Barron's 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.
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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