Prentice Hall, the leading criminal justice publisher, and Jeff Bernstein, noted police promotional exam consultant and trainer, have teamed up to bring you the first official Test Prep Guides to accompany Prentice Hall’s best-selling police supervision and administration titles. This guide includes proven tips and techniques confirmed to help ace the exam as well as hundreds of actual test questions to help users gage their comprehension of the material. Includes coverage of introduction to field operations (patrol), community policing. observation and perception. police communications, basic field procedures, frequently handled assignments, traffic direction and enforcement, unusual occurrences, crime in progress, preliminary investigations, interviewing techniques, arrest, search, custody and use of force, reporting and records, and officer survival and stress reduction. For those preparing to take the police promotional exam.

Chapters

1. Introduction to Field Operations (Patrol)
2. Community Policing
3. Observation and Perception
4. Police Communications
5. Basic Field Procedures
6. Frequently Handled Assignments
7. Traffic Direction and Enforcement
8. Unusal Occurences
9. Crime in Progress
10. Preliminary Investigations
11. Interviewing Techniques
12. Arrest, Search, Custody and Use of Force
13. Reporting and Records
14. Officer Survival and Stress Reduction