NYPD LATEST 2026 EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What should be the determining factors of whether or not a vehicle pursuit should be
initiated? - ✔✔Risk to the public (traffic, road, and weather conditions) severity of the
crime
✔✔What was the Nypd modeled after? - ✔✔London Metropolitan Police
✔✔What is the purpose of the uniform force? - ✔✔Prevent Crime
✔✔What is Compstat? - ✔✔Computer system used to analyze crime statistics. Used to
help Commanders plan and evaluate their policing protocols
✔✔The police commissioner - ✔✔5 star rank. Civilian mos. appointed by mayor.
Appoints civilian assistants and deputy commissioner
✔✔First deputy commissioner - ✔✔4 star rank. Second highest civilian MOS
✔✔Deputy commissioner - ✔✔3 star rank. Oversees functions of entire bureaus
✔✔Chief of the department - ✔✔4 star rank. Highest ranking umos. Appointed by police
commissioner
✔✔Bureau chief - ✔✔3 star umos rank
✔✔Assistant chief - ✔✔2 star umos rank. Serves are Commander for Patrol borough
✔✔How many Patrol boroughs are there ? - ✔✔8, Manhattan North and South,
Brooklyn north and south, queens north and south, Bronx, Staten Island
✔✔Deputy Chief - ✔✔1 star umos rank
✔✔Inspector - ✔✔Eagle rank
✔✔Deputy inspector - ✔✔Oak leaf
✔✔Captain - ✔✔2 bars, highest rank available for civil service memebers
✔✔Lieutenant - ✔✔1 bar, usually serves as Desk Officers, Platoon Commanders,
Special Operations LT, operations coordinators, Ico and detective unit commanders
✔✔Sergeant - ✔✔3 stripe chevron, first level of supervisor
, ✔✔Detective - ✔✔A title, have 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades
✔✔If you witness a crime what should you do? - ✔✔Call 911, identify yourself as a
probationary officer to the PA on/off duty. Give location, give details of incident including
description. Give description of yourself and clothing if you are reporting crime. Remain
at scene consistent with personal safety. If you leave the scene notify desk officer at pct
of occurrence. If event occurs outside of NYC contact opera rooms unti
✔✔What is the departments policy on smoke in the workplace? - ✔✔Smoking is not
authorized in any facilities or city owned vehicles
✔✔What is the Patrol Guide? - ✔✔Major book of rules, regulations and policies
✔✔What should you always read in the PG? - ✔✔Purpose, definition and procedure.
Also all information that plies to uniform members of service. Notes and additional data
sections should be read as well
✔✔What are interim orders? - ✔✔Announcement and implementation of new
department procedures. May be used to temp amend or suspend PG procedures. Can
be revoked by a permanent amendment to PG, another interim order or finest message
✔✔What are operations order? - ✔✔Order for single events or conditions, provides
clarification or directions, expires 1 year after publication or conclusion of event
✔✔What are Legal Bureau Bulletins? - ✔✔Newly enacted or amended laws and
regulations. Sequentially numbers by volume and number
✔✔What is the zfinest system? - ✔✔Computer system that can make inquiries to data
bank
✔✔What are Finest message? - ✔✔Same as interim orders but when promptness is
necessary
✔✔What are Revision Orders? - ✔✔Permanent orders
✔✔What are personnel orders? - ✔✔Personnel matters such as promotions,
assignments, disciplinary action etc
✔✔What are department bulletins ? - ✔✔General information such as educational
course available, scholarships, fraternal events
✔✔How are Interim, Operations,Personnel, Department Bulletins, chief of
department/bureau chief memos numbered? - ✔✔Consecutive commencing with
number 1 on January 1st of each year.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What should be the determining factors of whether or not a vehicle pursuit should be
initiated? - ✔✔Risk to the public (traffic, road, and weather conditions) severity of the
crime
✔✔What was the Nypd modeled after? - ✔✔London Metropolitan Police
✔✔What is the purpose of the uniform force? - ✔✔Prevent Crime
✔✔What is Compstat? - ✔✔Computer system used to analyze crime statistics. Used to
help Commanders plan and evaluate their policing protocols
✔✔The police commissioner - ✔✔5 star rank. Civilian mos. appointed by mayor.
Appoints civilian assistants and deputy commissioner
✔✔First deputy commissioner - ✔✔4 star rank. Second highest civilian MOS
✔✔Deputy commissioner - ✔✔3 star rank. Oversees functions of entire bureaus
✔✔Chief of the department - ✔✔4 star rank. Highest ranking umos. Appointed by police
commissioner
✔✔Bureau chief - ✔✔3 star umos rank
✔✔Assistant chief - ✔✔2 star umos rank. Serves are Commander for Patrol borough
✔✔How many Patrol boroughs are there ? - ✔✔8, Manhattan North and South,
Brooklyn north and south, queens north and south, Bronx, Staten Island
✔✔Deputy Chief - ✔✔1 star umos rank
✔✔Inspector - ✔✔Eagle rank
✔✔Deputy inspector - ✔✔Oak leaf
✔✔Captain - ✔✔2 bars, highest rank available for civil service memebers
✔✔Lieutenant - ✔✔1 bar, usually serves as Desk Officers, Platoon Commanders,
Special Operations LT, operations coordinators, Ico and detective unit commanders
✔✔Sergeant - ✔✔3 stripe chevron, first level of supervisor
, ✔✔Detective - ✔✔A title, have 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades
✔✔If you witness a crime what should you do? - ✔✔Call 911, identify yourself as a
probationary officer to the PA on/off duty. Give location, give details of incident including
description. Give description of yourself and clothing if you are reporting crime. Remain
at scene consistent with personal safety. If you leave the scene notify desk officer at pct
of occurrence. If event occurs outside of NYC contact opera rooms unti
✔✔What is the departments policy on smoke in the workplace? - ✔✔Smoking is not
authorized in any facilities or city owned vehicles
✔✔What is the Patrol Guide? - ✔✔Major book of rules, regulations and policies
✔✔What should you always read in the PG? - ✔✔Purpose, definition and procedure.
Also all information that plies to uniform members of service. Notes and additional data
sections should be read as well
✔✔What are interim orders? - ✔✔Announcement and implementation of new
department procedures. May be used to temp amend or suspend PG procedures. Can
be revoked by a permanent amendment to PG, another interim order or finest message
✔✔What are operations order? - ✔✔Order for single events or conditions, provides
clarification or directions, expires 1 year after publication or conclusion of event
✔✔What are Legal Bureau Bulletins? - ✔✔Newly enacted or amended laws and
regulations. Sequentially numbers by volume and number
✔✔What is the zfinest system? - ✔✔Computer system that can make inquiries to data
bank
✔✔What are Finest message? - ✔✔Same as interim orders but when promptness is
necessary
✔✔What are Revision Orders? - ✔✔Permanent orders
✔✔What are personnel orders? - ✔✔Personnel matters such as promotions,
assignments, disciplinary action etc
✔✔What are department bulletins ? - ✔✔General information such as educational
course available, scholarships, fraternal events
✔✔How are Interim, Operations,Personnel, Department Bulletins, chief of
department/bureau chief memos numbered? - ✔✔Consecutive commencing with
number 1 on January 1st of each year.
