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How to Become a Law Enforcement Professional: From the Written Test to the Psychological Evaluation provides readers with valuable, practical information to help them prepare for law enforcement qualification and entrance exams. Opening chapters provide readers with an overview of the history of law enforcement testing and help them carefully consider if law enforcement is the right career path for them. The majority of the book focuses on the various tests individuals are required to take and pass prior to entering the force. Dedicated chapters cover the written exam, physical fitness test, oral board interview, background investigation, and lie detector test. Readers learn about assessment centers and the components of the psychological evaluation, medical examination, and final interview. The concluding chapter prepares readers for what they are likely to experience in police academy training. How to Become a Law Enforcement Professional is an ideal textbook for courses in policing and law enforcement. It is also a valuable resource for any individual preparing to take the requisite exams to join the force.

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Tiffany Morey is an instructor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Southern Oregon University. She holds a master's degree in organizational management with an emphasis in human resources from Capella University. Morey received additional training in the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University and earned a crime scene investigator license in forensic science. She is an expert witness in Oregon and Nevada for cases involving law enforcement investigation, CSI, forensics, and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) principles. Morey also develops CPTED surveys and serves as a law enforcement and fire department hiring and promotional testing assessor across the U.S.

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