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Police Sergeant exam, Donald J. Schroeder, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Senior Partner, S & L Company, National Police Consultants, Former Commanding Officer, 81st Police Precinct, New York City Police Department ; Frank A. Lombardo, Deputy Inspector (Retired), New York City Police Department, Adjunct Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Former Commanding Officer, 30th Police Precinct, New York City Police Department

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Police Sergeant exam

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Donald J. Schroeder, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Senior Partner, S & L Company, National Police Consultants, Former Commanding Officer, 81st Police Precinct, New York City Police Department ; Frank A. Lombardo, Deputy Inspector (Retired), New York City Police Department, Adjunct Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Former Commanding Officer, 30th Police Precinct, New York City Police Department

Revised and updated to reflect current exams, this manual prepares police officers to take any of the various exams given throughout the country that qualify applicants for promotion to the rank and responsibilities of police sergeant. A diagnostic test and three full-length practice exams, along with practice review quizzes and police assessment exercises, are presented with fully explained answers. Subject review sections cover data analysis, police science, and community policing programs. Added in this edition are revised test-taking strategies and strategies for taking tests presented on video, a review in outline form of the police role in Universal Emergency Management, and related multiple-choice questions with fully explained answers

Part 1. General information. About the police sergeant examination -- How to maximize your test score -- Part 2. General skills. A diagnostic examination -- Community policing -- Principles of supervision -- Training and safety -- Principles of management and administration -- Community relations -- Patrol operations -- Reports and records -- Data interpretation -- Police science -- Practice examination -- Part 3. Assessment center exercises. Practical assessment tests -- In-basket exercises -- Oral interactive interviews -- Fact-finding and decision-making exercises -- Report-writing exercises -- Practice in-basket examination -- Practice fact-finding and decision-making exercise -- Practice report-writing exercise -- Part 4. A final word. A strategy for final preparation

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