McGraw-Hill's Police Officer Exams [Paperback]

Michael Palmiotto (Author), Alison McKenney-Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2007 | ISBN-10: 007146980X | ISBN-13: 978-0071469807 | Edition: 1

Prepare for Your Police Officer Exam with Top Experts in the Field—and Join America's Finest!

McGraw-Hill delivers the complete guide for police officer exams all across America. Packed with all the latest test-prep and career information, McGraw-Hill's Police Officer Exams includes four full-length sample tests, providing a perfect cross-section of the kinds of police exams given nationwide. Criminal Justice experts Michael Palmiotto and Alison McKenney-Brown give you the latest inside information about police officer recruiting and testing, from the basic requirements and the screening process to all the assignments available to successful recruits. If you're looking to launch a rewarding police officer career, this all-in-one resource is the guide for you.

Includes:

• 4 full-length practice tests based on exams used by the departments of Denver, New York City, San Antonio, Seattle, and the state of Massachusetts
• Strategies for answering every question type on the written exams
• Step-by-step coverage of the candidate screening process, including the physical test, the background investigation, the psychological examination, and the oral interview
• Up-to-the minute information on the new video and essay exam formats
• Coverage of modern police careers, from Crime Scene Investigator to Hostage Negotiator to Airport Police Officer

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About the Author

Michael J. Palmiotto, Ph.D., is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Wichita State University, where he teaches courses on law enforcement.

Alison McKenney-Brown, J.D., is Director of the Midwest Criminal Justice Institute at Wichita State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007146980X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071469807
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,214,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's Police Officer Exams (Paperback)

I am an applicant at a relatively near-by police department to become a police officer, and have sought out information from all types of sources within the last 8 months or so to help me in my preparation for tests and the academy long in advance. I bought this book, along with a similar guide by ARCO. I found the other guide to be much more informative and helful. I expected a great deal from the McGraw-Hill version of the Police Preparatory Guide seeing as how they have an amazing reputation in history with all types of educational textbooks. Though the guide is helpful, I found myself disappointed by the lack of detail within the book. If you are an individual who has absolutely no idea where to begin in the process of trying to obtain a career in law enforcement, then this probably is not the BEST source that you can find. I know that I've found better.