battery park precinct info;

BATTERY PARK PRECINCT Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ: The Battery Park Precinct was established in April 2015, in response to the large number of Drifters who were beginning to take residence there. Detective Kate Beckett worked intimately with the NYPD 1st Precinct, particularly during the Vampire of Midtown case, when a serial killer targeted Evolved persons and, eventually, Drifters. Once the case was wrapped up, Beckett, due to her home experience with the NYPD, was given approval and funds to lead a precinct in the Battery. Tʜᴇ Pʀᴇᴄɪɴᴄᴛ: The NYPD has worked with Captain Beckett to fully staff the Battery Park precinct, working to fully embrace the new diversity found in the Battery with both Evolved and Drifters. Battery Park boasts the typical departments found in a functioning police department with departments catering to narcotics, community support and homicide. The crime rates in the Battery are low compared much of Manhattan, though that has changed a bit since the arrival of the Drifters. Positions are available for Drifters who have law enforcement experience or who choose to pursue a law enforcement career through traditional means. See below for more information about how your character can be integrated into the NYPD. Jᴏɪɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ NYPD: Altered States allows for the movement and promotion of characters over time, based on experience and case work. Characters who do not have canonical law enforcement experience (or whose experience will differ dramatically from how the NYPD functions) will be expected to pursue the standard application process and attend the Police Academy ICly. This may be played out within the game or handwaved at the players discretion. Characters who do have applicable law enforcement experience will be expected to apply and undergo physical and psychological applications. However, their past experience will also speak to their placement, and they will be awarded the most equivalent available rank to what they had in their own world. They are not required to attend the Training Academy. British police officers will be awarded the closest available rank equivalent to what they had in their own world. All characters, both experienced or not, who want to work for the NYPD in any capacity must become a citizen of the United States and possess a New York City driver's licences. Mᴏᴠɪɴɢ Uᴘ ɪɴ Rᴀɴᴋs: Once a character has completed their training at the police academy, they will assigned at the Battery Park precinct as a probationary police officer. After six months of active police work in game, your character will be removed from probation status and promoted to officer, whereupon you may begin to explore options for promotion within the ranks. Characters who are interested in becoming a detective will be paired with a detective character (either a Drifter or NPC, depending on the circumstances and availability of playable characters). After another six months of IC active police work, your character will be offered a position of detective third grade in the narcotics division. From there, your character's movement within the force will be determined by availability of positions, activity and involvement in police oriented game-wide plots, and your character's IC behavior. To continue to move up in the ranks and pay grades, your character will also be expected to sit the applicable exams (sergeant, etc) ICly to become eligible. Passing the exam does not guarantee your character's promotion, simply that they are eligible. Promotions awarded ICly will, as said above, be based on Beckett's discretion regarding availability and IC behavior. The specifications and timelines can be discussed OOCly if you have an idea of your character's desired career trajectory. Since the New York of Altered States is very similar to real New York, we have modeled in the Battery Park precinct to reflect a certain amount of realism. Due to the nature of RP, time expectations have been truncated, but your character will still be expected to fulfill certain realistic expectations to move up in the ranks. Part of that will be determined by your involvement and activity, as well as any additional consequences (both positive and negative) for in-character choices. Hᴇʟᴘғᴜʟ Lɪɴᴋs: Police ranks in the US NYPD Ranks and Responsibilities Making detective in the NYPD Iɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ? Cᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ's ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴀs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ Nᴇᴡ Yᴏʀᴋ Cɪᴛɪᴇs ғɪɴᴇsᴛ! bexxen PM Beckett's journal

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