NYPD NYPD Auxiliary Police 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An Auxiliary Police Officer on patrol notices a suspicious package left unattended on a subway bench. The officer should:
- Pick up the package and bring it to the station house
- Attempt to open the package to identify its contents
- Clear the area and immediately notify regular officers and the command (Correct answer)
- Ignore it unless it is visibly leaking or smoking
Correct answer: Clear the area and immediately notify regular officers and the command
Suspicious unattended packages require clearing the immediate area and notifying regular officers and the command without touching the package.
Question 2: An Auxiliary officer's radio malfunctions during patrol. The officer should:
- Continue the patrol and report the malfunction at the end of the shift
- Immediately return to the precinct or use a cell phone to contact the command (Correct answer)
- Borrow a bystander's phone and continue patrol normally
- Stop patrolling and wait for a supervisor to arrive
Correct answer: Immediately return to the precinct or use a cell phone to contact the command
A non-functional radio compromises officer safety; the officer must restore communication with the command immediately.
Question 3: Which rank is the HIGHEST within the Auxiliary Police structure?
- Auxiliary Lieutenant
- Auxiliary Captain (Correct answer)
- Auxiliary Deputy Inspector
- Auxiliary Inspector
Correct answer: Auxiliary Captain
The highest rank within the Auxiliary Police is Auxiliary Captain, which commands an auxiliary unit.
Question 4: Auxiliary Police Officers are required to complete a minimum number of patrol hours per month. What is the standard requirement?
- 4 hours
- 8 hours (Correct answer)
- 16 hours
- 24 hours
Correct answer: 8 hours
Auxiliary officers are generally required to complete a minimum of 8 patrol hours per month to remain active.
Question 5: When writing an Aided Report for an injured person, an Auxiliary officer must:
- Diagnose the victim's medical condition based on observation
- Record factual observations and actions taken, not medical conclusions (Correct answer)
- Omit information until a regular officer approves the report
- Use medical terminology to describe all injuries
Correct answer: Record factual observations and actions taken, not medical conclusions
Auxiliary officers must record only factual, observable information on reports and should not make medical diagnoses.
Question 6: An Auxiliary Police Officer encounters a person who is apparently intoxicated and disorderly. The BEST immediate action is to:
- Physically restrain the individual until regular officers arrive
- Request regular police assistance via radio (Correct answer)
- Issue a verbal warning and continue patrol
- Escort the individual to the nearest subway station
Correct answer: Request regular police assistance via radio
Auxiliary officers should request regular police backup rather than physically engaging with a disorderly person.
Question 7: Which of the following best describes the Auxiliary Police Officer's authority to search a person?
- Full search authority identical to regular NYPD officers
- Authority to conduct pat-down frisks for weapons in any situation
- No independent search authority; searches are conducted only when assisting a regular officer (Correct answer)
- Authority to search if the person appears suspicious
Correct answer: No independent search authority; searches are conducted only when assisting a regular officer
Auxiliary officers do not have independent search authority and should only assist regular officers who are conducting authorized searches.
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An Auxiliary Police Officer on patrol notices a suspicious package left unattended on a subway bench.
The officer should: