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The following article is published in the June 2016 Edition of the NJCOPS Magazine:   Residency Requirements and NJ Entry-Level Testing by Dr. David A. Paprota, Ed.D. The New Jersey Civil Service Commission (NJCSC) will announce the 2016 Law Enforcement Examination (LEE) through their website on July 1, 2016. The announcement will establish an online application process available for those who aspire to become a municipal police officer, county police officer, sheriff’s officer, county correction officer, or any one of five other titled law enforcement positions. The closing date for applications is set as August 31, 2016. For those who intend to register for the upcoming LEE exam, there are some common yet critical errors in filing the application that may have long-lasting implications if not handled properly prior to and after the closing date of the exam announcement. In the State of New Jersey, nearly all municipalities regulated by the [...]

LEE UPDATE - After a long period of assessing potential vendors to write the upcoming 2016 New Jersey Law Enforcement Examination (LEE), the State of New Jersey has again awarded the contract to EB Jacobs, LLC, of State College, Pennsylvania. This means that the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (NJCSC) will continue utilizing the Law Enforcement Aptitude Battery (LEAB) which has become so popular nationally for law enforcement entry-level testing. This three-factor psychometric assessment has proven to be the most comprehensive, valid, and reliable law enforcement examination currently available. The NJCSC has used the EB Jacobs LEAB for the previous two administration cycles (2010 & 2013) of the LEE. Likewise, it is the same examination utilized for the separate administrations of the New Jersey State Correction Officer Recruit Examination (2013 & 2015). The State of New Jersey does require that the vendor write three separate and new versions of the exam for administration each testing [...]

The Critical Concepts & Strategies (CCS) 2015 NJ State Correction Officer Recruit Exam Preparation Seminar brochure is available at www.ccstest.com or by clicking this link: CCS NJ State Correction Officer Recruit Exam Preparation Seminar brochure. If you know someone interested in becoming a New Jersey State Correction Officer Recruit, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (NJCSC) is accepting applications online with a closing date for applications now extended to January 29, 2015. For the most advanced and effective preparation for this exam, which is known as the Law Enforcement Aptitude Battery (LEAB), please forward a copy of the Critical Concepts & Strategies brochure to anyone interested in reaching their fullest potential.

If all goes as expected, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (NJCSC) Law Enforcement Examination (LEE) results will be released on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The long awaited results will provide each candidate with his or her score on the examination, but the ranking on an individual hiring agency list will not be known until the respective hiring agency requests a certified list from the NJCSC. Good luck to all!

UPDATE (3-8-14) - Unfortunately, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (NJCSC) has run into an unexpected technical delay in getting results out in a timely manner. The results would, could, and should have been out by now, but a technical problem has led to the NJCSC needing to engage in a manual process which will likely delay the results by at least another month. While anything is possible, the latest news is that the results may not be available until as late as the second half of April.

Critical Concepts & Strategies - The final study session of the 2013 Critical Concepts & Strategies (CCS) Entry Level Law Enforcement Exam Preparation Course has been completed! CCS students attended a comprehensive two-day or three-evening training course which included a diagnostic pre-test; formal, detailed lecture; an in-class final examination (post-test); and take-home study materials including practice exams. Each student received a detailed scoring report from both the diagnostic exam and the final exam identifying each student's individual strengths and weaknesses. The student reports were generated through Scantron scoring of the exams followed by the intricate analysis of the exam data utilizing the sophisticated algorithms developed exclusively by Dr. Paprota. This was all reinforced by "free" special study sessions held on five separate occasions leading up to each CCS student's actual examination. I had the best group of candidates that I have seen in a long time. I wish them all luck and look forward to the results coming [...]

Special Announcement - The New Jersey Civil Service Commission mailed the examination notices to candidates, and they are now being received letting candidates know their test dates, times, and locations for the 2013 LEE. Good luck to all! The final courses available for the 2013 Critical Concepts & Strategies (CCS) Law Enforcement Exam (LEE) preparation program are scheduled to begin on Sunday, October 27th in Totowa and then Wednesday, October 30th in Tinton Falls. These are the only two sessions with available seating. This is the last opportunity for open enrollment, as I will not be adding additional course dates for any new students thereafter. I will be dedicating my time thereafter to only the CCS students who completed the course to ensure they are 100% ready for the upcoming test. I am currently planning special booster/refresher classes to be scheduled immediately before the actual examination is administered. These special booster/refresher [...]