COMPARATIVE POLICE SYSTEM

• LOPEZ, JESSABEL A.
• NUGUID, BRYAN CARLO
• GOMEZ, JENNY S.
NEW YORK POLICE
DEPARTMENT

MOTTO : FIDELIS AD MORTEM

(FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH)
 HEADQUARTERS :
POLICE PLAZA LOCATED ON PARK ROW IN
LOWER MANHATTAN ACROSS THE STREET FROM
CITY HALL
NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT RANK

• Higher Rank
Chief of Department

• Lowest Rank
Chief of Department
 STEPS TO BECOMING A NEW YORK
POLICE DEPARTMENT
• Meet the minimum qualifications for prospective officers
• Take the New York City civil service exam.
• Complete an online application.
• Pass the medical exam.
• Complete the personal character assessment.
• Complete oral and written psychological assessments.
• Pass the physical abilities test.
• Appear for a pre-hire interview.
• Complete police academy training.
• Begin working as an officer with the NYPD.
 EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT
• To be eligible to sit for the written civil service exam, applicants must be
between the ages of 17.5 and 35. To be hired as an officer with the NYPD,
candidates must be US citizens and at least 21 years of age, hold a high
school diploma plus at least 60 college credits with a minimum 2.0 GPA,
have a valid New York driver’s license, and reside within the five boroughs
of New York City or surrounding counties. The college experience
requirement may be waived with two years of full-time service with the US
Armed Forces.

• Once hired as a police recruit, prospective officers attend the New York
City Police Academy. The rigorous training program lasts six months.
Courses cover such topics as law, behavioral science, physical training
and tactics, police science, firearms training, and First Aid/ CPR. Classes
in terrorism, identity theft, and other advanced law enforcement skills are
also part of the curriculum. Recruits must pass 4 separate exams with a
score of 75% or higher to graduate from the academy and be sworn in as
NYPD officers
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DEPARTMENT UNIFORM :
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Thank You 
and
God Bless