NYPD ACADEMY LAW CHAPTER 1 EXAM PRACTICE LATEST
2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS
(2026/2027) GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
Criminal Justice System - Answers -Police - Enforce the Law, Prosecutor - Investigate, prepare
and present evidence, Court - Adjudicate cases, Correction - Responsible for custody,
supervision, treatment and punishment of convicted offenders
District Attorney - Answers -Chief Prosecutor for local government. There are 6 DA in the city of
NYC. One in each borough and 1 for Special Narcotics. DA has 4 years term.
Criminal Sentences Purposes - Answers -Retribution, Deterrence, Incapacitation, Rehabilitation
Retribution - Answers -designed to punish wrongdoers for what they have done
Deterrence - Answers -designed to prevent crime by convincing people that the costs of
committing wrongful acts are greater than the benefits that might be gained from the acts. By
punishing people who have already committed crimes, the courts hope to deter them from
committing them again. The punishment also sends a message to the general population that
crimes are not worthwhile
Incapacitation - Answers -involves protecting the community by rendering offenders incapable
of repeating their criminal acts. Usually, this consists of putting individuals into places where
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, they can no longer hurt innocent people. Incapacitation is usually achieved by confining
prisoners in secure facilities away from the public at-large. Capital punishment is also a form of
incapacitation
Rehabilitation - Answers -served by attempts to provide offenders with the treatment or
training that might help them to become law-abiding citizens when they have completed their
sentences. Programs providing prison inmates education and job skills are examples.
Trial Court - Answers -adjudicate cases
Appellate Court - Answers -review the decisions of trial courts
Court System Hierarchy - Answers -US Supreme Court > NY State Court of Appeals > NY State
Appellate Division > NY State Court System (NYC Criminal Court/ NY State Supreme Court/ NYC
Family Court)
New York State Court System - Answers -NYC Criminal Court, NY State Supreme Court, NYC
Family Court
New York City Criminal Court - Answers -empowered to handle only misdemeanor cases and
cases at the felony complaint stage that have not been indicted. Initial arraignments for
summary arrests for violations, misdemeanors, and felonies Youth Part Arraignment (after
business hours)
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2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS
(2026/2027) GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
Criminal Justice System - Answers -Police - Enforce the Law, Prosecutor - Investigate, prepare
and present evidence, Court - Adjudicate cases, Correction - Responsible for custody,
supervision, treatment and punishment of convicted offenders
District Attorney - Answers -Chief Prosecutor for local government. There are 6 DA in the city of
NYC. One in each borough and 1 for Special Narcotics. DA has 4 years term.
Criminal Sentences Purposes - Answers -Retribution, Deterrence, Incapacitation, Rehabilitation
Retribution - Answers -designed to punish wrongdoers for what they have done
Deterrence - Answers -designed to prevent crime by convincing people that the costs of
committing wrongful acts are greater than the benefits that might be gained from the acts. By
punishing people who have already committed crimes, the courts hope to deter them from
committing them again. The punishment also sends a message to the general population that
crimes are not worthwhile
Incapacitation - Answers -involves protecting the community by rendering offenders incapable
of repeating their criminal acts. Usually, this consists of putting individuals into places where
1|Page
, they can no longer hurt innocent people. Incapacitation is usually achieved by confining
prisoners in secure facilities away from the public at-large. Capital punishment is also a form of
incapacitation
Rehabilitation - Answers -served by attempts to provide offenders with the treatment or
training that might help them to become law-abiding citizens when they have completed their
sentences. Programs providing prison inmates education and job skills are examples.
Trial Court - Answers -adjudicate cases
Appellate Court - Answers -review the decisions of trial courts
Court System Hierarchy - Answers -US Supreme Court > NY State Court of Appeals > NY State
Appellate Division > NY State Court System (NYC Criminal Court/ NY State Supreme Court/ NYC
Family Court)
New York State Court System - Answers -NYC Criminal Court, NY State Supreme Court, NYC
Family Court
New York City Criminal Court - Answers -empowered to handle only misdemeanor cases and
cases at the felony complaint stage that have not been indicted. Initial arraignments for
summary arrests for violations, misdemeanors, and felonies Youth Part Arraignment (after
business hours)
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