The Law Enforcement Assessment Center (Plastic Comb)

~ Randy Narramore (Author) "We want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on taking this first step in preparing to become a supervisor or manager within your law..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Randy E. Narramore is the Chief of Police in Huntington Park, California. He has dedicated the past twenty-six years of his life to law enforcement. Chief Narramore has an A.S. Degree in Police Science, a B.S. Degree in Administration of Justice, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. He is also a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He has received numerous professional awards and has earned all of California's Peace Officer Standards and Training Certificates. Chief Narramore also has extensive experience as a college instructor.

Chief Narramore has also authored six other comprehensive manuals on employment and promotional testing for the Law Enforcement and Firefighting communities.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 43 pages
• Publisher: Public Safety Publications; 2nd edition (January 1, 1991)
• ISBN-10: 1929308051
• ISBN-13: 978-1929308057
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,011,689 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money here, November 22, 2005

By	Neil (Houston Texas) - See all my reviews

Not a good book, not a good book at all. I recently was up for promotion and had to go through an assessment center. I didn't know anything about them so I got this book hoping it could give me hints and actual practice exercises. It didn't contain anything helpful and in fact went on for almost half the book talking about what clothing to wear when in fact that was probably the least important category since I went in uniform.
The book only barely mentions the various exercises that the assessment centers can use and it also contained many spelling mistakes. It had a feel as though it were printed at home and copied at a local Kinkos copy store.
Don't waste your money on this one. You can go to the library and check out a number of books and get far better information than this one. By the way, I took a class on assessment centers put on by a company that travels the nation and got to actually practise the exercises in front of an audience, which is what you really need to suceed. When I went through the real assessment center I got a great score and was promoted. If I had only used this book there is no way I would have scored what I needed to promote.

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good one, January 16, 2007

By	John Falone "Only the Truth...always." (Southern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Another good assessment center preparation book.

This has a lot of good information in it, and is a great tool for your promotional arsenal.