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Application Process \| Overview

Overview
	The first step an individual takes towards becoming a police officer is to take a written Civil Service examination. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) administers these exams. DCAS is responsible for the actual administration of the exam as well as the compilation of the list of names of individuals who pass the exam. DCAS then provides the New York City Police Department with the list of eligible's. The Applicant Processing Division then begins the selection process. The Applicant Processing Division The primary function of the Applicant Processing Division is to select the most qualified police officer, traffic enforcement agent and school safety candidates for a challenging career in the New York City Police Department. It is the responsibility of each applicant investigator to ensure that pertinent aspects of every candidate's history have been thoroughly reviewed. The command's major accomplishment is the processing of approximately 205,000 candidates for the position of police officer within the last five years, of which 15,600 were hired. For date and time on any upcoming Career Seminars, contact the Candidate Relations Unit, (718) 972-3120 from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Directions Parking in the vicinity of the Brooklyn and Queens Applicant Processing Division facilities is limited. Candidates are strongly urged to use public transportation when visiting these facilities. Public transportation directions can be obtained from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Travel Information Center at (718) 330-1234. Applicant Processing Division Brooklyn: 4201 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 Queens: 96-05 Horace Harding Expressway, Queens, NY 11368 In order to be eligible for the appointment each police officer candidate must successfully complete each of the following activities:
Medical Exam Character Prescreening
	MEDICAL DIVISION,1 LEFRAK CITY PLAZA, 59-17 JUNCTION BLVD., CORONA, N.Y. 11368 Procedure: MEDICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENT 60 COLLEGE CREDITS & A 2.0 GPA OR 2 YEARS MILITARY SERVICE INITIAL CHARACTER ASSESSMENT FINGERPRINTING Possible Problems: FAIL MEDICAL EXAM NEGATIVE CHARACTER ISSUES
Character Investigation
	96-05 HORACE HARDING EXPRESSWAY, CORONA, NY 11368, 4TH FLOOR 4201 4TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N.Y., 11232 Procedure: MEET WITH INVESTIGATOR REVIEW APPLICATION BOOKLET SUPPLY DOCUMENTS ADDRESS PROBLEMS AND DISCREPANCIES Possible Problems: DISQUALIFICATION DUE TO NEGATIVE CHARACTER ISSUES The Applicant Processing Division's Personnel History Questionnaire (APD-5 Booklet) is now available on-line as part of a pilot project for select candidates. The Candidate Relations Unit will answer any questions regarding the online pilot project. They can be reached at 718-972-2503.
Written Pyschological
	POLICE ACADEMY 235 EAST 2OTH ST. NEW YORK, N.Y., 10003 MEDICAL DIVISION, 1 LEFRAK CITY PLAZA 59-17 JUNCTION BLVD. CORONA, NY 11368 Procedure: TAKE STANDARDIZED WRITTEN PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST Possible Problems: FAIL TO MEET STANDARDS
Oral Psychological
	MEDICAL DIVISION 1 LEFRAK CITY PLAZA 59-17 JUNCTION BLVD. CORONA, NY 11368 Procedure: ORAL INTERVIEW Possible Problems: FAIL TO MEET STANDARDS
Job Standard Test
	POLICE ACADEMY, 235 EAST 2OTH STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y., 10003 or GEORGE CROMWELL CENTER, PIER 6 AT MURRAY HULBERT AVENUE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301 Procedure: A PHYSICAL TEST IN THE FORM OF A CONTINUOUS EVENT WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED IN FOUR MINUTES AND TWENTY EIGHT SECONDS (4:28) SEE CANDIDATE RESOURCE BOOK FOR DETAILS Possible Problems: FAIL ANY AREA
Pre-Hire Interview
	MEDICAL DIVISION, 1 LEFRAK CITY PLAZA, 59-17 JUNCTION BLVD., CORONA, N.Y., 11368 Procedure: BRIEF MEDICAL EXAM CHARACTER INVESTIGATION UPDATE Possible Problems: MEDICAL OR CHARACTER PROBLEMS WHICH RECENTLY OCCURRED OR WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
Additional Requirements
	Exceptional circumstances may occur that will require changing the order of the above activities. If you have any problem at any step in your processing, you may call the CANDIDATE SERVICE DESK at telephone # (718)972-2503, 2545. Counselors are available Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM. In addition to the above qualifications, successful candidates must: Possess a valid, unrestricted, New York State Drivers License. Reside in the five (5) Boroughs of New York City or Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam or Orange Counties. Possess a valid high school diploma or its educational equivalent. Successfully completed either sixty (60) college credits from an accredited college or university with at least a 2.0 GPA or two (2) years, full-time United States Military Service. Attained the age of twenty-one (21) and not be older than thirty-five (35) on the first day of filing to be appointed as a Police Officer. Be a citizen of the United States at time of appointment. The following are factors which would ordinarily be cause for disqualification: Conviction of an offense which indicates lack of good moral character or disposition towards violence or disorder, or which is punishable by one or more years imprisonment. Repeated convictions of an offense which indicate disrespect for the law. Discharge from employment as a result of poor behavior or inability to adjust to discipline. Dishonorable discharge from the United States Military. Conviction of an offense for Domestic Violence Misdemeanors. A Felony conviction. * STATUTORY DISQUALIFICATION