NCJ Number
88012
Editor(s)
H Hammer
Date Published
1982
Length
276 pages
Annotation
This manual provides sample test questions and other information designed to enable candidates for the position of police sergeant to pass the necessary examination.
Abstract
It includes a sample city announcement for promotion to sergeant of a police department. It also provides three sample examinations for practice, along with answer keys. The manual discusses the principles and practice of leadership and methods of improving employee morale. Examinations and answer keys on police supervision and administration are included. Questions and answers from previous examinations are classified into the following categories: basic police functions, principles of command, the organization and division of work, police conduct and organization, police discipline, desk work and patrol supervision, and police administration. Other categories on the multiple - choice tests are firearms, mob control, gambling and prostitution, criminology and penology, police law, legal terms, crimes, and law enforcement and society. Additional questions cover the organization of a functioning police department, guidelines for making reports, terms and procedures in police work, legal definitions, techniques for studying and taking tests. A list of other books by the same publisher is also included.