According to NYPD Department policy, Members of the Service are prohibited from being assigned to work within the confines of their residential precinct except for school crossing guards and civilians who began working for the NYPD before July 2009. The rationale behind the rule, to avoid conflicts of interest, perceived or otherwise. That being said, as a matter of good Community Policing Policy, a member of the general public is less likely to take an adversarial tenor with a police officer, if it is a person they know very well.
According to the US Supreme Court Ruling, Frazier v. Cupp (1969), the police are within their rights to use trickery, including outright lying, to provoke a confession.
According to the NYPD Department Policy , every stripe on an sleeve (service stripe) represents five years of service. So in Officer Marvin Sandeford's case, he has five stripes on his arm, so that would make him a 25 year veteran of the force.
NYPD police ranks are as follows: Officer, Detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Inspector, Inspector, Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, Bureau Chief, Chief of Department, Commissioner. Of these roles, the Chief of Department is the highest-ranking uniformed officer, while the Commissioner is a civilian, whose appointment is approved by the Mayor.
Cast Members who starred in other series set in New York City:
- Jimmy Smits - NYPD Blue (1993) (Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York)
- Richard Kind - Thành Phố Tội Lỗi (2014) /Spin City (1996) (Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey)
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Nhà Văn Phá Án (2009) ( Place of Birth: Lackawanna, New York, a suburb of Buffalo)
- Luna Lauren Velez - New York Undercover (1994) (Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York)