EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
APPLICANT INVESTIGATOR OC 1,2,3
CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPECIALIST I PR 1,2,3,4
CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPECIALIST I (SPANISH SPEAKING) PR 1,2,3,4
CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPECIALIST II PR 1,2,3,5
CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPECIALIST III PR 1,2,3,5,6
CONSUMER AFFAIRS TECHNICIAN OC 1,2,3
CONSUMER AFFAIRS TECHNICIAN (SPANISH SPEAKING) OC 1,2,3
HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR OC 1,2,3
HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR (SPANISH SPEAKING) OC 1,2,3
INVESTIGATIONS ASSISTANT OC 1,2,3
INVESTIGATOR I OC 1,2,3
INVESTIGATOR I (SPANISH SPEAKING) OC 1,2,3
INVESTIGATOR II OC & PR 1,2,3,5
PRINCIPAL HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR PR 1,2,3,5,6
TOWN INVESTIGATOR OC 1,2,3,4
TOWN INVESTIGATOR (SPANISH SPEAKING) OC 1,2,3,4
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. 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.
4. INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES - These
questions test for knowledge of the fundamental concepts in the area of field
investigation. The questions will cover such areas as:
obtaining the cooperation of individuals involved in an investigation,
preparing for the investigation and/or interview, investigative principles,
interviewing principles and practices, behavior and attitudes of the
investigator and others, gathering of data and evidence, and presenting the
results of an investigation. Many of the questions are situational in nature
and attempt to measure the candidate's ability to apply basic investigative
techniques. The questions are generic rather than dealing with investigations
in a particular field.
5. 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.
6. 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