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Equip yourself for the updated NJ LEE As 2016 brings new changes to the Law Enforcement Entry Exam (LEE), applicants must learn to adapt, as well. Here is some helpful information to answer your questions about the upcoming New Jersey LEE: What titles are covered by the 2016 LEE application? DR. JEFF BERNSTEIN • • • • • • • • • Municipal Officer • County Officer • Park Officer Campus Officer Police Officer Recruit Human Services Officer Palisades Interstate Parkway Sheriff’s Officer County Corrections Officer Corrections Officer Recruit for the Juvenile Justice Commission Jersey law enforcement by checking off all listed titles. What about state corrections officer recruit, and parole officer recruit titles? These titles are not listed above because they require a separate application, and an additional $35 fee. If I apply for all the different titles, how many tests will I have to take? You only take one exam. No matter how many titles you apply for, you only have to test one time. All candidates will take a new comprehensive test battery called the Law Enforcement Aptitude Battery (LEAB). It contains 329 test items, and is given over a threehour-and-40-minute time period. Where can a candidate apply to take the 2016 LEE? Applicants now will pay one $50 fee for the LEE application. This one-time fee covers the titles listed above. All applications are completed online, and are open until Aug. 31. Candidates can go to Bernsteintestprep.com, and then link over to the civil service application page. How can a candidate learn more about the LEE? Candidates may watch an informative video that describes the updated exam at BernsteinTestPrep.com. BernsteinTestPrep also will be offering a series of two-day seminars to prepare candidates for the new comprehensive three-hour-and-40-minute test battery. All seminars typically sell out. d If I pay the $50 fee, can I check off all nine police, sheriff and corrections positions? Yes, a candidate has many more chances of landing a job in New To submit questions, email Dr. Bernstein at [email protected]. For more information, visit our site at www.BernsteinTestPrep.com or call 800-272-5353. How has the application fee structure changed for the LEE application? www.njcopsmagazine.com ■ JULY 2016 67 10:33 AM