PTS Courses

"By taking the P.T.S. promotional courses, I moved through the ranks and scored a 99% on my Chief's exam.
The only way to prepare is with P.T.S.!"
- Chief Willam Hayes, Town of Bedford, NY Police Department.

Entrance

2023 - 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 law enforcement 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 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 2023 state-wide law enforcement entrance examinations.  As always, P.T.S. students will be at the top of the list!

Entrance

2023 - Suffolk County Police Department Entrance Examination

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

 

THE DEADLINE TO FILE FOR THE

SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE OFFICER

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION IS APRIL 19, 2023

 

The exam will be held on June 17, 2023

 

The Examination Announcement can be found at:

https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/pdf/Current_Exams.pdf 

 

Currently, candidates must file their application

to take the exam with the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service by regular mail.

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P.T.S. Announces Our “On-Target”

ONE-DAY CRAM COURSES

 for the upcoming

 

SUFFOLK COUNTY

POLICE OFFICER

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

 THIS ONE-DAY LIVE CLASSROOM CRAM SESSION will be held:

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD

VIA ZOOM

Course materials will be delivered

in advance via courier (FedEx)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH

V.F.W. Post 433

400 Lakeland Avenue

Sayville, NY 11782 

 

CLASS TIMES:  10:00 AM to 4:00 PM  

DOORS OPEN AT:  9:00 AM

 Course instruction and materials will include TECHNIQUES & EXERCISES,

SUBJECT MATTER AREA BREAKDOWNS, PRACTICE QUESTION QUIZZERS

and a TRIAL EXAM that comprehensively cover:

 

COGNITIVE ABILITY AREAS

Visualization / Spatial Orientation / Written Expression / Written Comprehension /

Problem Sensitivity / Deductive Reasoning / Inductive Reasoning / Information Ordering

 

PERSONALITY PROFILE ASSESSMENTS

Work Styles Questionnaires / Background Information & Life Experience Surveys

 Full Day Cram Course Tuition: $275

Online registration available at www.policetutorialservice.com.

We will not accept credit cards at the location and only students who have registered online for the Cram Course are guaranteed a seat.

When the room is full, the Cram Course is closed out!

Available Cram Sessions

Sat, Jun 3, 2023 10:00 AM - SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CRAM COURSE - SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD - 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. - VIA ZOOM - CRAM COURSE MATERIALS WILL BE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE VIA COURIER (FEDEX)

Sun, Jun 4, 2023 10:00 AM - SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CRAM COURSE - SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH - 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. - IN-PERSON AT V.F.W. 433 - 400 LAKELAND AVENUE SAYVILLE, NY 11782

Sergeant

2023 - 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 NOW - This 15 session course is designed to prepare Police Officers, Detectives and Investigators for their upcoming First-Line Supervisor Examination.  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 2023 Sergeant/First-Line Supervisor/Investigator Examinations.  As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!

Lieutenant & Captain

2023 - 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 Edition (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

Available June, 2023 - 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 2023 Lieutenant & Captain / Second & Third-Line Supervisor Promotional Examinations.  As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!

Chief

2023 - 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

CLOSED OUT - This online course for the March, 2023 Police Chief/Assistant Chief Promotional Examination will contain the materials and audio instruction from the online 2022 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 2023 Police Chief & Assistant Chief examinations.  As always, this P.T.S. Course will be on target!