Sexy Jobs in the City: How to Find Your Dream Job Using the Rules of Dating (Hardcover)

From Publishers Weekly
Attempting to ride the coattails of every glam gal’s favorite TV show, this book wants to be the Sex and the City of job-hunting guides. What the volume lacks in practical how-to information, it makes up for in entertainment and inspirational value—it’s sure to stoke the dreams of recent grads who fantasize about working a job that involves meeting famous folks and amassing a fashionista wardrobe. What constitutes a "sexy job" in Straker’s lexicon is anything media-related (television, film, broadcast journalism, women’s and fashion magazines, advertising and PR) as well as any desirable gig in the fashion and music industry. Chock-full of interviews and sexy success stories, this book does at least offer a realistic view of the jobs it profiles, with data on salaries, working hours and even what to wear to interviews (or auditions). It’s not always a pretty picture. In broadcast journalism, Straker lets readers know, the starting salary is "Peanuts! No joke, this could be one of the lowest-paying sexy jobs around, and there aren’t many initial perks, either." For a tempting inside scoop before the real work begins, this is a worthwhile starting point.
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Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guide (Cliffs Test Prep) (Paperback)

Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guide
I used this book to prepare for the sergeants exam. I did not have long to prepare (A couple of weeks), and it helped me to achieve a strong score on both the written and the oral tests. I would suggest you buy this book. It is one of the reasons I'm a sergeant today!

Review: police sergeant examination prep guide
I bought the book on Feb 3 and received it on Feb 24. Other than that everything was great. Book was great. Anet

Review: Well worth the money.
I found this book to be very useful while studying for the Police Sergeant examination. While I did not use the written test section, the section on supervisory theory was useful. However, the oral board section was what made this book an essential part of my study materials. Nowhere else did I find so much useful material on oral boards in one place. I credit this book with helping me attain the high score that I got.

Review: Absolutely Fantastic Reading and Understanding
I just want you to know that I've read the book over and over, and I think it's one of the best books I ever read on Police Supervision. Easy to understand and I really like the way you explain your answers on all the tests. I haven't taken my Sergeant examination yet, but I feel very confident that I will do well on the test.

Police Procedural: A Writer's Guide to the Police and How They Work (Howdunit) (Paperback)

Review:
I often refer to "Police Procedural" during writing involving police office/law enforcement characters. I think the writing is comprehensive and covers many elements you will need to write a convincing police character.
My only disappointment with this writing reference, is that there is not enough material discussing popular mistakes in fiction made by authors of police procedurals, (such as the police/witness romance), and there is not enough information about initial police training, codes of conduct, or disciplinary action taken towards police officers. (As happens in nearly every police film). What mistakes warrant suspension? What mistakes warrant getting canned? Who decides on what?

If there is a re-issue of this material, I'd really like to see: discussion of Internal Affairs, in depth discussion of police vehicles, police conduct, and writer's do's and 'don'ts. Overall Great basic reference, but needs more detail for a 5 star book.

Review: A useful reference, but not a fun read
This is a good, solid, thorough information source about police departments and how they operate: it covers everything from how recruits are trained to the typical layout of a police station. It also has useful outlines of how various types of cases (homicide, burglary, etc.) are approached by investigators. And, once someone has been arrested, there's a helpful summary of the sequence of events involved in taking the case to trial and what the investigator's responsibilities are at each stage. (I consulted a friend who's a retired Assistant D.A., and her description of this process was very close to the book's, which I felt was a good recommendation!)
Some cautions:

1. This is a "plain vanilla" description of police procedure. For specifics about a department's organization and facilities, whether it has specialists on staff (e.g., a fingerprint expert), and its training and promotion policies, you'll need to consult the actual police department.
2. Ditto for legal information. The definitions of crimes, the terminology used to describe them, the length of sentences, and other factors (e.g., "three strikes, you're out" laws) vary widely from state to state. Also, there may be differences in practice between what the criminal code says and the way it's normally applied, so talking to someone "in the know" is mandatory.

Finally, I found the book VERY hard to read. The author clearly knows his stuff, and occasionally he deviates into an anecdote ... but he honed his writing style on police reports, so by and large the book is heavy going. I'm surprised that an editor didn't go through and, at least, break up some of his full-page paragraphs and shorten his longer sentences -- a lot could have been done with formatting and subheadings to make the book easier to use. Also, I felt that the index was barely adequate (no cross-references, for one thing), and the table of contents is very high-level too, so it took me a long time to find the specific piece of information I needed. I think this is a terrific reference book that should be in the library of every mystery writer -- but it definitely has flaws.

Review: Another Great Howdunit!
Police Procedural is really a "who does what" kind of book. It allows a writer to use the correct person or group to work a particular crime scene.

Police Procedural explains the police services and uses a 'family tree' to display the order of command within the police department. Police Procedural also goes through the specific jobs such as bomb squad, homicide squad, etc. and it tells you what departments are responsible for certain crimes. It describes arrests and the procedures involved, interrogation, as well as the justice system.

This book is basically a step by step guide of how the police work, how they file, train, what equipment they use, and even how law enforcement officers are selected. Police Procedural shows great pictures of search warrants, general affidavit, etc. Really helpful if you are presenting a document to your character.

Overall this book is packed to the extreme with information...from who does it, what they do, and how they do it! The only down fault I found with this book is that I had trouble staying tuned in to read it in it's entirety, however it IS an excellent reference tool for the crime scene writer and should not be left out of your collection!

Review: Another good one
I have been using nearly all of the books in the Howdunit series. I am not primarily a crime writer but like being accurate on the little facts I do use when I include a crime or crime scene or police procedure in my books. I have found this book very helpful.

Review: Helped me get my novel off the ground
This book helped me get my novel, 'Soul's Desire' (written under the name Simona Taylor), going. As a non-American setting a novel in the US and creating a main character who was both American and a cop, I needed something that would explain to me clearly and precisely what the US system was like. This one did the job.

Review: Basic Info
This book covers the basics of police departments, investigations, crimes and arrests, and the judicial system. I would not use this as my sole source because every state has different laws, obviously. So does every branch of law enforcement. It was interesting learning the layout of a typical police station.

Prentice Hall's Test Prep Guide to accompany Police Field Operations (Prentice Hall Test Prep Series) (Paperback)

Book Description
Prentice Hall, the leading criminal justice publisher, and Jeff Bernstein, noted promotional exam consultant and trainer, have teamed up to bring you the first Test Prep Guide to accompany Prentice Hall's best-selling police supervision and administration titles. Written by a promotional exam consultant and trainer that has written promotional exams and helped thousands of police officers achieve high score on their exams./Proven tips and techniques confirmed to help you ace your exam./Designed to be used in conjunction with Prentice Hall's well renowned promotional exam books./Published by Prentice Hall - The only authorized test prep guide available. A valuable tool for police officers preparing for Police Sargeant, Lieutentant and Captain promotional exams.




Prentice Hall's Test Prep Guide to accompany Police Field Operations (Prentice Hall Test Prep Series) (Paperback)

Book Description
Prentice Hall, the leading criminal justice publisher, and Jeff Bernstein, noted promotional exam consultant and trainer, have teamed up to bring you the first Test Prep Guide to accompany Prentice Hall's best-selling police supervision and administration titles. Written by a promotional exam consultant and trainer that has written promotional exams and helped thousands of police officers achieve high score on their exams./Proven tips and techniques confirmed to help you ace your exam./Designed to be used in conjunction with Prentice Hall's well renowned promotional exam books./Published by Prentice Hall - The only authorized test prep guide available. A valuable tool for police officers preparing for Police Sargeant, Lieutentant and Captain promotional exams.

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