After two years of the service described in the Minimum Qualifications, successful candidates will be qualified for appointment from the eligible list. There will be a written test which you must pass in order to be considered for appointment. The questions are a sampling of job-related sections of the Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Family Court Act and other laws relevant to law enforcement in New York State. Preparing written material in a police setting - These questions test for the ability to prepare the types of reports that police personnel write.
Some questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately.
They consist of restatements of information given in note form. You must choose the best version from each set of four choices. Other questions test for the ability to organize paragraphs. They consist of paragraphs with their sentences out of order. For each of the paragraphs you must choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.