Introduction 1
Part 1: The Road to Landing a Job as a Police Officer 5
Chapter 1: Signing Up, Getting Screened, and Other Prep Work 7
Chapter 2: Taking a Closer Look at the Police Officer Tests 21
Part 2: Breaking Down the National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) and the NYC Test 29
Chapter 3: Solving Basic Math Questions on the POST 31
Chapter 4: Reading Between the Lines: Reading Comprehension 51
Chapter 5: Expressing Yourself with Proper Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling 75
Chapter 6: Stretching Your Memory and Visualization Skills 95
Chapter 7: Reading and Writing Incident Reports 125
Chapter 8: Acing the Law Enforcement Essay Exam 143
Chapter 9: Completing the Personal History Statement 151
Part 3: After the Written Test: Meeting Other Requirements 161
Chapter 10: Putting Your Physical Ability to the Test 163
Chapter 11: Presenting Yourself Well in the Oral Board Interview 175
Chapter 12: Preparing for Medical and Psychological Evaluations 181
Part 4: Practice Police Officer Exams 191
Chapter 13: Practice Test 1: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) 193
Chapter 14: Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1 213
Chapter 15: Practice Test 2: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) 221
Chapter 16: Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 2 241
Chapter 17: Practice Test 3: The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST) 247
Chapter 18: Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 3 269
Chapter 19: Practice Test 4: The New York City Police Officer's Entrance Exam 275
Chapter 20: Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 4 317
Part 5: The Part of Tens 325
Chapter 21: Ten Tips to Help You Succeed on the Exam 327
Chapter 22: Ten Things to Expect at the Police Academy 331
Part 6: Appendixes 337
Appendix A: Law Enforcement Terminology and Resources 339
Appendix B: Climbing the Law Enforcement Ladder 345
Index 349