Stock Law Enforcement Exams

Sworn Ranks / Jobs

  • 100 items; 1 hour 40 minute time limit.

    • Language Skills; Reading Comprehension, and Writing Skills

    • Problem Solving; Reasoning Ability, and Accuracy With Names + Numbers ‍

    This test is designed to assist agencies to select candidates for entry to a police academy. For those that require candidates to have a training certificate before testing (e.g., POST Certification), see our Skilled Police Officer written test.

    We have five alternate forms for the Entry Peace Officer test. These test forms are based on a common test item bank (L-201 A, B, C, D, E).

  • L-431, California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • Police Report Language Skills: Sentence Ordering and Legal Vocabulary

    • Reasoning and Problem Solving

    • California Peace Officer Legal Sourcebook

    L-532, Outside of California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • Police Report Language Skills: Sentence Ordering and Legal Vocabulary

    • Reasoning and Problem Solving

    • The Law Officer's Pocket Manual. Miles, J. G. Jr., and Richards, D. B., Routledge (2021)

  • L-434, California ‍ ‍‍ ‍

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • Police Report Language Skills: Sentence Ordering and Legal Vocabulary

    • Effective Supervisory Practices. ICMA, 6th Edition (2023)

    • California Peace Officer Legal Sourcebook

    L-535, Outside of California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • Police Report Language Skills: Sentence Ordering and Legal Vocabulary

    • Effective Supervisory Practices. ICMA, 6th Edition (2023)

    • The Law Officer's Pocket Manual. Miles, J. G. Jr., and Richards, D. B., Routledge (2021)

  • L-435, California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • Police Report Language Skills: Sentence Ordering and Legal Spelling

    • Criminal Investigation. Orthmann, C.H., and Hess, K. M., Delmar Cengage Learning, 12th Edition (2022)

    • California Peace Officer Legal Sourcebook

    L-536, Outside of California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • Police Report Language Skills: Sentence Ordering and Legal Spelling

    • Criminal Investigation. Orthmann, C.H., and Hess, K. M., Delmar Cengage Learning, 12th Edition (2022)

    • The Law Officer's Pocket Manual. Miles, J. G. Jr., and Richards, D. B., Routledge (2021)

  • L-761, California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • De-escalation: Strategies & Techniques for California Law Enforcement. Copyright 2020. California Commission of Peace Officer Standards and Training.

    • California Peace Officer Legal Sourcebook

    • Peace Officer Bill of Rights

    • National Incident Management System (NIMS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2017)

    • Supervision of Police Personnel. Iannone, N., Iannone, M. Bernstein, J. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 10th Edition (2024)

    L-762, Outside of California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • Supervision of Police Personnel. Iannone, N., Iannone, M. Bernstein, J. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 10th Edition (2024)

    • National Incident Management System (NIMS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2017)

    • Law Enforcement Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Field. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (2019)

    • The Law Officer's Pocket Manual. Miles, J. G. Jr., and Richards, D. B., Routledge (2021)

  • L-871, California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • De-escalation: Strategies & Techniques for California Law Enforcement. Copyright 2020 California Commission of Peace Officer Standards and Training.

    • CA POST Use of Force Standards and Guidelines, California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (2021)

    • Law Enforcement Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Field. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (2019)

    • California Peace Officer Legal Sourcebook

    • Peace Officer Bill of Rights

    • National Incident Management System (NIMS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2017)

    L-872, Outside of California

    100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • Law Enforcement Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Field. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (2019)

    • Managing Police Organizations. Whisenand, P.M., 8th Edition (2014).

    • National Incident Management System (NIMS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2017)

    • The Law Officer's Pocket Manual. Miles, J. G. Jr., and Richards, D. B., Routledge (2021)

Law Enforcement Support ranks / jobs

  • 100 items; 1 hour 40 minute time limit.

    • Language Skills: Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammar

    • People Skills

    • Office Skills: MS Word, MS Excel, Filing

  • 100 items; 1 hour 40 minute time limit.

    • Language Skills: Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammar

    • Reasoning and Problem Solving: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning, Name & Number Accuracy

    • People Skills

  • 100 items; 1 hour 40 minute time limit.

    • Language Skills: Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammar

    • Reasoning and Problem Solving: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning, Name & Number Accuracy

    • People Skills

    • Map Reading

  • 100 items; 1 hour 40 minute time limit.

    • Reading Comprehension

    • Policy Analysis

    • Reasoning and Problem Solving

    • People Skills

  • 100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • MS Excel Spreadsheet Skills

    • Sentence Ordering

    • Categorizing Information

    • Statistics

    • Numerical Reasoning and Problem Solving

    • Assessing Responses to Policing Problems

  • 100 items; 2 hour time limit.

    • MS Excel Spreadsheet Skills

    • Sentence Ordering

    • Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

    • Interpersonal Skills / Teamwork

    • Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation

    • Ethics