NYPD Captain study plan

Build a one-page index of the Patrol Guide chapters that govern captain-level authority, listing for each the section number and the supervisor role named.

Write from memory the notification chain and time limits that apply when a uniformed member is injured, then check it against the written procedure and mark every gap.

Draft ten scenario prompts in which a captain must choose between a Patrol Guide command and a discretionary judgment call, and record the governing rule for each.

Explain aloud, in under three minutes each, the discipline referral process and the role a commanding officer plays in it.

Map every rule in Domain 1 that carries an ethical or integrity dimension, such as property handling, use of force reporting, and conflicts of interest, onto a single crosswalk sheet.

Analyze four published appellate-style fact patterns on officer integrity failures and identify the supervisory step that would have interrupted each one.

Write a 300-word command message that restates integrity expectations in plain language a first-year officer would follow.

Self-test on Domain 1 with 40 mixed items and log every miss by rule category rather than by question.

Build a two-column chart separating criminal law elements from criminal procedure requirements for the offenses most often charged in patrol encounters.

State the elements of each major offense from memory, then verify against statute text and correct every element you omitted or misstated.

Trace the search-and-seizure rules from stop through arrest through search incident to arrest, writing the legal standard and the remedy for violation at each stage.

Draft eight suppression-style hypotheticals, decide each outcome, and cite the governing standard for every decision.

Recite the custody-and-interrogation rules and the consequences of a violation in a five-minute recorded summary.

Apply the case management lifecycle to three constructed investigations, assigning the supervisory checkpoint at each stage from initial report through case closure.

Identify the review points at which a captain must approve, escalate, or return an investigative product, and write the approval criteria for each.

Draft a case-review checklist a captain could use in ten minutes to judge whether an investigation is on track.

Complete a 50-item mixed self-test across Domains 1, 2, 4, and 8 and reclassify every miss by root cause.

Write the supervisory expectations for a patrol sergeant in observable terms, converting general duties into behaviors a captain can verify on the street.

Design a 15-minute roll call training module on one recurring patrol deficiency and outline how you would measure whether it changed behavior.

Draft a performance counseling conversation script for a supervisor whose squad shows a pattern of late reports, including the documentation you would require.

Analyze two personnel scenarios involving absenteeism and one involving a fitness-for-duty concern, and write the procedural steps a captain must follow in order.

Draft a critical incident command checklist that assigns the first five command decisions in sequence and names who holds each role until relieved.

Run a tabletop exercise on a constructed critical incident, writing out the decisions you would make at minutes five, fifteen, and sixty.

Map the public order policing rules that govern assembly, crowd management, and dispersal, and state the supervisory approval required at each escalation.

Build a community engagement plan for one precinct sector that names three measurable outcomes and the data source for each.

Construct a simplified precinct budget model that shows personnel, overtime, and equipment lines and the tradeoffs a captain controls.

Calculate the staffing impact of three deployment choices, showing how each shifts coverage across tours.

Write a one-page resource request that justifies additional staffing using workload data rather than anecdote.

Draft a plan for handling a sustained personnel shortage that names the criteria for prioritizing assignments.

Re-run every prior self-test error log and rewrite each missed concept as a single sentence you can recall under pressure.

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions and compare percent correct by domain to your week 4 diagnostic.

Draft five leadership answers to constructed integrity and command-climate scenarios, each under 200 words with a clear decision and rationale.

Assemble a final one-page quick-reference sheet spanning all eight domains for last-week review.