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Test Guides
Find your law enforcement jobs test guides for the State and local level here.
The practice test questions and tests from government agencies along with the test guides below will help you study.
Location specific study guides are only available for a limited number of government agencies. If you can’t find one for the agency you’re applying to, no worry. For most jobs titles, the duties don’t vary significantly by location. Consider another guide with a similar job title or in the same field.
Even if you don’t find a guide, you can create your own study plan. Find help for specific subjects including verbal, comprehension, word problems, writing, customer service, math, and reasoning.
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PRACTICE CIVIL SERVICE TESTS AND QUESTIONS
- California Highway Patrol study guide with valuable background info, sample scored essay and written test.
- Customs and Border Patrol Study Guides.
- Los Angeles County Sheriff written test study guide with questions and answers, videos of the physical abilities test, and interview overview.
- New York State Civil Service Study Guides for law enforcement jobs.
- Sample civil service written questions from the State of Louisiana for “LEAPS” — Law Enforcement & Protective Services test
- State of Delaware – Sample questions for Alcoholic Beverage Control and Enforcement Agent I, Capitol Police positions, Correctional positions, DNREC Enforcement Trainee, and Probation and Parole Officer I
INTERVIEW
- Police Oral Board Interview, David Richland, 2015
- Police Oral Boards, Mark Denton, 2009
Practice Law Enforcement Interviews
Practice interviews are taken from actual civil service interviews with government agencies.
LAW ENFORCEMENT JOBS TEST GUIDES
Assessment Center and Written Exercises
- A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method, Tina Louise Rowe, 2013 – RECOMMENDED
- Assessment Centers for Public Safety: Fire Service, Law Enforcement & Corrrections, Richard Michelson, 2016
- How to Be Successful on “Oral” Assessment Exercises for Police Promotion, Donald Shroeder, 2005
- Mastering the Assessment Center Process: The Fast Track to Promotion, Linsey Willis, 2017
- The Police Assessment Center: Important Keys for Success: What You Need to Know and May Not Have Been Told, Barry Malkin, 2009
Emergency Dispatch
- 911 Operator (3594), National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Master the Emergency Dispatcher/911 Operator Exam, Peterson’s, 2015
- Public Safety Dispatcher (Calilfornia Highway Patrol), National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Telecommunicator I and II (Exam Prep), Ben Hirst, 2008
- Evidence and Property Control Specialist (4968), 2020, National Learning Corporation
- Evidence Control Clerk, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Fingerprint Technician, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Fingerprint Technician Trainee, National Learning Corporation, 2020
- Forensic Scientist II (Toxicology), National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Forensic Scientist Trainee, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Barron’s Police Officer Exam, Donald Schroeder, 2017 – RECOMMENDED
- Chief Deputy Sheriff, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Deputy Sheriff, National Learning Corporation, 2020
- Community Service Officer, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Norman Hall’s Police Exam Preparation Book, 2003
- Police Exams Prep 2020 -21, Kaplan Test Prep, 2020
- Police Officer Exam Study Guide 2019 – 20, Trivium, 2019
- Police Reading Comprehension, National Learning Corporation, 2020
- Senior Deputy Sheriff, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- State Trooper Exam Secrets Study Guide, Mometrix, 2013
- Supervising Deputy Sheriff, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Traffic Enforcement Agent, National Learning Corporation, 2019
California Law Enforcement
- California Highway Patrol Officer (CHP), National Learning Corporation, 2019
- California POST Exam Study Guide: Test Prep for California Police Officer Exam (PELLETB), Trivium, 2015
- The Complete Preparation Guide: California Highway Patrol (Learning Express Law Enforcement Series) 2010
- PELLET B Study Guide: California POST Exam Secrets Study Guide w/ Video Tutorials, Momentrix , 2019
- Police Officer Exam California: The Complete Preparation Guide (Learning Express Law Enforcement Series), 2010
Florida Law Enforcement
- CJBAT Secrets Study Guide, CJBAT Exam Secrets Test Prep Team, 2016
- CJBAT Study Guide (Florida Law Enforcement Test Prep, Trivium, 2019
- Florida Law Enforcement Basic Abilities Test, Angelo Tropea, 2019
Michigan Law Enforcement
- MCOLES Exam Secrets Study Guide, MCOLES Exam Secrets Test Prep Team, 2013
- MCOLES Study Guide: MCOLES Exam Prep Review and Practice Test Questions for the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Reading and Writing Test, Trivium, 2020
New York Law Enforcement
- New York City Police Communications Technician Study Guide, Lewis Morris, 2017
- New York City Police Officer Exam Review Guide, Lewis Morris, 2018
- New York City Traffic Enforcement Agent, Lewis Morris, 2016
- New York State Trooper Exam Ability Test Guide, Angelo Tropeo, 2017
- Police Officer, Long Island Railroad (LIRR), National Learning Corp., 2006
- Police Officer Exam New York City, Angelo Tropeo., 2015
- Police Officer, Nassau County Police Department, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Police Officer, New York Police Department (NYPD), National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Police Officer, Suffolk County, National Learning Corporation, 2019
- Suffolk County Police Officer Exam Review Guide, Sean Patton, 2014
New Jersey Law Enforcement
- New Jersey Law Enforcement (LEE) Exam Review Guide, Lewis Morris, 2019
Pennsylvania Law Enforcement
- Pennsylvania State Trooper Exam Review Guide, Lewis Morris, 2016
Texas Law Enforcement
- TCOLE Exam Secrets Study Guide, TCOLE Exam Secrets Test Prep Team, 2014
- TCOLE Test Flashcard Study System: TCOLE Exam Practice Questions & Review for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (Cards), TCOLE Exam Secrets Test Prep Team, 2014
Security
Security Guard, National Learning Corporation, 2020