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NYPD 1ST TRIMESTER EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S 100-
SOLVED (NEWEST).
Question : What kind of organization is the Nypd?
CORRECT ANSWER: Paramilitary organization
Question : What are the roots of the Nypd and what year
did it start?
CORRECT ANSWER: Old Dutch and English
watchman system 1845
Question : What were the draft riots?
CORRECT ANSWER: Riots occurred 1863 during the
Civil War which excused the wealthy who can pay the government
Question : How much money was paid to the government
to avoid getting drafted during the Draft Riots and how many people died?
CORRECT ANSWER: $300 dollars and 3000 people
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Question : What did the Lexow Committee uncover and
what were the end results after the investigation?
CORRECT ANSWER: People paid $300 to become a
Police officer, $12000 to be a captain. Price originally was $10000Creation of Civil Service System, Police Academy was establish, Officers began receiving real training. Fingerprint files and crime lab created.
Question : What was the Curran Commission ?
CORRECT ANSWER: Occurred 1912, exposed ties
between police and racketeers. Eight inspectors were indicted.
Question : What did the Knapp Commission uncover?
CORRECT ANSWER: Plainclothes Division were
involved with widespread corruption. Was brought to attention by New York Times Article
Question : Who was Samuel battle?
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CORRECT ANSWER: First Black Officer hired in 1914
Question : What did the Kansas City Preventative Patrol
Experiment uncover?
CORRECT ANSWER: The public did not notice the
charge in number of patrols. Altering the number of patrols had no significant effect on crimes that were thought to be deterred by professional presence. No significant crime increase with crime against other persons
Question : What did the Kansas City Response Times
Analysis uncover ?
CORRECT ANSWER: The single most important factor
that made the strongest determinant of arrests or witness availability is the time took for crime to be reported. In other words the faster the Police arrived the more reliable the evidence/witnesses was
Question : What was the San Diego Field Interrogation
Study?
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CORRECT ANSWER: Stopping field interrogation,
field contact, stop and frisk increased suppressible crimes
Question : What was the New Haven directed patrol
study?
CORRECT ANSWER: Increase of patrols in a specific
location did not win public favors or decrease crime. It merely displaced it into other areas.
Question : What was the Wilmington, Delaware Split
Force Patrol Study?
CORRECT ANSWER: Two Patrol officers handled
their own assignments but available to back each other up. Increase manpower/productivity
Question : What were the Rand Report findings?
CORRECT ANSWER: Most investigators spent time
going over evidence and finding victims/ witnesses to interview recognized that alter patrol units increase apprehension rates
