NYC DOC PEACE OFFICER EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
A motorist offers a Traffic Enforcement Agent $50 cash to not write him a parking
ticket. The agent says he needs to think about it for a moment. What crime, if any,
has been committed?
A. The motorist has committed bribery.
B. The agent has committed bribe receiving.
C. The agent has committed official misconduct for not arresting the motorist.
D. No crime has been committed, because no money exchanged hands.
A. The motorist has committed bribery.
A deli owner tells a Police Officer that there is no charge for the sandwich and
drink he ordered for lunch to show thanks for doing a tough job. What crime, if
any, has been committed?
A. The deli owner has committed bribery by offering the free lunch.
B. The Police Officer has received unlawful gratuities if he does not pay for lunch.
C. The Police Officer has committed official misconduct if he does not pay for his
lunch
D. No crime has been committed.
,B. The Police Officer has received unlawful gratuities if he does not pay for lunch.
A Police Officer sees a parked car blocking a fire hydrant. He recognizes the car as
belonging to his neighbor. The Officer does not write his neighbor a ticket and
instead gives his neighbor a verbal warning the next time he sees him.
What crime, if any, has been committed?
A.The neighbor has committed bribery.
B. The Officer has committed official misconduct for not writing a ticket.
C.The neighbor has offered unlawful gratuity
D. No crime has been committed, as long as the Officer gave the verbal warning.
B. The Offider has committed official misconduct for not writing a ticket.
True/False
Receiving an unlawful gratuity can be described as "being paid twice for doing
your job."
True
According to Mayor's Executive Order #16, which of the following activities by
City employees need not be reported to the Commissioner of Investigation or an
Inspector General?
A.Conflicts of interest
B. Criminal activities
, C. Corruption
D. All the above activities must be reported.
D. All the above activities must be reported.
True/False
You see a NYC DOC employee deliver contraband to a person in custody. You
have a duty to first report the incident to the Deputy Warden of Security.
False
True/False
Access to legal representation is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment.
True
True/False
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the press has the right to interview persons in
custody anytime they want.
False
True/ False
Ethics is defined as being professionally right and conforming to professional
standards of conduct.
True
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
A motorist offers a Traffic Enforcement Agent $50 cash to not write him a parking
ticket. The agent says he needs to think about it for a moment. What crime, if any,
has been committed?
A. The motorist has committed bribery.
B. The agent has committed bribe receiving.
C. The agent has committed official misconduct for not arresting the motorist.
D. No crime has been committed, because no money exchanged hands.
A. The motorist has committed bribery.
A deli owner tells a Police Officer that there is no charge for the sandwich and
drink he ordered for lunch to show thanks for doing a tough job. What crime, if
any, has been committed?
A. The deli owner has committed bribery by offering the free lunch.
B. The Police Officer has received unlawful gratuities if he does not pay for lunch.
C. The Police Officer has committed official misconduct if he does not pay for his
lunch
D. No crime has been committed.
,B. The Police Officer has received unlawful gratuities if he does not pay for lunch.
A Police Officer sees a parked car blocking a fire hydrant. He recognizes the car as
belonging to his neighbor. The Officer does not write his neighbor a ticket and
instead gives his neighbor a verbal warning the next time he sees him.
What crime, if any, has been committed?
A.The neighbor has committed bribery.
B. The Officer has committed official misconduct for not writing a ticket.
C.The neighbor has offered unlawful gratuity
D. No crime has been committed, as long as the Officer gave the verbal warning.
B. The Offider has committed official misconduct for not writing a ticket.
True/False
Receiving an unlawful gratuity can be described as "being paid twice for doing
your job."
True
According to Mayor's Executive Order #16, which of the following activities by
City employees need not be reported to the Commissioner of Investigation or an
Inspector General?
A.Conflicts of interest
B. Criminal activities
, C. Corruption
D. All the above activities must be reported.
D. All the above activities must be reported.
True/False
You see a NYC DOC employee deliver contraband to a person in custody. You
have a duty to first report the incident to the Deputy Warden of Security.
False
True/False
Access to legal representation is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment.
True
True/False
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the press has the right to interview persons in
custody anytime they want.
False
True/ False
Ethics is defined as being professionally right and conforming to professional
standards of conduct.
True
