This practical and accessible book focuses on the verbal and numerical reasoning exercises, which form a key part of the Police Recruit Assessment Process. The book clearly explains the purpose of the reasoning tests, why these skills are important for a career in the police and examines the format and structure of the tests. It provides an explanation of the basic numeric rules and operations required for the numerical reasoning tests, with questions to check understanding, and a number of full mock tests, with answers, for both verbal and numerical reasoning.

Richard Malthouse is currently employed within a large law enforcement agency, providing training design and performance needs analysis. He has been teaching, coaching, and assessing police officers for over 11 years and is a Director of The Interview Success Company Ltd which coaches individuals through the National Police Recruit Assessment Process.

Introduction
Part 1: The verbal logical reasoning test
Introduction to the verbal logical reasoning test
Verbal logical reasoning practice tests
Part 2: The numerical reasoning test
Introduction to the numerical reasoning test
Understanding basic numeric rules and operations
Numerical reasoning practice tests
Epilogue
Answers to verbal logical reasoning practice tests
Answers to numerical tasks
Answers to numerical reasoning practice tests