Three forms of entry-level police exams are used in New Jersey:

• The New Jersey Civil Service Commission requires that you pass the New Jersey Law Enforcement Exam (LEE). The LEE is based upon the Law Enforcement Aptitude Battery (LEAB) published by PSI Online.

• The New Jersey State Association of Chief of Police (NJSACOPS) recommends the NCJOSI-2.

• The New Jersey State Police now use the Frontline National plus some portions of the LEAB.

Applicants need to verify with their targeted agencies what exam will be used. This page describes a valuable test prep course that covers all three the NJ Police test formats.

Cognitive Abilities Test

The LEAB-II is a 3-hour exam consisting of three sections: Cognitive Abilities Test, Work Styles Questionnaire, and Life Experience Survey. The exam consists of 48 multiple choice questions typical of what is found on most police exams.

1. Information Ordering

2. Problem Sensitivity

3. Reading Comprehension

4. Reasoning - Deductive

5. Reasoning - Inductive

6. Written Expression

Work Styles Questionnaire

The Work Styles Questionnaire is an assessment of your work personality. You are given 74 statements. Each statement is followed by a five-point agreement scale: Strongly Agree (1); Agree (2); Not Sure (3); Disagree (4); Strongly Disagree (5). Applicants mark the number that best reflects your attitudes, actions, preferences and opinions. You get 15 minutes to answer these questions. 

Life Experience Survey

The Life Experience Survey consists of 47 multiple-choice questions related to your personal history and experiences. You get 15 minutes to answer these questions. 

The NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOPS) recommend the NCJOSI-2 to their agencies. The NCJOSI-2 is a popular entry-level police written exam published by I/O Solutions (IOS) and used by many police departments throughout the U.S. In addition to all the test topics described above for the NJ LEE, NCJOSI-2 also includes:

• Incident Report Writing

• Logical Reasoning

• Visualization and Spatial Orientation

The NCJOSI-2 also includes BioData tests like the Work Styles Questionnaire and Life Experience Survey found on the NJ LEE.

The New Jersey State Police exam uses the commercial police test known as Frontline National plus the Life Experience Survey and Work Styles Questionnaire found on the legacy NJ LEE (LEAB).

Frontline includes cognitive topics like Reading Comprehension and Report Writing , but is unique in its heavy focus on video-based Situational Judgment Questions (SJT).

Total time required will be 4 hours and 15 minutes that includes 2 breaks. So, this is a long test that applicants need to study for.

Good news for applicants, Sgt. Godoy’s NJ Police Triple Play Test Prep now includes the test topics found on the FrontLine National.