EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
CONSUMER
AFFAIRS SPECIALIST III PR 1,
2, 3, 4, 5
DISTRICT
ATTORNEY INVESTIGATOR OC 1,
2, 3, 4
INVESTIGATOR
II OC & PR 1,
2, 3, 4
INVESTIGATOR
II (SPANISH SPEAKING) OC & PR 1,
2, 3, 4
INVESTIGATOR III PR 1,
2, 3, 4, 5
ORDINANCE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OC & PR 1,
2, 3, 4, 5
TAXI & TOW TRUCK LICENSING &
SAFETY INSPECTOR OC 1,
2, 4
1. PREPARING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions
test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to
organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed
by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version.
For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with
their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the
best order for the sentences.
2. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN
MATERIAL
- These questions test for the ability to understand and interpret written
material. You will be presented with brief reading
passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should base your
answers to the questions only on what is presented in
the passages and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.
3. ADVANCED INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES - These questions
test for knowledge of the more complicated and technical aspects of field
investigations. The questions will cover such areas as: interviewing principles
and practices, investigative principles, sources of information and reporting
methods commonly used in field investigations, securing statements, rules of
evidence and evidence collection, preparing cases for court or legal hearings,
and testifying in the courtroom or in hearings.
Many of the questions are situational in nature. The questions are
generic rather than dealing with investigations in a particular field.
4. EVALUATING INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE - These questions
test the candidates' abilities to evaluate and draw conclusions from
information and evidence. Each question consists of a set of facts and a
conclusion based on the facts. The candidate must decide if a conclusion is warranted by the facts.
5. SUPERVISION - These questions
test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning,
organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined
objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format,
include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance;
maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates;
implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with
problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.
A Guide for the Written Test for
Investigators is available at the New York State website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
USE OF CALCULATORS IS ALLOWED