Master Your CJBAT Test - Complete Preparation Guide [2025]
The CJBAT test is a challenging step in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) recruitment process, and preparing for it thoroughly is your key to becoming a police officer in Florida.
The CJBAT test measures a number of cognitive skills and personality attributes, and the complexity and large number of questions in the test combine to create a significant challenge. With JobTestPreps's specialized CJBAT preparation pack, you will have everything that you need to ace the test, including:
- CJBAT test simulations that will give you the closest prep experience available to taking the actual test, and get you used to solving the tough CJBAT questions under the same conditions as the real thing.
- Hundreds of CJBAT practice test questions covering every aspect of the test, allowing you to sharpen your skills for every type of question and focus your prep on areas you see need extra work.
- Personality test practice complete with full police profile guide, that will help you understand what FDLE is looking for in their future police officers and how your answers on the behavioral parts of the CJBAT influence your chances of passing.
- Study guides, full score reports, in-depth answers and solving tips that will help you learn from your mistakes and take your abilities to the next level.
On this page we will review all the information you need to know before taking the test, answer CJBAT practice test questions, and show you how you can get the score you need.
CJBAT Test Practice
- 2 Full-length simulation tests
- Over 800 extra CJBAT practice test questions
- Personality assessment prep with breakdown of ideal police profile
- Original study guides
- Explanations and solving tips for all questions
What is the CJBAT Test?
The CJBAT is an assessment of cognitive abilities and personality traits used to select future Florida police officers. The CJBAT consists of 97 questions in three sections, and takes 1.5 hours to complete. To pass, you will need to answer 70% of the questions correctly.
In the CJBAT you will be required to answer questions from six cognitive ability fields, as well as questions regarding behavioral and personal attributes. Click on the links below to read more about each section, or keep scrolling to answer CJBAT practice questions:
CJBAT Practice Test Questions
CJBAT Practice Test Question - Deductive Reasoning
Read the rule and the situation carefully and answer the question.
RULE
During admissions to the psychiatric hospital, the officer must ensure new patients are restrained if they should become abusive to personnel.
The officer is required to monitor visitors’ behavior and ensure proper conduct. Specifically, the officer must ensure that visitors neither physically harm nor threaten to physically harm personnel or patients nor assist a patient in escaping from the facility. Any visitor exhibiting such conduct, or any unauthorized visitors, must be escorted out of the facility by the officer.
Assume the role of a Security Officer in the Mental Health institution in the following situation.
SITUATION
At reception, a wife is admitting her husband to the hospital. The husband appears to gradually become aggravated, shouting and cursing at the receptionist. The wife is trying to calm him down.
What should you do?
CJBAT Practice Test Question - Inductive Reasoning
Officer Rose received a series of reports from witnesses who saw a woman selling drugs on the corner of Main and Crawford. The description of each suspect is as follows:
Report 1: female, White, late thirties, brown hair, 5’5”, 160 pounds, pink sweatpants, red shirt, gold earrings, jean jacket.
Report 2: female, White, 35, black hair, 5’4”, 150 pounds, sweatpants, blue shirt, jean jacket, sandals.
Report 3: female, White, mid - thirties, blonde hair, 5’6”, 155 pounds, blue jeans, red jacket, gold earrings, scarf.
On December 11, a fourth report is received regarding a woman selling drugs on Main Street. The description of the suspect is as follows:
Report 4: female, White, brown hair, 5’5”, 35 years old, 150 pounds, red sweatpants, blue jacket, running shoes.
Based on the description given above of the suspects in the first three reports, the suspect in report 4 should also be considered a suspect in report(s):
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How Do I Pass the CJBAT Test?
With close to 100 challenging questions, the Florida CJBAT is one of the more difficult police tests around. This doesn't mean it should be what stops you from a rewarding career in law enforcement - accurate preparation and taking the time to work hard are your keys to acing this test.
With JobTestPrep's specialized CJBAT preparation pack, you will gain access to hundreds of accurate CJBAT practice test questions, full simulations, study guides and more - giving you everything you need to get the high score you need.
CJBAT Test Minimum Competencies
The requirements for becoming a police officer can vary greatly between police department around the country, and in Florida CJBAT is what encapsulates these requirements and measures them. FDLE identified six basic abilities, referred to as "minimum competencies", as prerequisites to enrollment into police training programs in Florida.
These include a mix of behavioral attributes and cognitive abilities that we will review in depth in the following section.
CJBAT Test Structure
CJBAT Section 1: Behavioral attributes
The behavioral section of the test is in essence a brief personality test that will evaluate personality traits and work attitudes such as your honesty, integrity, and teamwork which are vital parts of being a police officer.
This section includes 47 questions and is 20 minutes long. The questions are behavioral in nature and are meant to ensure that you both have the temperament and personal characteristics to be an officer of the law.
Visit our police psych test page to learn more!
CJBAT Section 2: Memorization
In this section you will be tasked with examining a picture for a short amount of time and the successfully recalling minute details after the image is removed. The section contains 10 pictures with 1.5 minutes per question on each picture. Each image and its set of questions is individually timed.
CJBAT Section 3: Witten comprehension, written expression, deductive reasoning, and inductive reasoning
This section includes 40 questions and is 1 hour long. These CJBAT questions are cognitive and will include:
- Written Comprehension – assesses your ability to read and understand written information. You will apply this skill on the job when reading legal bulletins, Florida Statutes, ordinances, policies, and procedures.
- Written Expression – This section assesses your ability to effectively get your point across in writing. You will apply this skill when you need to write incident reports, discipline reports, memos, affidavits, or narratives.
- Deductive Reasoning – This section assesses your ability to apply general rules to specific problems and to come up with logical answers. You may use this skill when implementing Florida Statutes or the Florida Manual on Jail standards in real life situations.
- Inductive Reasoning – This section assesses your ability to combine separate pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions. This will occur on the job when you are performing any type of investigation to conclude that laws have been violated, such as examining a crime scene.
*Note: To pass you must not only meet the general 70% threshold but also get 30/50 questions correct from sections 2 and 3 combined.
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CJBAT Technical Requirements
The CJBAT is administered by Pearson Vue, and all issues related to registration must be done through them. Contact info is available on the Pearson Vue site. There are a number of important requirements you must keep in mind before taking the CJBAT:
- The CJBAT can be taken three times per calendar year. If you fail to pass the test three times in 2025 for instance, you will need to wait for the following calendar year to retake it.
- Mobile phones and other electronic devices are forbidden.
- You must bring two forms of government issued id (with signatures) to the test site, one of which must be a photo ID.
CJBAT Test Scores
To pass the CJBAT exam, you will need to achieve a CJBAT passing score of at least 70%, with at least 30/50 questions correct in sections two and three (memorization and cognitive abilities). Anything below these requirements will be automatically classified as a failing score.
Unofficial CJBAT test scores will be provided to you by Pearson Vue on the day of the test, with official results being updated in the ATMS system later on. You will receive a full score report after taking the test, with statistics on which areas you did better or worse in.
Tip: thorough practice with accurate prep materials is the only proven method to improve your chances of getting a SJBAT passing score.
CJBAT FAQs:
Considering that you have achieved a passing score of 70% your test results will remain valid for four years.
It is also noteworthy that you have three chances to pass per year, but if you fail on these three attempts, you must wait a full year before trying again.
You will be tested on essentially four types of questions including: Deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, information ordering, and problem sensitivity.
The courses are a total of 420 hours for the basic academy.
Courses include:
- Introduction into Corrections
- Communications
- Officer Safety
- Facility and Equipment
- Intake/Reception and Release
- Supervising in a Correctional Facility
- Supervising Special Populations
- Responding to Incidents and Emergency
- First Aid/CPR
- Criminal Justice Firearms
- Defensive Tactics
- Criminal Justice Officer Physical Fitness
There are a number of factors that can exclude you from the process, especially failing the background check.
These can include, serious traffic violations, misdemeanors, failure to comply with legal obligations, and more.
