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

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!

Available Cram Sessions

NOW AVAILABLE

Video recordings of the P.T.S. “On-Target” five (5) hour Zoom cram session to prepare candidates for the upcoming

POLICE OFFICER / DEPUTY SHERIFF (LAW ENFORCEMENT) ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

(scheduled for September 28, 2024)

 

ALL COURSE WRITTEN MATERIALS WILL BE DELIVERED UPON REGISTRATION VIA OVERNIGHT COURIER (FEDEX).  

 

Course instruction and materials include:

 TECHNIQUES, REASONING & SKILLS EXERCISES, SUPER MINI-QUIZZER

- and -

SUBJECT MATTER AREA BREAKDOWNS & HUNDREDS OF PRACTICE QUESTIONS

that comprehensively cover the

STATE-WIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTRANCE WRITTEN TEST

designed to evaluate your knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:

 

SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT

 

LANGUAGE FLUENCY

 

INFORMATION ORDERING & LANGUAGE SEQUENCING

 

PROBLEM SENSITIVITY & REASONING

 

SELECTIVE ATTENTION

 

VISUALIZATION

 

SPATIAL ORIENTATION

 

Cram Course Tuition: $225

 

VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THE AUGUST 24TH ONLINE ZOOM CRAM COURSE WITH FEDEX DELIVERY OF THE COURSE WRITTEN MATERIALS TO PREPARE CANDIDATES FOR THEIR UPCOMING (SEPTEMBER 28TH) POLICE OFFICER / SHERIFF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

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!

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

AVAILABLE NOW - 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!

Available Cram Sessions

P.T.S. Announces Our “On-Target” ONE-DAY CRAM COURSES

for the upcoming statewide

 

LIEUTENANT   CAPTAIN

 

PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS

Exam Date: November 9, 2024

 

ONE-DAY LIVE CLASSROOM CRAM SESSIONS will be held:

 

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH 

Laurelton Fire House 

405 Empire Boulevard

Rochester, New York 14609

(MONROE COUNTY)

 

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH 

American Legion Post 

4 Everett Road Extension

Albany, New York 12205

(ALBANY COUNTY)

 

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH

Irish American Center

297 Willis Avenue   

Mineola, N.Y. 11501

(NASSAU COUNTY)

 

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH 

Live Online Zoom

The recording of this Zoom

will be made available to

ALL CRAM COURSE students.

 

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CLASS TIMES:  10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM 

 

DOORS OPEN AT:  9:00 AM

 

Our CRAM COURSE materials will include BREAKDOWNS, CHARTS, EXERCISES, and THE P.T.S. POINTS TO REMEMBER!

 

 SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION

 

LAW – P.L., C.P.L., F.C.A. and V.T.L

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES

 

READING INTERPRETATION

 

 

Cram Course Tuition: 

$175 FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FULL ONLINE 9-SESSION COURSE.

(P.T.S. online course students must be logged into their account to receive the reduced pricing.) 

 

$275 FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN THE 9-SESSION COURSE.

 

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!

 

Wed, Oct 9, 2024 10:00 AM - OCTOBER 9TH - 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN CRAM COURSE - MONROE COUNTY - LAURELTON FIRE HOUSE, 405 EMPIRE BOULEVARD, ROCHESTER, NY 14609

Thu, Oct 10, 2024 10:00 AM - OCTOBER 10TH - 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN CRAM COURSE - ALBANY COUNTY - AMERICAN LEGION, 4 EVERETT ROAD EXTENSION, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12205

Fri, Oct 11, 2024 10:00 AM - OCTOBER 11TH - 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN CRAM COURSE - NASSAU COUNTY - IRISH AMERICAN CENTER, 297 WILLIS AVENUE, MINEOLA, NY 11501

Sun, Oct 13, 2024 10:00 AM - OCTOBER 13TH - 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN LIVE ONLINE ZOOM CRAM - COURSE MATERIAL DELIVERED IN ADVANCE VIA COURIER (FEDEX)

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!