Police Sergeant Exam & Process
Streamlined police officer promotions designed for smaller processes and backed by trusted, proven methods.
Whether you’re looking for a reliable police sergeant exam or a complete, professional promotional process, Morris & McDaniel offers a solution tailored for all police departments.
This Is Right for Your Police Department If:
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You’re promoting first-line supervisors (Corporal, Sergeant, etc.)
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You have 10 or fewer police candidates
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You can provide secure computer access for remote testing
Whether you require a comprehensive package or individual items, Morris & McDaniel offers the flexibility to purchase together or separately.
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Police Sergeant Exam
This exam is also available as a standalone purchase.
What This Promotional Police Exam Offers:
- A ready-to-use, standardized exam with 100 multiple-choice questions
- Developed specifically for public safety promotional processes
- Designed to assess essential job knowledge for targeted positions
How We Build It:
- Conduct comprehensive job analyses to understand role-specific requirements
- Consult with subject matter experts to identify key knowledge areas
- Apply item-writing techniques based on widely accepted industry publications
- Use a structured process to write, review, and refine each exam item
Why It Works:
With over 47 years of experience in promotional test development, Morris & McDaniel ensures each question is clearly written, accurately reflects job demands, and is legally defensible. Our proven methods result in fair, effective assessments that departments can trust.
Exam Features
- 100 multiple-choice items
- 2.5 hour exam time
- Clear and accurate item construction
- Appropriate difficulty level (for screening at the desired level)
- Plausibility of distracters
- Straightforward (non-complex) word arrangement
- Avoidance of irrelevant clues
- Avoidance of negatively stated items
- Grammatical accuracy
- Avoidance of terminology that might contribute to cultural and gender bias
- Screened by skilled and knowledgeable psychometricians
Administrative Options for this Police Promotional Exam & Process
Online: Jurisdiction Administers
- Testing Materials: Jurisdiction is provided the link to access the secure, online exam and an administrator’s manual.
- Administrative Access to View Scores: Jurisdiction is provided administrative access to view candidate scores immediately upon completion of the exam.
- The jurisdiction will need to provide computers/laptops, internet access, and proctors.
Paper/Pencil: Jurisdiction Administers
- Testing Materials: Jurisdiction is provided the testing materials necessary for testing, including: Test booklets, answer sheets, and administrator’s manual.
- Answer Sheet Scanning: Completed answer sheets are electronically scanned and verified in our Scoring Center by our Scoring Consultants.
- Score reporting: A final list of written test scores will be sent to the jurisdiction.
- The jurisdiction must provide a location, a timer, pencils, a test administrator, and proctors.
Police Sergeant Exam Source Material
Morris & McDaniel’s off-the-shelf Law Enforcement First-Line Supervisor exam was developed for police agencies to determine the extent to which candidates possess the necessary job knowledge required for success as a Corporal/Sergeant. This exam focuses on key knowledge areas such as leadership, supervision, interpersonal communication, and critical incidents. In the book/article selection, Morris & McDaniel has made efforts to keep the cost to candidates at a minimum while still ensuring the appropriate technical knowledge areas are measured. Please contact us for book titles.
Complete Police Promotional Process
If you’re ready for a structured, fair, and budget-conscious promotion system, our Turnkey Law Enforcement Promotion Process delivers everything you need. It is designed specifically for smaller processes and streamlined operations.
What’s Included in the Turnkey Police Promotion Process:
We look at the job description and tasks to understand the role, then design tools to find candidates with the right skills to do it well.
Each candidate receives an orientation manual to help them prepare and understand what to expect.
A trusted, top-quality test focused on the practical knowledge officers need.
Our ready-to-use exercises reflect the key behaviors needed for success in supervisory roles. We select scenarios from our large inventory to match your department’s needs.
Trained assessors will fairly score each candidate based on clear standards. They review video responses remotely and are experienced in roles at or above the rank being tested.
We’ll combine written and oral scores, using the right weight for each based on best practices and job analysis, to create a final ranked list for the Police Department.
Additional Component Options
The following add-ons are available at an additional fee. We offer the Additional Assessment Scenario, Second Review Process and Inclusion of Seniority/Preference Points.
Additional Assessment Scenario
The police department may select to use an additional personnel or tactical scenario within their performance-based assessment center.
Second Review Process
The purpose of the Second Review® is to address any significant scoring error. The Second Review® gives the candidate a role in this process by allowing the candidate to review his/her own performance within Assessment exercises along with their raw scores and request a Second Review by the assessors if he/she feels there was significant error in scoring. Assessors review the appeal and make a final decision on the score.
Inclusion of Seniority/Preference Points
The Department may provide Morris & McDaniel with additional seniority and/or preference points to incorporate into the final list scores.
Whether you’re ready to implement the full police promotional process or want to start with the written exam, we’re here to help.
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