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| Police Exam 911™ |
| A step-by-step |
| system |
| YOU can use |
| to secure a top score on ANY Police Exam |
"In this series of EIGHT detailed videos that you
can access online at any time, and in any order
you choose as many times as you like, I'll give
you one-on-one personal instruction that will
visually guide you through...
can access online at any time, and in any order
you choose as many times as you like, I'll give
you one-on-one personal instruction that will
visually guide you through...
How to complete your application
form correctly the FIRST time —
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testing without question.
form correctly the FIRST time —
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testing without question.
Sure fire ways to give a lasting
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pile over everyone else's.
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YOUR application to the top of the
pile over everyone else's.
How to research which Police
Departments are hiring Officers
RIGHT NOW — and where to get
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homework and score major points.
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More than 290 practice exam
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used by police agencies
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EXACTLY what to expect on your
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and hoping you've studied the right
things.
questions based on real exams
used by police agencies
throughout the country with
instruction and detailed answer
explanations for fast, focused
learning — so you'll know
EXACTLY what to expect on your
police exam instead of guessing
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The one specific mystery "thing"
that makes up 80% of ALL police
work that departments are quietly
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— I'll tell you what it is so you won't
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that makes up 80% of ALL police
work that departments are quietly
watching to see if you can handle
— I'll tell you what it is so you won't
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The three questions you must
answer before applying to a Police
Department.
answer before applying to a Police
Department.
How to track your progress when
applying to different departments.
applying to different departments.
The key websites that will fast
track your success.
track your success.
What additional documents do
you need to submit when you apply.
you need to submit when you apply.
How to find out what is actually on
the written test.
the written test.
The nine types of questions you
will have to answer on the written
test.
will have to answer on the written
test.
How to establish a 'winner takes
all' study program.
all' study program.
How to handle difficult questions
found on multiple choice, essay,
true/false and fill in the blank
questions.
found on multiple choice, essay,
true/false and fill in the blank
questions.
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| Articles - by Sergeant George Godoy (Ret.) |
How commonly misspelled words
could eliminate you.
could eliminate you.
Should you submit a resume? You
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| George Godoy...Police Recruitment Specialist |
| Police Exam Preparation |
Sergeant George Godoy (Ret.) is a 22 year police veteran. During his police
career, Sergeant Godoy served for 5 years as a police recruitment specialist where he
personally tested over 1,000 potential police recruits.
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step through the Police Examination Process and the U.S. Border Patrol
Exam. Follow these links to check out his ONLINE VIDEO Police Exam and U.S.
Border Patrol Exam learning systems.
In the meantime, you can read articles by Sergeant George Godoy on this site.
career, Sergeant Godoy served for 5 years as a police recruitment specialist where he
personally tested over 1,000 potential police recruits.
Sergeant Godoy has produced unique video presentations where he takes you step by
step through the Police Examination Process and the U.S. Border Patrol
Exam. Follow these links to check out his ONLINE VIDEO Police Exam and U.S.
Border Patrol Exam learning systems.
In the meantime, you can read articles by Sergeant George Godoy on this site.
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| Police Officer Entrance Exam What You Should Know |
| by George M. Godoy |
You've taken the first step. Your application is in the hands of a police recruiter. Now you're ready to take the
plunge with the police officer exam. Like everything else in your quest for the badge, the key to success in the
written exam is: preparation.
First on your prep list is the police officer exam study guide. Before you leave the recruiter's office, ask for one, or
where you can get one. Many agencies have an online guide available on their web site. These exam guides tell
you what types of questions to expect and how many there are per section, how much time you have on each
section, and what skills and abilities are tested. If your agency does not have an exam guide, ask the recruiter or
your department contact, for information about the exam. Find out where the exam is taken, the time required to
complete the exam, what types of questions will be on the exam (multiple choice, essay, etc.) and what areas of
knowledge will be tested.
Ask also if the exam is Civil Service. Civil service exams are usually only offered once or twice a year, and re-
testing may also be limited. Check your guide for specifics, but in general, police officer exams are timed, contain
100 to 200 questions in several sections, require 2-3 hours time for completion and are scored as pass/fail or
require 70% correct to pass. Most exams are completed by hand (pencil-marked answer sheets), but many are
taken on computers.
Study preparation for the police officer exam is simple and straightforward. Read your test guide front to back and
then read it again. Check out the library, Internet and bookstore for more resources on police exams, especially
for sources with sample questions. Most libraries will have books in the reference section that contain
explanations of the exam sections most commonly used and sample questions for each. If you find an exam
section that you feel is a weak area for you, spend extra time on it to tone down test day anxiety.
Nearly every police officer exam will include 5 areas of evaluation. These areas may be covered in separate
sections of questions, or may be bundled within 2 or 3 sections. They include:
1. Accuracy of Observation/Memory
Your ability to retain and recall specific information. You will be given printed information, allowed to read and
study it (no note-taking) for a certain amount of time (5 to 25 minutes), then the materials are returned and you
are tested on the contents. Tests may be strictly memory recall, or may ask for conclusions to be drawn from the
information given.
This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: remembering suspect
descriptions, wanted posters/pictures, department policies and procedures, and safety and tactical procedures.
2. Written Skills
Your ability to communicate in writing. You will be given either a spelling or vocabulary test usually consisting of
25-50 words to be defined and spelled correctly. You will also be given, in some form, a scenario to read and take
notes on. You will then write a report that relates to specific test-defined points of the scenario.
This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: report writing, witness
statements and completing department forms.
3. Reading Comprehension
Your ability to understand what you read. You will be given materials to read and will then answer multiple choice
questions on that information to show that you understand and can apply information you read.
This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: accurately reading and
comprehending technical and legal information - court orders, department policy, state law, haz-mat warnings and
training materials, for example. Prepare for exam sections 1 - 3 by cornering family and friends to give you verbal
or written answer pop-quizzes on information you've read in newspapers and magazines. This is so close to a
game that you shouldn't have any trouble finding people to 'play'.
4. Decision Making/Judgment Skills
Your ability to identify and comprehend critical elements of a situation and to choose an appropriate course of
action. You will be given written, audio or video materials and then asked to pick the best response out of several
responses, within an extremely limited time frame (10 seconds, for example).
This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: responding calmly to
provocation, handling authority appropriately, using unbiased enforcement, professional ethics and social
maturity.
Prepare for exam section 4 by studying sample questions, reading newspaper accounts of crimes and proposing
what your response would be, and observing officer response during a police ride along.
5. Navigational Skills/Directional Orientation
Your ability to read maps and recognize the direction you are traveling. You will be given materials that ask you
to find locations on maps, show point to point routes for specific location responses and suspect vehicle and foot
chases. This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: routing to calls to
decrease response
time, knowledge of street closures and need for re-routing, radio transmissions of a suspect chase, and
emergency response to officer down/needs assistance.
Prepare for exam section 5 by observing the officer during a ride along, sticking a compass in your vehicle and
learning to use landmarks as orientation guides and lastly, involve friends or family in imaginary suspect
'chases'. Your 'chase' exercise would be something like this: Both drivers are in cell phone contact. Your
vehicle is 2 blocks away from your partner's vehicle. You will begin your imaginary 'chase' of a suspect (at legal
speeds) while giving directions to your 'backup' over your cell phone. Set a time limit (5 minutes). When the
suspect is 'apprehended', see if your backup finds you. Then switch roles and have your partner be the lead
vehicle. Your job will be to follow, and also to anticipate routes that would allow you to block the suspects
anticipated direction of travel. Again, this is a great game and you'll have little trouble finding partners.
The police officer exam is designed to evaluate multiple abilities and skills. In addition to the five evaluation
sections noted above, you will also find simple math and problem-solving math questions, and behavioral
questions that indicate character, compliance with laws and personal accountability.
plunge with the police officer exam. Like everything else in your quest for the badge, the key to success in the
written exam is: preparation.
First on your prep list is the police officer exam study guide. Before you leave the recruiter's office, ask for one, or
where you can get one. Many agencies have an online guide available on their web site. These exam guides tell
you what types of questions to expect and how many there are per section, how much time you have on each
section, and what skills and abilities are tested. If your agency does not have an exam guide, ask the recruiter or
your department contact, for information about the exam. Find out where the exam is taken, the time required to
complete the exam, what types of questions will be on the exam (multiple choice, essay, etc.) and what areas of
knowledge will be tested.
Ask also if the exam is Civil Service. Civil service exams are usually only offered once or twice a year, and re-
testing may also be limited. Check your guide for specifics, but in general, police officer exams are timed, contain
100 to 200 questions in several sections, require 2-3 hours time for completion and are scored as pass/fail or
require 70% correct to pass. Most exams are completed by hand (pencil-marked answer sheets), but many are
taken on computers.
Study preparation for the police officer exam is simple and straightforward. Read your test guide front to back and
then read it again. Check out the library, Internet and bookstore for more resources on police exams, especially
for sources with sample questions. Most libraries will have books in the reference section that contain
explanations of the exam sections most commonly used and sample questions for each. If you find an exam
section that you feel is a weak area for you, spend extra time on it to tone down test day anxiety.
Nearly every police officer exam will include 5 areas of evaluation. These areas may be covered in separate
sections of questions, or may be bundled within 2 or 3 sections. They include:
1. Accuracy of Observation/Memory
Your ability to retain and recall specific information. You will be given printed information, allowed to read and
study it (no note-taking) for a certain amount of time (5 to 25 minutes), then the materials are returned and you
are tested on the contents. Tests may be strictly memory recall, or may ask for conclusions to be drawn from the
information given.
This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: remembering suspect
descriptions, wanted posters/pictures, department policies and procedures, and safety and tactical procedures.
2. Written Skills
Your ability to communicate in writing. You will be given either a spelling or vocabulary test usually consisting of
25-50 words to be defined and spelled correctly. You will also be given, in some form, a scenario to read and take
notes on. You will then write a report that relates to specific test-defined points of the scenario.
This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: report writing, witness
statements and completing department forms.
3. Reading Comprehension
Your ability to understand what you read. You will be given materials to read and will then answer multiple choice
questions on that information to show that you understand and can apply information you read.
This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: accurately reading and
comprehending technical and legal information - court orders, department policy, state law, haz-mat warnings and
training materials, for example. Prepare for exam sections 1 - 3 by cornering family and friends to give you verbal
or written answer pop-quizzes on information you've read in newspapers and magazines. This is so close to a
game that you shouldn't have any trouble finding people to 'play'.
4. Decision Making/Judgment Skills
Your ability to identify and comprehend critical elements of a situation and to choose an appropriate course of
action. You will be given written, audio or video materials and then asked to pick the best response out of several
responses, within an extremely limited time frame (10 seconds, for example).
This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: responding calmly to
provocation, handling authority appropriately, using unbiased enforcement, professional ethics and social
maturity.
Prepare for exam section 4 by studying sample questions, reading newspaper accounts of crimes and proposing
what your response would be, and observing officer response during a police ride along.
5. Navigational Skills/Directional Orientation
Your ability to read maps and recognize the direction you are traveling. You will be given materials that ask you
to find locations on maps, show point to point routes for specific location responses and suspect vehicle and foot
chases. This exam section evaluates your ability to perform police-related duties such as: routing to calls to
decrease response
time, knowledge of street closures and need for re-routing, radio transmissions of a suspect chase, and
emergency response to officer down/needs assistance.
Prepare for exam section 5 by observing the officer during a ride along, sticking a compass in your vehicle and
learning to use landmarks as orientation guides and lastly, involve friends or family in imaginary suspect
'chases'. Your 'chase' exercise would be something like this: Both drivers are in cell phone contact. Your
vehicle is 2 blocks away from your partner's vehicle. You will begin your imaginary 'chase' of a suspect (at legal
speeds) while giving directions to your 'backup' over your cell phone. Set a time limit (5 minutes). When the
suspect is 'apprehended', see if your backup finds you. Then switch roles and have your partner be the lead
vehicle. Your job will be to follow, and also to anticipate routes that would allow you to block the suspects
anticipated direction of travel. Again, this is a great game and you'll have little trouble finding partners.
The police officer exam is designed to evaluate multiple abilities and skills. In addition to the five evaluation
sections noted above, you will also find simple math and problem-solving math questions, and behavioral
questions that indicate character, compliance with laws and personal accountability.
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your future, Police Exam
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