EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
CAPTAIN
(POLICE) PR 1,2,3,4,5
CAPTAIN
(POLICE: TOWNS & VILLAGES) PR 1,2,3,4,5
LIEUTENANT
(POLICE) PR 1,2,3,4,5
LIEUTENANT
(POLCE: TOWNS & VILLAGES) PR 1,2,3,4,5
1. LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS AND PRACTICES-These questions
test for knowledge of accepted police methods and practices and/or their
application to situations in the police field. The questions are a sampling of
the various knowledge that police personnel may be required to possess in the
course of their day-to-day work-related activities.
2. NEW YORK STATE LAWS – POLICE-These questions
test for knowledge of the laws in effect on January 1, 2022 that law
enforcement personnel may encounter in the course of their day-to-day work-related
activities. 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.
3. PREPARING WRITTEN MATERIAL IN A POLICE
SETTING-These
questions test for the ability to prepare the types of reports and
communications that police personnel write. The content is appropriate for the
ranks/levels being tested. 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.
4. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN
MATERIAL-These
questions test how well you comprehend written material. You will be provided with brief reading selections and will be asked
questions about the selections. All the information required to answer the
questions will be presented in the selections; you
will not be required to have any special knowledge relating to the subject
areas of the selections.
5. PLANNING, SUPERVISING AND ADMINISTERING
POLICE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES -These questions test for knowledge of
the principles and practices involved in managing an organizational
segment of a police department in New York State and directing the activities
of subordinate staff, including subordinate supervisors. These questions cover
such areas as planning, controlling, directing, organizing, and coordinating
the activities of the organizational section. Questions also cover the
personal interactions between an upper-level supervisor and
subordinate supervisors in the accomplishment of objectives and deal with
issues of work assignments, job performance, and training.
A Guide for the
Written Test for Second- and Third-Line Police Supervisors is available at the
New York State website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
USE OF CALCULATORS IS PROHIBITED