NYCHA Interior Patrol Procedures and Trespass
Enforcement – Questions & Answers
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What is the purpose of interior To conduct thorough inspections of housing
patrols? authority buildings for safety and security.
What are the two types of interior Directed patrols and random patrols.
patrols?
What should officers do before Advise central of their 75I and give the location.
entering a building during an interior
patrol?
What should be done if an officer Notify Housing Authority Emergency Service and
encounters a disabled elevator with NYPD ESU, and remain at the scene until it is made
passengers? safe.
What is required for documenting a Prepare a Trespass Crimes Fact Sheet and document
trespass arrest? the arrest in the Activity Log.
What constitutes a Level 1 encounter? A request for information where the person is free to
leave and not required to answer.
What is the standard for a Level 4 Probable cause, which is the standard for arrest.
encounter?
What should officers do if they Ask non-accusatory questions to determine if the
suspect someone is trespassing? person has a right to be in the building.
What happens if a subject refuses to They can be arrested for trespass.
leave after being warned by an
officer?
, What is a common law right to A Level 2 encounter where an officer may ask
inquiry? accusatory questions, but the person is free to walk
away.
What should be included in a field Reports on non-criminal conditions like disabled
report? elevators, noise complaints, and other breaches of
housing regulations.
What is the procedure for arresting Prepare a NYCHA Trespass Notice, have the
individuals for criminal sale on NYCHA defendant sign it, and deliver copies to the desk.
property?
What is the consequence for a They are only allowed access to their resident
NYCHA resident served a Trespass building and common areas.
Notice?
What should be done if a disabled Notify the Housing Authority Emergency Service
elevator is unoccupied? Department.
What are the levels of encounters in Level 1: Request for information, Level 2: Common
NYCHA policing? law right to inquiry, Level 3: Reasonable suspicion,
Level 4: Probable cause.
What is the difference between Trespass is a violation for being on NYCHA property;
trespass and criminal trespass in criminal trespass is a misdemeanor for being inside a
NYCHA? non-residential or residential building.
What should officers do after exiting a Notify Central and provide final activity reports.
building during an interior patrol?
What should officers do if they Ask if they live in the building, are visiting someone,
encounter a person during a Level 1 or have business there.
encounter?
What is the role of the VIPER unit To be notified by radio whenever applicable.
during interior patrols?
Enforcement – Questions & Answers
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Terms in this set (51)
What is the purpose of interior To conduct thorough inspections of housing
patrols? authority buildings for safety and security.
What are the two types of interior Directed patrols and random patrols.
patrols?
What should officers do before Advise central of their 75I and give the location.
entering a building during an interior
patrol?
What should be done if an officer Notify Housing Authority Emergency Service and
encounters a disabled elevator with NYPD ESU, and remain at the scene until it is made
passengers? safe.
What is required for documenting a Prepare a Trespass Crimes Fact Sheet and document
trespass arrest? the arrest in the Activity Log.
What constitutes a Level 1 encounter? A request for information where the person is free to
leave and not required to answer.
What is the standard for a Level 4 Probable cause, which is the standard for arrest.
encounter?
What should officers do if they Ask non-accusatory questions to determine if the
suspect someone is trespassing? person has a right to be in the building.
What happens if a subject refuses to They can be arrested for trespass.
leave after being warned by an
officer?
, What is a common law right to A Level 2 encounter where an officer may ask
inquiry? accusatory questions, but the person is free to walk
away.
What should be included in a field Reports on non-criminal conditions like disabled
report? elevators, noise complaints, and other breaches of
housing regulations.
What is the procedure for arresting Prepare a NYCHA Trespass Notice, have the
individuals for criminal sale on NYCHA defendant sign it, and deliver copies to the desk.
property?
What is the consequence for a They are only allowed access to their resident
NYCHA resident served a Trespass building and common areas.
Notice?
What should be done if a disabled Notify the Housing Authority Emergency Service
elevator is unoccupied? Department.
What are the levels of encounters in Level 1: Request for information, Level 2: Common
NYCHA policing? law right to inquiry, Level 3: Reasonable suspicion,
Level 4: Probable cause.
What is the difference between Trespass is a violation for being on NYCHA property;
trespass and criminal trespass in criminal trespass is a misdemeanor for being inside a
NYCHA? non-residential or residential building.
What should officers do after exiting a Notify Central and provide final activity reports.
building during an interior patrol?
What should officers do if they Ask if they live in the building, are visiting someone,
encounter a person during a Level 1 or have business there.
encounter?
What is the role of the VIPER unit To be notified by radio whenever applicable.
during interior patrols?
