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Sheriff’s Department (Entry-Level Deputy Cadet)

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Constables Office (Entry-Level Deputy I)

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Detention Service Supervisor

1.Sheriff’s Department 2025 General Orders & Code of Conduct (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department.	50%
2.How Successful People Lead: Taking Your Influence to the Next Level Obtain this source on your own. This book is available now. The book should be available through large, online book retailers such as Amazon (www.amazon.com) and Barnes and Noble (www.bn.com). Availability and prices change over time. Publisher: Center Street; Copyright 2013 Author(s): John C. Maxwell ISBN: 978-1599953625	20%
4.Dallas County Administrative Code Chapters 82 & 86 (See Study Guide) Obtain these sources from the internet using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
5.Sheriff's Department Civil Service Rules and Regulations (See Study Guide) Obtain these sources from the internet using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
6.General Orders
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Detention Service Manager

1.Sheriff's Department 2025 General Orders & Code of Conduct (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department.	35%
2.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. Special Edition Publisher: Simon & Schuster Author(s): Stephen R. Covey ISBN: 978-1451639612	20%
3.Correctional Administration and Change Management Publisher: CRC Press; I Edition Author(s): Martha Henderson Hurley and Dena Hanley. ISBN: 978-1439803929	15%
4.Dallas County Administrative Code Chapters 82 & 86 (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County website using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
5.Sheriff's Department Civil Service Rules and Regulations (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County website using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
6.General Orders
7.Study Guide

Detention Service Commander

1.Sheriff's Department 2025 General Orders & Code of Conduct (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department.	35%
2.Correctional Administration and Change Management Publisher: CRC Press: I Edition Author(s): Martha Henderson Hurley and Dena Hanley ISBN: 978-1439803929	20%
3.How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Publisher: Center Street; 1 edition (June 1, 2009) Author(s): John C. Maxwell ISBN: 978-1599951683	15%
4.Dallas County Administrative Code Chapters 82 & 86 (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County website using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
5.Sheriff's Department Civil Service Rules and Regulations (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County website using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
6.General Orders
7.Study Guide

Deputy III (Sergeant)

1.The Dallas County Sheriff's Department 2025 General Orders & Code of Conduct (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department.	40%
2.Managing and Leading Today's Police: Challenges, Best Practices, Case Studies, 4th Edition. Obtain this source on your own. This book is available now. The book should be available through large, online book retailers such as Amazon (www.amazon.com) and Barnes and Noble (www.bn.com). Availability and prices change over time. Publisher: Pearson; 4th edition (January 1, 2018) Author(s): Kenneth Peak, Larry K Gaines, Ronald W Glensor ISBN: 978-0134701271	20%
3.The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You, 10th Anniversary Edition. Obtain this source on your own. This book is available now. The book should be available through large, online book retailers such as Amazon (www.amazon.com) and Barnes and Noble (www.bn.com). Availability and prices change over time. Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership; Revised & Updated edition (September 16, 2007) Thomas Nelson Author(s): John C. Maxwell ISBN: 978-0-785-28837-4	15%
4.Dallas County Administrative Code Chapters 82 & 86 (See Study Guide) Obtain these sources from the internet using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
5.Sheriff's Department Civil Service Rules and Regulations (See Study Guide) Obtain these sources from the internet using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	10%
6.General Orders
7.Study Guide

Deputy IV (Lieutenant)

1.The Dallas County Sheriff's Department 2025 General Orders & Code of Conduct (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department intranet.	35%
2.Leadership, Ethics and Policing: Challenges for the 21st Century, 2nd Edition. Publisher: Pearson Author(s) P.J. Ortmeier and Edwin Meese III. ISBN: 9780135154281	20%
3.The One Minute Manager. Publisher: William Morrow & Co, Inc. 1982 Author(s): Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson ISBN: B002BFP0SO	15%
4.Dallas County Administrative Code Chapters 82 & 86 (See Study Guide) Obtain these sources from the internet using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
5.Sheriff's Department Civil Service Rules and Regulations (See Study Guide) Obtain these sources from the internet using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
6.General Orders
7.Study Guide

Deputy V (Captain)

1.The Dallas County Sheriff's Department 2025 General Orders & Code of Conduct (See Study Guide) Obtain this source from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department intranet.	35%
2.Police Administration, 9th Edition. Publisher: Routledge Author(s): Gary W. Cordner ISBN: 978-1138903234	20%
3.How Successful People Lead: Taking Your Influence to the Next Level. Publisher: Center Street: Copyright 2013 Author(s): John C. Maxwell ISBN: 978-1599953625	15%
4.Dallas County Administrative Code Chapters 82 & 86 (See Study Guide) Obtain these sources from the internet using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
5.Sheriff's Department Civil Service Rules and Regulations (See Study Guide) Obtain these sources from the internet using the following URL: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/HR/HRpolicieslinks.php	15%
6.General Orders
7.Study Guide

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Sheriff’s Department (Entry-Level Deputy Cadet)

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