Police corporal, detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain promotion exam questions, answers and study system

Police Promotion Written Exams, Oral Boards and Assessment Centers.

Here is our current list of all 150+ police promotion exams. New exams just posted or coming soon! Contact our Police Promotion Testing Center or find further details in the Police Promotion Course;

This site is a personal blog and also a business biography, and is dedicated to all those very talented people attempting to move up the ranks in law enforcement, and who are looking for the information and tools to use to give themselves the edge over the competition. That is the business I have been in for well over 30 years; YOU - ACING your law enforcement promotion exams and assessments. It is the heart of my mission statement.

Are you looking for a police entry course? We also have the knowledge, expertise, skills and the ability to give you what you need to be hired in law enforcement.

If you are competing for corporal, sergeant or lieutenant, or even captain or higher, we have the exams and tests and study system you will need to achieve those ranks. Visit us for the exam, test questions, study guide and flashcards from your textbooks.

Since 1985, THOUSANDS of candidates have received our help and went on to achieve their positions and careers in law enforcement. You can read their testimonials. You can watch a quick YouTube video about us.

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You will be able to take free exams online to try out our system and also receive information on police oral boards, in-basket and assessment center topics.

"What is the surest way NOT to be HIRED or PROMOTED?"

"To think that it's easy. To think that you know it all, that you have it in the bag. You are a shoe in. You are a sure thing. The chosen one. It's a done deal.

You've heard the gossip. "They've already picked who they want."

And you think it's YOU.

Big mistake.

The truth is, the competition is fierce for police positions and supervisory and management jobs in law enforcement.

Whether or not "They've already picked who they want," THEY are not going to pluck you off the BOTTOM HALF of the list. Doesn't work that way.

Forget a one-point difference - I've witnessed one candidate be hired or promoted over another due to a quarter-point difference. One full point - only one test question - would have made all the difference.

Use my study system. Go in prepared, and score at the top. If you go in unprepared, and score low or fail, it will be much more difficult to convince them in the future that you are the best candidate for the position."

- Lt. Paul Patti, 1986

We are going to give you a great deal of information in these pages, and give you access to some free and paid resources that will help ensure you will get to where you want to go in law enforcement. There are entry-level and corporal - sergeant - lieutenant and captain written exam and oral board questions and assessment center information posted throughout this site.

Here is a short article covering my opinion on the validity of written promotion exams in the police testing process.

More resources - Updated June 2024: How Police Officers Can Prepare for a Promotion - Preparing for a Promotion: A Patrol Commander's Guide to Success -

Police Officer Exam Resources

entry level police officer exam Here are just some of the topics we will feature for constant comment and ongoing coverage;

Promotional Resume
Sergeant Exam Questions
Sergeant Interview Questions
Lieutenant Exam Questions
Lieutenant Interview Questions
Captain Exam Questions
Captain Interview Questions
Police Oral Boards
Police Assessment Centers
Police In-Basket Exercise Examples

Send me written exam, oral board and assessment center questions you have faced - one of the column features is that I or one of my affiliates will research and comment on written exam or assessment center questions you have heard, answered or encountered and that you are unsure or curious about.

We will be glad to give you our expert opinion on questions you have seen asked on exams and exercises. Send your questions to me directly - Paul@PoliceCareer.com.

Advanced Police Promotion Testing Course

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Police Written and Oral Board Exam Questions

law enforcement assessment center I will cover the ever-changing topics and questions impacting police professionalism and promotions - such as "Which is more valid, is it evidence-based policing, intelligence-led policing, or CompStat policing?"

Actual Police Promotion and Oral Board Test Questions - choose your topic from the top menu or other links on this page, you will go to a page where I have included numerous actual police promotion test questions on the specific rank or topic.

Your Questions - answered - one of the column features is that I will answer your questions directly and on these pages. Send your questions to me directly - Paul@PoliceCareer.com.

"Is it harder to study for a police sergeant test or a police detective test?"

"I am taking my first Sgt. test for my very first try at promotion in only a few months. Which books should I start studying right now?"

"What is the best criminal investigation book to study for an upcoming detective exam?"

"I know that the oral boards in my department for lieutenant will be heavy on Leadership. What is the BEST leadership book to study for a lieutenant promotion?"

You will find out!

Police Entrance Exams and Exam Study Guides including the Police Employment Polygraph

Police Entrance Exams - Information on the police entry level exam including the Police Officer Selection Test (POST).

Police Exam Study Guides - access some great material - some of it free.

Police Officer Interview Questions - police oral board questions and answers.

Police Employment Polygraph Questions - polygraph test questions for police officers.

Finding Police Jobs - great resources for finding police employment.

PoliceApplicant.com - more great resources for finding police department employment.

Officer.us.com - Police entry level exam help for U.S. Military Veterans wanting to enter law enforcement.

Police Entry Level Exam Course - You receive a lot of material for only 29.95 - I believe there is no better value anywhere.

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Police Corporal - Sergeant - Lieutenant - Captain and Above Exam Questions and Testing Resources

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Corporal Exam

Sergeant Exam

Lieutenant Exam

Captain Exam

Management and Administration Exams

Promotion Oral Boards (Detective, Corporal, Sergeant and above)

Promotion Assessment Centers (Sergeant and above)

Police Promotion In-Basket (Sergeant and above)

Supervision of Police Personnel study guide common sense police supervision exam questions police promotion exam practice study guide police ethics exam questions and answers

The #1 BEST WAY to Prepare for Exams? Study the Textbooks and take real promotion exams!

Patrol and Field Operations

Criminal Investigation

Community and Problem-oriented Policing - POP/COP

Police Ethics

Intelligence-Led Policing

Police Legal Textbooks - Law Officer's Pocket Manual and others

Police Leadership

Police Special Topics and Titles, such as below;

National Incident Management System - NIMS

President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing

CompStat

Performance-based Management

Police Report Writing

Multicultural Law Enforcement

Why Law Enforcement Organizations Fail

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Who am I and why am I writing this?

I am Lt. Paul Patti (ret). I was in law enforcement for 27 years, retiring as third-in-command of a 145-person law enforcement agency. Since 1985 I have been owner and Director of Police Career and Promotion Services, LLC.

This site represents the biography of not only my police career, but also my own personal involvement in this business.

As a police officer, one of my early assignments was as Training Officer and then later on I returned as Training Sergeant. One of my specialties was in writing exams - I wrote the first police entry exam for my agency to use in hiring. That written exam was affirmed as valid and as having no adverse minority impact. I was then placed in charge of all police entrance exams, all other pre-employment testing and all department training programs. I picked the best candidates for employment in my agency. If you are interested, here is a quick read about my police career, accomplishments and background.

I went on from there to take department exams for sergeant and then lieutenant, both times ending up at the top of the list.

I knew that if I could show others how to use my study system, they could do the same - end up at the top of the list. This company was born from that simple idea, and has been my mission statement ever since.

I have published and made available this study system absolutely free, and I am proud that it has been used by tens of thousands of candidates. They have thanked me with hundreds of testimonials.

Something interesting about me from a very long time ago, a web page from around 1994, the very early days of the web, is still up there. It explains a lot about what my mission is in this business; Secrets of a Police Promotional Test Writer. It has been up there for so long and so many people have seen it, that I just can't bear to take it down.

It was during the 1980's that I also started writing a few mystery and fiction books, and non-fiction magazine and web articles, I also wrote police resumes for police sergeant, lieutenant, captain, chief and other promotion candidates and of course my specialty, police promotion tests and exams, especially for corporal, sergeant, lieutenant and captain.

I have written hundreds of exams, comprising over 30 thousand questions from hundreds of police textbooks and other sources (policies and procedures, legal guidelines, etc.). You can learn more about our company and also how we offer our exams to officers to use as an educational study aid for their tests.

I have a lifetime of law enforcement and test writing experience, and as such I have made it my personal and professional mission to also help the best candidates get hired and then rise to the top in law enforcement.

Since you have read this far, let me offer you something which you may now or one day find of value. If you are a candidate for promotion, sign up for my newsletter, and then after doing so, write me an email using this link and without changing the subject line, I will return to you a free copy of my eBook, Police Combat Resume Writing Techniques - and also the file with the sample police resumes. You will also receive a login link, user name and password to try some of our FREE online and desktop exams.

The 30+ years of success in this business would not have been possible without the work and support of my wife (her computer programming skills alone have proven invaluable in setting up and maintaining the exams), and could not have been accomplished without the assistance and constant support of my two very good friends and closest business associates, Dr. Linsey Willis, and Assistant Chief (ret) Bill Reilly.

This site is all about my personally imparting to you on a regular basis the knowledge and resources you are going to need. I will be updating this site regularly, so make it a frequent stop in your web browsing.

Also, published on all the pages of this site you will find test questions from the 150+ police textbooks, POST entry exams and the other special topics we cover.

So, explore - read - enjoy - and use the knowledge and resources on this site to help achieve your dream of a long and successful law enforcement career.

Stay safe!

Lt. Paul Patti (ret)
Paul@PoliceCareer.com

"Are written exams still a valid way to choose which officer to promote to a higher rank?"

I am asked this question a lot by people who feel that a written test is outmoded or no longer needed. These are usually agency supervisors and managers, who want to save the money and not give a written exam, and hold only an in-basket or assessment center for promotion.

While there is no doubt that police assessment centers (and especially the in-basket, which happens to be my favorite assessment exercise) have come a long way, they do not measure a body of knowledge possessed by a candidate on any particular topic.

So, my initial response to the question "Are written exams for sergeant (or lieutenant, etc.) really needed?" is always a question right back, "What exactly do you want your new sergeant to actually KNOW their first day on the job?"

I listen intently, taking notes. Then I take some time to go over my notes and my knowledge and experience with these textbooks and the important concepts covered in each one. I choose one, two or maybe even three textbooks. Then I tell the test manager "Have the candidates read these, and let's test their knowledge. The test taker who knows the most will score the highest. The person who scores the highest will enter the position on day one with a distinct advantage."

Written exams will always be useful and valid. It's simple; "Who knows the most does the best (usually) and that's the person you want in the job."

PoliceCareer.net

Tools to ACE Your Police Promotion Exams!

Since 1985 - My Mission has been to help my clients ACE their police promotion exams and move up the ranks in law enforcement.

I am Lt. Paul Patti (ret), Director of Police Career and Promotion Services, LLC.

Police Promotion Written Exams, Oral Boards and Assessment Centers.

FREE - Receive an immediate login and a download link for the nation's #1 Police Promotion Study System! Try the online exams and flashcards - at no cost. You'll receive an email with your login in the next few minutes.

Police Officer Exam Resources

Advanced Police Promotion Testing Course

Case Law Pro^TM is the best method for officers to learn the law and prepare for upcoming exams and assessment center exercises!

Police Written and Oral Board Exam Questions

Police Entrance Exams and Exam Study Guides including the Police Employment Polygraph

Police Corporal - Sergeant - Lieutenant - Captain and Above Exam Questions and Testing Resources

Since 1985 - My Mission has been to help my clients ACE their police promotion exams and move up the ranks in law enforcement.

I am Lt. Paul Patti (ret), Director of Police Career and Promotion Services, LLC.

Police Promotion Written Exams, Oral Boards and Assessment Centers.

FREE - Receive an immediate login and a download link for the nation's #1 Police Promotion Study System! Try the online exams and flashcards - at no cost. You'll receive an email with your login in the next few minutes.

Police Officer Exam Resources

Advanced Police Promotion Testing Course

Case Law ProTM is the best method for officers to learn the law and prepare for upcoming exams and assessment center exercises!

Police Written and Oral Board Exam Questions

Police Entrance Exams and Exam Study Guides including the Police Employment Polygraph

Police Corporal - Sergeant - Lieutenant - Captain and Above Exam Questions and Testing Resources

Case Law Pro^TM is the best method for officers to learn the law and prepare for upcoming exams and assessment center exercises!