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COLLEGE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER I OC 1,2,3

CONSTABLE (VILLAGE OF WEST HAMPTON DUNES) OC 1,2,3,4

SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD OC 1,2,3,4

SECURITY GUARD OC 1,2,3

TOWN PUBLIC SAFETY AGENT OC & PR 1,2,3

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. APPLYING WRITTEN INFORMATION IN A SAFETY AND SECURITY SETTING-These questions evaluate your ability to read, interpret and apply rules, regulations, directives, written narratives and other related material. You will be required to read a set of information and to appropriately apply the information to situations similar to those typically experienced in a public safety and security service setting. All information needed to answer the questions is contained in the rules, regulations, etc. which are cited. 

3. FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS (MAPS)-These questions test your ability to follow physical/geographic directions using street maps or building maps. You will have to read and understand a set of directions and then use them on a simple map. 

4. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SAFETY AND SECURITY-These questions test for a knowledge of the proper principles and practices in the field of safety and security. The questions will cover such areas as selecting the best course of action to take in a safety or security related situation.

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

USE OF CALCULATORS IS ALLOWED