NYC DOC PEACE OFFICER EXAM
STUDY GUIDE SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
True/False
Receiving an unlawful gratuity can be described as "being paid twice for doing your job."
- ANSWER -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. - ANSWER -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. - ANSWER -False
True/False
Access to legal representation is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment. - ANSWER -True
True/False
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the press has the right to interview persons in
custody anytime they want. - ANSWER -False
True/False
The 4th Amendment guarantees freedom from unreasonable searches and Seizures. -
ANSWER -True
True/False
One purpose for the Exclusionary Rule is to remove legal evidence from a criminal trial.
- ANSWER -False
True/False
The 1st Amendment guarantees only four basic freedoms. - ANSWER -False
True/False
The 5th Amendment guarantees a ban on self-incrimination. - ANSWER -True
, True/False
The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the 8th Amendment. - ANSWER -False
True/False
A defendant in a criminal trial who chooses to be tried by a judge waived their
constitutional right to be tried by an impartial jury. - ANSWER -True
True/False
The 14th Amendment guarantees citizens the rights of Due Process and Equal
Protection of the Law. - ANSWER -True
True/False
The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bail. - ANSWER -
False
True/ False
Ethics is defined as being professionally right and conforming to professional standards
of conduct. - ANSWER -True
True/False
If a Peace Officer observes an activity that he reasonably knows is criminal, he does not
have to report it to the appropriate authority immediately. - ANSWER -False
True/False
Unlawful gratuity means accepting a gift or reward for doing your job. - ANSWER -True
True/False
A person in custody is caught with illegal drugs in his pocket. He states to the
Officer/who caught him, "If you let me get away with this, I'll pay you for looking the
other way." The person's conduct constitutes bribery. - ANSWER -True
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. - ANSWER -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.
STUDY GUIDE SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
True/False
Receiving an unlawful gratuity can be described as "being paid twice for doing your job."
- ANSWER -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. - ANSWER -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. - ANSWER -False
True/False
Access to legal representation is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment. - ANSWER -True
True/False
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the press has the right to interview persons in
custody anytime they want. - ANSWER -False
True/False
The 4th Amendment guarantees freedom from unreasonable searches and Seizures. -
ANSWER -True
True/False
One purpose for the Exclusionary Rule is to remove legal evidence from a criminal trial.
- ANSWER -False
True/False
The 1st Amendment guarantees only four basic freedoms. - ANSWER -False
True/False
The 5th Amendment guarantees a ban on self-incrimination. - ANSWER -True
, True/False
The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the 8th Amendment. - ANSWER -False
True/False
A defendant in a criminal trial who chooses to be tried by a judge waived their
constitutional right to be tried by an impartial jury. - ANSWER -True
True/False
The 14th Amendment guarantees citizens the rights of Due Process and Equal
Protection of the Law. - ANSWER -True
True/False
The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bail. - ANSWER -
False
True/ False
Ethics is defined as being professionally right and conforming to professional standards
of conduct. - ANSWER -True
True/False
If a Peace Officer observes an activity that he reasonably knows is criminal, he does not
have to report it to the appropriate authority immediately. - ANSWER -False
True/False
Unlawful gratuity means accepting a gift or reward for doing your job. - ANSWER -True
True/False
A person in custody is caught with illegal drugs in his pocket. He states to the
Officer/who caught him, "If you let me get away with this, I'll pay you for looking the
other way." The person's conduct constitutes bribery. - ANSWER -True
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. - ANSWER -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.
