Police Science, Intro to NYPD, 1st Trimester Exam | Questions & 100% Correct Answers (Verified) | Latest Update | GradeA+

NYPD Correct Answer: -Roots in old Dutch and English watchman systems. -Formally established 175 years ago. -Modeled after London Metropolitan Police Draft Riots (1863) Correct Answer: -Anyone who paid $300 was excused from draft. -100-1000 Deaths -Mostly young Irish Immigrants who rioted. Alexander "Clubber" Williams Correct Answer: -Notorious Captain of Times Square. -Extorted, stole, and beat anyone who resisted his authority. -Allowed gambling, prostitution, and illegal drinking. History of the NYPD Correct Answer: -1894: Lexow Committee 2 -1912: Curran Commission -1914: First black officer hired -1917: First radio cars -1919: Volstead Act passed(leads to widespread corruption) -1933: Prohibition ended Prohibition, The Depression, Seabury Investigation. -1940: Class of the Stars: Over 200 recruits hired from civil service list in which many were accomplished. Professionalism of NYPD begins. -1959: Gross/Helfand Investigation -1964: Captain Lloyd Sealy appointed as first black Commander of Harlem's 28th pct. -1972: Knapp Commission: formed in response to NYT article detailing corruption in plainclothes division. -1975: City goes broke and lays off 3,000 police officers. -1944: Mollen Commission COMPSTAT system created by William Bratton -1995: Transit and housing police merged into the NYPD. Commanding Officer (C.O.) Correct Answer: -Usually a Captain (May be a deputy inspector or an inspector) -Precincts day to day function