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Verbal and Numerical Reasoning Exercises for the Police Recruit Assessment Process
- Richard Malthouse
- Jodi Roffey-Barentsen - University of Brighton, UK
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Introduction to Policing
Introduction to Policing
March 2010 | 168 pages | Learning Matters
This practical and accessible book focuses on the verbal and numerical reasoning exercises, which form a key part of the Police Recruit Assessment Process. The book clearly explains the purpose of the reasoning tests, why these skills are important for a career in the police and examines the format and structure of the tests. It provides an explanation of the basic numeric rules and operations required for the numerical reasoning tests, with questions to check understanding, and a number of full mock tests, with answers, for both verbal and numerical reasoning.
Introduction
Part 1: The verbal logical reasoning test
Introduction to the verbal logical reasoning test
Verbal logical reasoning practice tests
Part 2: The numerical reasoning test
Introduction to the numerical reasoning test
Understanding basic numeric rules and operations
Numerical reasoning practice tests
Epilogue
Answers to verbal logical reasoning practice tests
Answers to numerical tasks
Answers to numerical reasoning practice tests
The book clearly explains the purpose of the reasoning tests, why these skills are important for a career in the police and examines the format and structure of the tests. It provides an explanation of the basic numeric rules and operations required for the numerical reasoning tests, with questions to check understanding, and a number of full mock tests, with answers, for both verbal and numerical reasoning.
Department of Policing, Central Lancashire University
June 27, 2012
This is an excellent book for those going through the recruitment process and we have used when running students through 'mock' assessments. I encourage students to purchase to build their confidence.
Social Sciences, The University of Northampton
June 5, 2012
