NYS Following Written Instructions 4

Question 1

Procedure 3.7 states: 'Lost and found items valued over $100 must be logged in the Lost Property Register and stored in the secure room.
Items valued at $100 or less are logged in the Daily Log only.' An officer finds a wallet containing $150 cash.
Where must it be stored?

Accepted Answer

Lost Property Register and secure room

Answer

Daily Log only, because cash is treated differently from property

Answer

Daily Log and secure room

Answer

Lost Property Register only

Question 2

A directive states: 'Officers assigned to courtroom security must arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled start of proceedings. If an officer will be late, they must notify the court clerk at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start.' An officer realizes they will be late when proceedings are 8 minutes away. What should the officer do?

Accepted Answer

Notify the court clerk immediately, since the 10-minute window has passed

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Do not notify, since it is too late to fulfill the requirement

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Notify the shift supervisor instead of the court clerk

Answer

Proceed directly to the courtroom without notification

Question 3

Standing Order 15 reads: 'Contraband discovered during a search must be photographed in place before being moved. The officer must then place it in an evidence bag, seal the bag, and tag it with the officer's badge number, date, time, and location of discovery.' An officer photographs contraband, bags it, and seals it but forgets to add the tag. Which step was omitted?

Accepted Answer

Tagging with required identifying information

Answer

Photographing in place

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Placing it in an evidence bag

Answer

Sealing the bag

Question 4

Policy 8.2 states: 'Shift supervisors must review all incident reports before the end of the shift in which the incident occurred. If review is not possible, the supervisor must notify the Watch Commander and document the reason.' A supervisor cannot review three incident reports before shift end due to an emergency. What must the supervisor do?

Accepted Answer

Notify the Watch Commander and document the reason

Answer

Review the reports at the start of the next shift

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Assign review duties to a fellow officer

Answer

Submit the unreviewed reports to records and note the delay

Question 5

An officer is handed a written checklist for processing an arrested individual. Step 5 reads: 'Remove all personal items and place them in a property envelope. Do not begin Step 6 until Step 5 is complete and signed off.' The officer skips the sign-off and moves directly to Step 6. What instruction was violated?

Accepted Answer

The prohibition on advancing before signing off on Step 5

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The requirement to remove personal items

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The requirement to use a property envelope

Answer

The sequential ordering of the checklist

Question 6

A notice states: 'Confidential court documents must be transmitted by hand-delivery or certified mail only. Email and fax are not authorized methods.' An officer needs to send confidential documents urgently and believes email is faster. What must the officer do?

Accepted Answer

Use hand-delivery or certified mail as specified

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Send by email and note the urgency in the transmittal record

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Fax the documents since fax is more secure than email

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Request supervisor approval to use email in urgent cases

Question 7

Regulation 5.9 reads: 'An officer who witnesses misconduct by another officer must report it to Internal Affairs within 48 hours. Failure to report constitutes a separate violation.' An officer witnesses misconduct on Monday at 10:00 AM. By when must the report be filed?

Accepted Answer

Wednesday at 10:00 AM

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Monday by end of shift

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Tuesday at 10:00 AM

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Friday by end of the work week