Entrance
2024 - Law Enforcement (Police Officer & Deputy Sheriff) Entrance
Police Officer & Deputy Sheriff (Law Enforcement) Entrance Examination Course
The P.T.S. Law Enforcement (Police Officer & Deputy Sheriff) Entrance Examination Course includes Techniques for Answering Civil Service Examination Questions and Practice Questions with Answers and Lectures covering:
- SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT
- LANGUAGE FLUENCY
- INFORMATION ORDERING & LANGUAGE SEQUENCING
- PROBLEM SENSITIVITY & REASONING
- SELECTIVE ATTENTION
- VISUALIZATION
- SPATIAL ORIENTATION
AVAILABLE NOW - This statewide law enforcement (local County, City, Town, and Village Departments and N.Y.S. Park and University Police Departments) entrance course has been developed from the “official” exam announcement to ensure that the P.T.S. Police Officer & Deputy Sheriff Entrance Examination Course will be on target! This is a three (3) session (asynchronus) online course with more than a hundred practice questions and more than three (3) hours of audio instruction. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the 2024 state-wide law enforcement entrance examinations. As always, P.T.S. students will be at the top of the list!
Entrance
2024 - NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE OFFICER ENTRANCE
N.Y.P.D. Police Officer Entrance Examination Course
The P.T.S. N.Y.P.D. Police Officer Entrance Examination Online Course includes an Introductory Session with written and physical agility examination information, the P.T.S. Techniques for Answering Civil Service Examination Questions, and attendant audio presentations. This four (4) session course contains subject matter breakdowns and techniques, numerous practice questions and explained answers, and audio lectures covering:
- DEDUCTIVE REASONING
- INDUCTIVE REASONING
- INFORMATION ORDERING
- MEMORIZATION
- PROBLEM SENSITIVITY
- SPATIAL ORIENTATION
- VISUALIZATION
- WRITTEN COMPREHENSION
- WRITTEN EXPRESSION
AVAILABLE NOW - This N.Y.P.D. Police Officer online entrance examination preparation course has been developed from the “official” exam announcement to ensure that this course will be on target! This is an asynchronus (complete at your own pace) online course with techniques, practice questions, and audio instruction for each of the examination's subject matter areas. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the administration of the 2024 N.Y.P.D. Police Officer entrance examinations. As always, P.T.S. students will be at the top of the list!
Sergeant
2024 - SERGEANT / FIRST-LINE SUPERVISOR / CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
Sergeant/First-Line Supervisor/Investigator Promotional Examination Course
The P.T.S. Sergeant/First-Line Supervisor/Investigator Course includes the P.T.S. Digests, Practice Questions with Answers and Audio Lectures covering:
- SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL
Iannone’s Seventh, Eighth & Ninth Editions (and other authoritative sources) - NEW YORK CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS & STATUTES
Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Family Court Act, Vehicle & Traffic Law and
New York State Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court Decisions - LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS & PRACTICES
New York State Manual for Police (and modern criminalistics and tactical sources) - READING COMPREHENSION
Paragraph Rearrangement, Sentence Coherence, Reasoning, Judgment and
Interpretive Preparation of Written Materials in a Police Setting
Available January, 2025 - This 15 session course is designed to prepare Police Officers, Detectives and Investigators for their upcoming First-Line Supervisor and/or Criminal Investigator Examinations. This course will contain written materials, practice questions and audio instruction in all of the subject matter areas that will appear on the Sergeant and Criminal Investigator Examinations. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the date of the May/June 2025 Sergeant/First-Line Supervisor/Investigator Examinations. As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!
Sergeant
2024 - NASSAU COUNTY P.D. SERGEANT (CLOSED)
Nassau County Police Department Sergeant Promotional Examination Course
This P.T.S. course includes the P.T.S. Breakdowns, Practice Questions with Answers and Audio Lectures covering:
- SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL
Iannone’s Ninth Edition - NEW YORK CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS & STATUTES
Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Family Court Act, Vehicle & Traffic Law and
Identified New York State Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court Decisions - SITUALTIONAL JUDGMENT
Scenario Based Scaled Ratings
CLOSED OUT! - This 4 session online course is designed to prepare Nassau County Police Department Officers for their upcoming Sergeant Examination scheduled to be held on March 9, 2024. This course will contain written materials, practice questions and audio instruction covering the technical knowledge external sources found in the official examination reading list. The course will also contain coverage of the scenario based rating style questions titled Situational Judgment. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the date of the examination. As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!
NOTE: P.T.S. will not cover the internal Nassau County policies and procedures identified in in the official examination reading list. Candidates are advised to self-study the listed internal Nassau County policies and procedures.
Sergeant
2024 - NASSAU COUNTY P.D. SERGEANT (CLOSED) Copy Oct 29, 2024
Nassau County Police Department Sergeant Promotional Examination Course
This P.T.S. course includes the P.T.S. Breakdowns, Practice Questions with Answers and Audio Lectures covering:
- SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL
Iannone’s Ninth Edition - NEW YORK CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS & STATUTES
Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Family Court Act, Vehicle & Traffic Law and
Identified New York State Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court Decisions - SITUALTIONAL JUDGMENT
Scenario Based Scaled Ratings
CLOSED OUT! - This 4 session online course is designed to prepare Nassau County Police Department Officers for their upcoming Sergeant Examination scheduled to be held on March 9, 2024. This course will contain written materials, practice questions and audio instruction covering the technical knowledge external sources found in the official examination reading list. The course will also contain coverage of the scenario based rating style questions titled Situational Judgment. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the date of the examination. As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!
NOTE: P.T.S. will not cover the internal Nassau County policies and procedures identified in in the official examination reading list. Candidates are advised to self-study the listed internal Nassau County policies and procedures.
Sergeant
2024 - SERGEANT / FIRST-LINE SUPERVISOR / CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR Scott and Tony
Sergeant/First-Line Supervisor/Investigator Promotional Examination Course
The P.T.S. Sergeant/First-Line Supervisor/Investigator Course includes the P.T.S. Digests, Practice Questions with Answers and Audio Lectures covering:
- SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL
Iannone’s Seventh, Eighth & Ninth Editions (and other authoritative sources) - NEW YORK CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS & STATUTES
Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Family Court Act, Vehicle & Traffic Law and
New York State Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court Decisions - LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS & PRACTICES
New York State Manual for Police (and modern criminalistics and tactical sources) - READING COMPREHENSION
Paragraph Rearrangement, Sentence Coherence, Reasoning, Judgment and
Interpretive Preparation of Written Materials in a Police Setting
Available January, 2025 - This 15 session course is designed to prepare Police Officers, Detectives and Investigators for their upcoming First-Line Supervisor and/or Criminal Investigator Examinations. This course will contain written materials, practice questions and audio instruction in all of the subject matter areas that will appear on the Sergeant and Criminal Investigator Examinations. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the date of the May/June 2025 Sergeant/First-Line Supervisor/Investigator Examinations. As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!
Lieutenant & Captain
2024 - LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN / SECOND & THIRD-LINE SUPERVISOR
Lieutenant & Captain /Second & Third-Line Promotional Examination Course
The P.T.S. Lieutenant & Captain/Second & Third-Line Course includes the P.T.S. Digests, Practice Questions with Answers and Audio Lectures covering:
• SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL
Iannone’s Seventh, Eighth & Ninth Editions (and other authoritative sources)
• NEW YORK CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS & STATUTES
Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Family Court Act, Vehicle & Traffic Law and
New York State Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court Decisions
• LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS & PRACTICES
New York State Manual for Police (and modern criminalistics and tactical sources)
• READING COMPREHENSION
Paragraph Rearrangement, Sentence Coherence, Reasoning, Judgment and
Interpretive Preparation of Written Materials in a Police Setting
• ADMINISTRATIVE POLICE SUPERVISON
• POLICE ADMINISTRATION
CLOSED OUT! - This 9 session course is designed to prepare candidates for the difficult and advanced questions that will appear on the Second & Third-Line Supervisor Examination. This course contains written materials, practice questions and audio instruction covering the subject matter areas that will appear on the advanced promotional examinations. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the date of the Fall 2024 Lieutenant & Captain / Second & Third-Line Supervisor Promotional Examinations. As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!
Lieutenant & Captain
2024 - LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN / SECOND & THIRD-LINE SUPERVISOR Copy Oct 29, 2024
Lieutenant & Captain /Second & Third-Line Promotional Examination Course
The P.T.S. Lieutenant & Captain/Second & Third-Line Course includes the P.T.S. Digests, Practice Questions with Answers and Audio Lectures covering:
• SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL
Iannone’s Seventh, Eighth & Ninth Editions (and other authoritative sources)
• NEW YORK CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS & STATUTES
Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Family Court Act, Vehicle & Traffic Law and
New York State Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court Decisions
• LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS & PRACTICES
New York State Manual for Police (and modern criminalistics and tactical sources)
• READING COMPREHENSION
Paragraph Rearrangement, Sentence Coherence, Reasoning, Judgment and
Interpretive Preparation of Written Materials in a Police Setting
• ADMINISTRATIVE POLICE SUPERVISON
• POLICE ADMINISTRATION
CLOSED OUT! - This 9 session course is designed to prepare candidates for the difficult and advanced questions that will appear on the Second & Third-Line Supervisor Examination. This course contains written materials, practice questions and audio instruction covering the subject matter areas that will appear on the advanced promotional examinations. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the date of the Fall 2024 Lieutenant & Captain / Second & Third-Line Supervisor Promotional Examinations. As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!
Chief
2024 - POLICE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF
Police Chief/Assistant Chief Promotional Examination Course
The P.T.S. Police Chief/Assistant Chief Course includes the P.T.S. Digests, Practice Questions with Answers and Audio Lectures covering:
• SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL
Iannone's Supervision of Police Personnel (and other authoritative sources)
• NEW YORK CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS & STATUTES
Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Family Court Act, Vehicle & Traffic Law and
New York State Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court Decisions
• LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS & PRACTICES
New York State Manual for Police (and modern criminalistics and tactical sources)
• READING COMPREHENSION
Paragraph Rearrangement, Sentence Coherence, Reasoning, Judgment and
Interpretive Preparation of Written Materials in a Police Setting
• ADMINISTRATIVE POLICE SUPERVISION & ADMINISTRATION
Executive level processes and methods
• JOB SIMULATION EXERCISES IN POLICE ADMINISTRATION AND COMMAND
In-Basket and Situational Decision Making Exercises
Available December, 2024 - This online course for the March, 2025 Police Chief/Assistant Chief Promotional Examination will contain the materials and audio instruction from the online 2024 Lieutenant & Captain/Second & Third-Line Course together with materials and instruction specific to the Police Administration, Administrative Police Supervision and Job Simulation Exercises In Police Administration and Command questions, which are unique to the Police Chief/Assistant Chief Promotional Examinations. This course and all material posted within the sessions will remain available through the date of the 2025 Police Chief & Assistant Chief examinations. As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!