Farias: broader rationale — expanding access for working people and diverse candidates
Farias argues that working people spend years building careers, supporting families, serving in the military, and pursuing education, which can delay when they pursue a new profession. She says raising the exam age expands access to stable public service careers and allows the city to consider a wider, more diverse pool of qualified candidates.
Candidates must apply before their 43rd birthday unless they qualify for the existing military service age deduction.
Working people spend years building careers, supporting their families, serving in the military, pursuing an education, and caring for loved ones.
Those responsibilities can affect when someone is positioned to pursue a new profession, while also developing the maturity, discipline, judgment, and experience they can bring to public service.
By raising the examination age, we can expand access to stable public service careers, support the NYPD's broader recruitment efforts, and allow the city to consider a wider, more diverse pool of qualified candidates while continuing to hold
every applicant to the same standards.