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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Monday, October 2, 2000

Release #374-00

 
Contact: Sunny Mindel/Julie Caudell (212) 788-2958
 

Tom Antenen, DCPI (212) 374-6700


MAYOR GIULIANI AND POLICE COMMISSIONER KERIK WELCOME 1,223 NEW RECRUITS TO THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT


Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik today administered the oath of office to 1,223 New York City Police Recruits at a swearing-in ceremony at Queens College. The new class reflects the Department's ongoing efforts to attract Officers that are representative of the City's diverse population.

"Today, these 1,223 men and women take the first step toward becoming New York City Police Officers -- members of the finest, best trained, best equipped, most restrained and most professional police Department in the nation," the Mayor said. "This entering class demonstrates that the NYPD is making great strides in attracting an incredibly diverse group of talented men and women. Despite their varied personal and professional backgrounds, they share in common a desire to safeguard the well being of the 7.5 million residents of New York City."

The Mayor continued, "Over the next several challenging months, they will discover firsthand why serving as a New York City Police Officer is both a privilege and an awesome responsibility. When they complete their rigorous training, they will come to the job with an appreciation for its risks, and with the knowledge that the work is always demanding and sometimes dangerous. But they will also understand that there are few things in life more personally rewarding than a career in public service. It is an honor to administer the oath of office to 1,223 new members of New York's Finest."

"The oath of office these new police recruits have taken stands as a pact between them and those they serve -- symbolizing the great trust that has been placed in their hands," said Police Commissioner Kerik. "Fairness, good judgment, and the willingness to place themselves in harm's way to protect life and property -- all of this and more will be expected of them each and every day. That is the reason New York City Police Officers are known all over the world as the Finest."

The incoming class is 47 percent white, 19 percent African-American, 28 percent Hispanic, and 5 percent Asian. 34 percent minority. Of the 1,223 new recruits, 62 percent are City residents.

 

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