Behavioral Attributes
48%of exam
Memorization
10%of exam
Written + Reasoning
42%of exam
Quick Facts
- Exam
- CJBAT/BAT
- Owner
- FDLE
- Vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Questions
- 97 total
- Time
- 1.5 hours
- Fee
- $39
- Result
- Pass/fail only
- Validity
- 4 years
Behavior Code
Report, document, de-escalate, follow lawful orders.
ReportDocumentDe-escalateFollow
Behavior Picker
- Gift or favor→Decline(Avoid conflict)
- Observed misconduct→Report(Use chain)
- Made report error→Correct(Be truthful)
- Citizen yelling→De-escalate(Stay calm)
- Language gap→Interpreter(Accuracy first)
- Order disagreed→Follow(Tactful input)
- Evidence conflict→Document(No guessing)
- Fatigue impairment→Notify(Safety first)
Behavioral Attributes
- Integrity
- Truth over convenience
- Ethics
- Avoid gifts/favors
- Professionalism
- Calm public conduct
- Judgment
- Prioritize safety
- Dependability
- Complete assigned duties
- Teamwork
- Support lawful orders
- Adaptability
- Learn changed procedures
- Self-control
- No retaliation
Behavioral Responses
- Gift offered
- Decline politely
- Report error
- Correct immediately
- Angry citizen
- Listen calmly
- Language barrier
- Use interpreter
- Fatigue risk
- Seek safe option
- Discrepancy found
- Document both facts
- New policy
- Learn and follow
- Coworker conflict
- Address professionally
Picture Scan
Person, place, vehicle, number, direction, time.
PersonPlaceVehicleNumberDirectionTime
Memory vs Reasoning
Memory
- Recall picture details
- No passage remains
Reasoning
- Use supplied facts
- Infer from evidence
Recall or analyze
Memory Picker
- Person image→Face-clothes-marks
- Vehicle image→Color-make-plate
- Map image→North-corners-landmarks
- Route image→Turns-distance-side
- Event list→Time-action-order
- Number string→Chunk and repeat
- Similar objects→Contrast features
- Business card→Name-address-contact
Memory Targets
- People
- Face, clothing, marks
- Vehicles
- Color, make, plate
- Places
- Corners and landmarks
- Routes
- Turns and distances
- Timelines
- Times and order
- Numbers
- Badge, phone, tag
- Weapons
- Type and serial
- Businesses
- Name, address, contact
Memory Methods
- Chunking
- Group small details
- Scanning
- Top-to-bottom sweep
- Anchoring
- Tie detail to landmark
- Visualization
- Build mental scene
- Rehearsal
- Repeat key details
- Contrast
- Separate similar items
- Timeline
- Order events mentally
- Direction grid
- Fix north first
Reasoning Split
Deduce rules; induce patterns; never import facts.
RulesPatternsProvided facts
BAT vs CJBAT
BAT
- FDLE requirement
- Broad official name
CJBAT
- Same test
- Common search name
Treat names as equivalent
Reasoning Picker
- Rule provided→Deduction(Apply exactly)
- Pattern shown→Induction(Best trend)
- Passage asks stated→Comprehension(Quote facts)
- Sentence awkward→Expression(Clear grammar)
- If-then chain→Conditional(Trace result)
- Multiple incidents→Pattern(Shared elements)
- Answer too extreme→Eliminate(Unsupported)
- Outside knowledge tempts→Ignore(Provided facts)
Official Logistics
- BAT
- Same as CJBAT
- CJBATCO
- Corrections version
- CJBATLEO
- Law enforcement version
- FDLE
- Official requirement owner
- Pearson VUE
- Registration and delivery
- IOS
- Developed CJBAT
- Florida sites
- In-state testing only
- Two IDs
- Signature identification
Grammar Check
Subject, verb, pronoun, punctuation, parallel form.
SubjectVerbPronounPunctuationParallel
LEO vs CO
CJBATLEO
- Law enforcement track
- Police scenarios
CJBATCO
- Corrections track
- Facility scenarios
Register for your discipline
Section Map
- Section I
- Behavioral attributes
- Section II
- Picture memorization
- Section III
- Writing and reasoning
- Total
- 97 questions
- Total time
- 1.5 hours
- Field items
- Unidentified unscored items
- No books
- References prohibited
Unofficial vs Official
Unofficial
- Pearson same day
- Candidate feedback
Official
- FDLE ATMS
- Agency-accessible record
ATMS controls results
Scoring + Records
- Passing
- 70+ overall
- Sections II+III
- 30/50 minimum
- Candidate result
- Pass/fail only
- Same-day
- Unofficial Pearson result
- Official record
- FDLE ATMS
- Phone results
- Not provided
- Employer copy
- Not sent
- Failing report
- Diagnostics included
Deduction vs Induction
Deduction
- Rule first
- Certain application
Induction
- Pattern first
- Best explanation
Rule or pattern?
Eligibility + Retakes
- Purpose
- Recruit training eligibility
- Hiring rank
- Not allowed
- Law exemption
- Veteran or degree
- Corrections
- Exemption not applied
- EOT
- Prior officer route
- Retake wait
- 24 hours
- Retake cap
- Three per discipline
- Retake fee
- $39 each
Comprehension vs Expression
Comprehension
- Understand passage
- Find stated facts
Expression
- Fix wording
- Choose clear sentence
Read meaning or edit
Written Comprehension
- Main idea
- Central point
- Detail
- Explicit passage fact
- Inference
- Supported conclusion
- Sequence
- Event order
- Exception
- Not stated
- Tone
- Writer attitude
- Definition
- Meaning from context
- Best answer
- Most supported choice
Written Expression
- Subject-verb
- Number must match
- Pronouns
- Clear antecedent
- Apostrophe
- Possession or contraction
- Homophones
- Sound-alike words
- Parallelism
- Matched grammar form
- Active voice
- Actor performs action
- Concise wording
- Cut needless words
- Report clarity
- Plain factual sentence
Reasoning Skills
- Deduction
- Apply stated rule
- Induction
- Find best pattern
- Conditional
- If-then logic
- Syllogism
- Category conclusion
- Cause
- Likely explanation
- Correlation
- Linked trend
- Contradiction
- Facts cannot coexist
- Assumption
- Unstated support
Common Traps
Passing Score
70+ overall ≠ 30/50 Sections II+III
Result Record
Same-day unofficial ≠ ATMS official
Law Exemption
LE academy only ≠ Not corrections
Scenario Knowledge
Use provided facts ≠ Do not import policy
Retake Limit
Three per discipline ≠ Not unlimited yearly
Behavioral Choices
Professional response ≠ Not emotional retaliation
Memory Details
Recall exact feature ≠ Not general impression
Last Minute
- 1.BAT and CJBAT are same
- 2.Pick CJBATLEO or CJBATCO
- 3.97 questions in 1.5 hours
- 4.Section I has 47 items
- 5.Section II has 10 items
- 6.Section III has 40 items
- 7.Need 70+ overall pass
- 8.Need 30/50 on II+III
- 9.ATMS is official record
- 10.Use only provided facts
- 11.Retakes: three per discipline
- 12.Bring two matching IDs
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