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| Before You Begin | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| A Career as a Police Officer | |
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| What Police Officers Do | |
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| Traits of a Police Officer | |
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| Duties of a Police Officer | |
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| Essential Job Tasks Performed by Police Officers | |
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| Specialized Assignments | |
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| Special-Purpose Public Police Forces | |
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| The New Role of Police | |
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| General Working Conditions | |
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| Employment Outlook | |
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| A Career as a Detective | |
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| Police Recruit Qualifications | |
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| General Requirements | |
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| A Typical Notice of Examination | |
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| Municipal Police Forces | |
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| Organization of Municipal Police Forces | |
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| Line Functions | |
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| Staff Functions | |
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| Civilian Personnel | |
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| Auxiliary Staff Services | |
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| The Police Officer Screening Process | |
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| The Written Examination | |
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| Oral Board Interviews | |
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| Video-Based Examinations | |
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| The Medical Examination | |
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| Physical Performance Tests | |
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| The Background Check | |
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| The Psychological Evaluation | |
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| Police Officer Exam Review | |
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| Police Judgment Quizzer | |
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| About the Police Judgment Quizzer | |
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| Test-Taking Strategies for the Police Judgment Quizzer | |
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| Sample Police Quizzer | |
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| Answer Key and Explanations | |
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| Reading-Based Questions | |
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| Test-Taking Strategies for Reading-Based Questions | |
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| Sample Questions | |
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| Answer Key and Explanations | |
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| Practice with Reading-Based Questions | |
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| Answer Key and Explanations | |
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| Observation and Memory | |
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| Police Observation of Persons, Places, and Things | |
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| Practice with Observation and Memory Questions | |
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| Answer Key and Explanations | |
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| Five Practice Tests | |
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| New York Police Department Test Preparation Kit | |
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| Exercise 1 | |
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| Answer Key | |
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| Exercise 2 | |
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| Answer Key | |
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| National Criminal Justice Officer Selection Inventory | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Answer Key and Explanations | |
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| Practice Test 3 | |
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| Memory Booklet | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Answer Key and Explanations | |
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| Practice Test 4 | |
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| Memory Booklet | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Answer Key and Explanations | |
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| Practice Test 5 | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Answer Key and Explanations | |
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| Appendices | |
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| The Police Academy | |
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| The First Step in Your Career | |
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| Pre-Academy Preparation | |
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| Dealing with the "Boot Camp" Environment | |
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| Classroom Conduct | |
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| Lectures and Exams | |
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| Academy Subjects | |
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| Physical Training | |
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| Arrest and Control Classes | |
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| Dress Codes | |
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| Role Plays | |
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| Weapons Training | |
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| Emergency Vehicle Driving | |
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| Field Trips | |
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| Graduation | |
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| Field Officer Training | |
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| Physical Fitness Course | |
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| Defining Fitness | |
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| Program for Women | |
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| Program for Men | |
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| Staying Fit | |
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| Isometrics | |
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| Water Activities | |
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| Weight Training | |
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| Sports | |