequency of information questions -- Find the perpetrator questions -- Applying police policy questions -- Formula questions -- Wanted poster questions -- Police forms questions -- Practice exercises : timed mini-quiz -- The oral interview -- Importance of truthfulness -- Understanding the process -- Advance preparation : key to success -- Interview day -- Report writing -- General information -- guidelines -- Report preparation -- Evaluating a written report using a multiple-choice format -- Evaluating police reports -- Expressing police information -- Practice exercises -- Test yourself (N.Y.P.D. official exams) -- Practice Examination One -- Practice Examination Two -- Practice Examination Three -- A final word -- A strategy for final preparation.;"This updated manual presents information, practice tests, and strategies for the different question types used by police departments throughout the country. It includes: Four full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained; two official exams given by a large metropolitan police department; streamlining of chapters to more closely reflect the latest question types currently in use; general strategies for dealing with multiple-choice questions and specific strategies for taking computer-based multiple-choice tests, as well as for taking the traditional paper/pencil multiple-choice exam; all-important time management strategies; new reading comprehension question types; plus strategies for answering these questions. An additional diagnostic exam presents questions like those that have appeared on recent entry-level exams used by police departments across the country. Also included are test-taking tips for all question types, suggested rules for effective study, and a detailed description of a police officer's duties. Updated chapters take into account the recent trend by police departments to rely on oral interviews and computerized testing when selecting police officers"--Amazon.com.