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CHIEF DEPUTY SHERIFF PR                                                                                                                 1,2,3,4,5,6

            DEPUTY SHERIFF II PR                                                                                                                           1,2,3,4,7,8

            DEPUTY SHERIFF III PR                                                                                                                         1,2,3,4,5,7

            DEPUTY SHERIFF IV PR                                                                                                                         1,2,3,4,5,6

            SENIOR COURT OFFICER PR                                                                                                                1,2,8,9,10

           

1.     ADVISING AND INTERACTING WITH OTHERS - These questions test for the ability to interact with other people in order to gather and present information and to provide assistance and advice in a courteous and professional manner.

 

2.     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.

 

3.     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.

 

4.     SERVICE AND ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL AND FAMILY COURT PROCESSES - These questions will test for knowledge of laws, rules, and practices in effect on January 1, 2019, that govern such areas as: income executions; property executions; evictions; orders of seizure, attachment, and arrest; summonses, petitions, arrest warrants and other processes arising out of the Family Court Act; and other laws relevant to civil law enforcement in New York State.

 

5.     ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION - These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices involved in directing the activities of a large subordinate staff, including subordinate supervisors. Questions relate to the personal interactions between an upper level supervisor and his/her subordinate supervisors in the accomplishment of objectives. These questions cover such areas as assigning work to and coordinating the activities of several units, establishing and guiding staff development programs, evaluating the performance of subordinate supervisors, and maintaining relationships with other organizational sections.

 

6.     ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES - These questions test for a knowledge of management techniques and practices used in directing or assisting in directing a program component or an organizational segment. Questions cover such areas as interpreting policies, making decisions based on the context of the position in the organization, coordinating programs or projects, communicating with employees or the public, planning employee training, and researching and evaluating areas of concern.

 

7.     NEW YORK STATE LAW AND INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES - These questions test for knowledge of the laws in effect on January 1, 2019 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 Criminal Procedure Law, Penal Law, and Vehicle and Traffic Law relevant to law enforcement in New York State. In addition, some questions will test for fundamental concepts in field investigation in areas such as obtaining the cooperation of individuals involved in an investigation, investigative and interviewing principles, gathering of data and evidence, and presenting the results of an investigation.

 

8.     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.

 

9.     APPLYING WRITTEN INFORMATION (LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, PROCEDURES, ETC.) IN CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT-RELATED SITUATIONS - These questions test how well you can apply written information, in the form of rules, to given situations similar to those typically encountered by civil law enforcement employees, court attendants, and court security officers. All information needed to answer the questions is contained in the rules, regulations, etc., which are cited.

 

10.  MAINTAINING COURT SECURITY AND PROPER RESPONSE TO COURTROOM SITUATIONS - These questions will test for knowledge of accepted practices in the court security field. The subtest will consist of questions, many in a situational format, that will assess the ability of the candidate to ensure the security of courtrooms and related areas and to respond appropriately to situations commonly confronted by court security officers.

 

A Guide for the Written Test for Civil Deputies/Court Security is available at the New York State website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.

 

 

USE OF CALCULATORS IS ALLOWED