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1ST Trimester Social SciencePPO MCCARTHY,CONNOR
COMPANY#22-22
1 ST TRIMESTER SOCIAL SCIENCE
Chapter 1- Introduction to Public Service
1) What is the meaning behind your oath of office?
By this oath, I formally commit to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of
the State of New York and to constantly do all that is required to fulfill my duties as a police officer in the
New York City Police Department to the highest degree of my abilities.
2) Why is it important for a police officer to have a working knowledge of the U.S. Constitution?
Having a working knowledge of the US Constitution is a basic requirement to properly
fulfill your oath. For example, a police officer knowing the Amendments to the US
Constitution will ensure that they will not inadvertently infringe on a person’s rights, such
as free speech, freedom of the press, or being free from unwarranted searches and
seizures by government officials
3) What are the NYPD’s Mission, Vision, and Value statements?
NYPD Mission
To enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce
the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order.
NYPD Vision
,Strive to foster a safe and fair City by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department
operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent
relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.
NYPD Values
Protect the lives and property of our fellow citizens and impartially enforce the law. Fight crime, both by
preventing it and aggressively pursuing violators of the law. Maintain a higher standard of integrity than
is generally expected of others because so much is expected of us. Value human life, respect the dignity
of each individual and render our services with courtesy and civility.
4) What is a service-oriented leader?
These leaders care about the needs of their followers and fight to make sure those needs are met; this is
also known as service-oriented leadership. In the role of police officer, many will look to you for
guidance, protection, safety, problem solving, etc. As long as these community members are treated
with respect, courtesy, and civility, they will follow your directions. This makes you a service-oriented
leader –one who thinks first of the needs of the community, cares about those needs, and does
what is best for them.
5) Define Police Legitimacy.
the degree to which the community views you as a legal entity and is vested in supporting and
cooperating with you. When people do not trust you or view you as a legitimate authority,
your decisions will be second-guessed, challenged, and be subjected to continuous
oversight. This erodes your police legitimacy within the community.
6) List and describe ALL qualities akin to good character.
Fairness – Treating all members of the community equally; fair and just; unbiased.
Impartiality is key to service-oriented leadership. Expressing biases, failing at the equal
application of law, or taking action based on preconceived notions rooted in stereotypes
are ways to quickly compromise your legitimacy as a police officer.
,Empathy – Ability to understand and enter into or share the feelings of another.
This is different from respect where the requirement is to show civility. It is also not the
same as sympathy, which is to have pity for another person. Empathy goes further by
allowing you to appreciate the nature of another person’s circumstances when they have
called upon you to help. This is important in that it will ensure an appropriate response
supported by your best efforts will be put forward when problem-solving toward a solution.
Respect – Having due regard for the feelings, wishes, rights, and/or traditions of
others. You will police many different communities with many different customs and belief
systems from different socio-economic backgrounds. While you may not agree or identify
with many of the ideals or circumstances of the people you encounter, it is imperative that
they are all made to feel heard and that their concerns are important. Many of your
successes on patrol will depend on how you treat other individuals.
Honesty – Free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere; morally correct. Aside from potentially being held
criminally and civilly liable for such crimes as perjury, a lack of honesty breeds distrust in you amongst
members of the community and amongst your fellow police officers. Being less than forthcoming and
truthful will cause people to lose faith in you and will result in all of your decisions, both past and
present, being put into question. Integrity plays a major role in being a police officer because of the
amount of trust that is being placed in you by the community. Violating their trust through lies, deceit,
and general behavior that is less than honorable can lead to serious repercussions that may affect not
only your legitimacy as a police officer, but the legitimacy of all police officers in this Department.
Accountability – Expected to justify one’s actions or decisions; responsible. The magnitude of the results
of your actions can be life altering to all those involved, which is why there is very little regard for police
officers whose actions are constantly based on arbitrariness. There must be a valid and good-faith reason
for all that you do as a police officer; the community and your fellow police officers expect no less than
that. Furthermore, ownership must be taken for the actions you choose to take and the actions
you choose not to take. Blaming supervisors and coworkers for conscientious decisions you make is not
acceptable. These actions can range from being as mundane as showing up to work on time every day
with a neatly pressed uniform to indiscriminately discharging your firearm at someone who poses no
threat of serious physical injury to anyone.
, Confidence – Self-assurance originating from one’s recognition of one’s own abilities or qualities.
Important to developing your confidence is a dedication to life-long learning; knowing what you can and
cannot do, what laws you may enforce and where you may enforce them, and what resources you have
available to you will grant you the competency needed to act when others are unsure of what to do.
Learning in the area of policing must not start and stop within this six (6) month entry-level training
program; it is a life-long pursuit that should carry you throughout your entire career and beyond. There
will always be policy changes, updates to laws, or just changes to a general way of conducting business.
Learning will ensure that you remain adaptable and keep your knowledgebase relevant, thereby giving
you the assuredness to act.
7. Explain what is meant by “Duty-Bound” and “Honor-Bound.”
Whether on or off-duty, being honor-bound is being morally obliged to act. Being bound by honor will
always ensure that you adhere to what is right, even in the face of a wrong authority. Within your new
role as a police officer you must be of sound morals to ensure that your decisions reflect the best
qualities of your character. Whether on or off-duty, being duty-bound is being legally obliged to act.
Within your role, this obligation is centered on the laws and policies that govern NYC and the NYPD.
8. Explain the importance of working with and not against the community
Effective and efficient police officers always work with the community to fulfill their role; there is no way
around this community engagement and cooperation aspect of police work. This is evident through a
community member calling 911 and telling you where a crime is being committed, providing key
information to a detective about a homicide, or providing access to surveillance footage in connection
with the apprehension of a criminal. Many of the Department’s success stories have been due to the
assistance of members of the community. They live twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week within
the community where you only perform an eight-hour shift each workday. From an information
gathering standpoint alone, you need them.
Chapter 2 - Policing Professionally
1. Define discretion.
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