Introduction to the NYPD Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

What kind of organization is the NYPD Correct Answer But the first thing you need to know about the NYPD is that this is not a democracy. This is a paramilitary institution that is organized by rank and status. NYPD mission statement Correct Answer To enhance the quality of life in our city by working in partnership with the community and in accordance with constitutional right to enforce laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear, and provide for a safe environment. Roots and Origin/Est. Date of NYPD Correct Answer The Department has its roots in Old Dutch and English watchman systems, and was formally established as the NYPD in May of 1845. Draft Riots Exemption Amount $ Correct Answer Anybody who could pay the government $300 was deemed to have made his contribution to the war efforts, and was exempt from the draft. Draft Riots Death Toll Correct Answer This race riot resulted in deaths estimated as high as 3,000 Draft Riots Motto Correct Answer From this event the grateful people of the City of New York gave us our motto: Fidelis Ad Mortem...Faithful unto Death. Nineteenth Century - Alexander "Clubber" Williams Correct Answer the captain of the Times Square precinct, the "tenderloin," where graft was the greatest. At work, he extorted, stole, and used the club that gave him his nickname to beat anybody who resisted his authority. Lexow Committee Twentieth Century Reform Correct Answer Held public hearings and showed the extent to which the Department had been corrupted by its connections to crooked politicians and racketeers. Its star witness, Max Schmittberger, testified that he had paid $300 to become an officer and $12,000 to become a captain. The usual price, Schmittberger testified, was $10,000, but he had to go higher because another officer was bidding against him. Curran Committee Twentieth Century Reform Correct Answer Curran Commission exposed ties between police and racketeers, resulting in criminal indictments against eight Inspectors. In 1914, the Department hired Samuel Battle, its first black officer and, in 1917, introduced its first radio patrol cars.