( CNN ) If newly revised NYPD training materials are approved by a federal judge , new cadets could be taking courses reminding them `` not to engage in racial profiling . '' The proposed training materials , overseen by appointed federal monitor Peter Zimroth , were submitted to Manhattan Federal Court judge Analisa Torres on Monday for approval . They include directives to `` not tell or tolerate ethnic , racial or sexist jokes '' and to `` not imitate the speech patterns '' of others . `` Do not engage in racial profiling , '' the training materials read . `` It is against the law . It violates fundamental democratic precepts and freedoms . It violates this Department 's policies . It is offensive . It violates your responsibility to treat people equally . It diverts us from catching real criminals . It alienates us from people who need us , and hurts our ability to do our job . You can probably think of other reasons not to do it , but the point is that you will not do it . '' The training notes also instruct new cadets `` not to use terms or words that devalue groups of people or stereotype them '' and `` not to imitate speech patterns of other racial , ethnic and class groups when communicating cross culturally '' because `` they appear disingenuous , artificial , and possibly racist . '' The revised training notes , which include 140 pages of instruction and PowerPoint slides , are a result of a 2013 federal ruling declaring the New York Police Department 's `` Stop , Question and Frisk '' practice unconstitutional . The NYPD has said the policy -- in which police stop , question and frisk people they consider suspicious -- was used to deter crime . The practice had been widely criticized . Police Department figures showed that nearly nine out of 10 people `` stopped and frisked '' in 2011 were African-American or Hispanic , though New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has said 90 % of those stopped were innocent . `` The current training materials had not undergone a comprehensive review for some time ... [ and ] did not address some important subjects or account for some changes in NYPD policies and law , '' Zimroth wrote in a cover letter to Torres . `` All parties agreed it was essential that the materials be rewritten for the current class to reflect current law and policy . '' The NYPD collaborated with Zimroth 's team in crafting the final training materials . They will now `` review their implementation in terms of our current and ongoing practices , '' said an NYPD spokesperson in an email to CNN . The Patrolmen 's Benevolent Association declined to comment . The materials also provide historical legal information on proper `` stops '' and offers detailed procedures for patrolling buildings for criminal activity . They also give instructions on how an officer should lawfully conduct him or herself when engaging with the public . `` Remember that a courteous , professional and respectful police officer who illustrates the opposite of bias and discrimination helps create a partnership with the community and builds rapport with the people in it . `` The result is that the citizens become our allies and , in turn , policing becomes safer and easier . This enhances our effectiveness and increases our pride and pleasure in what we do , '' the notes read . If approved , the new training materials will be integrated into the class curriculum for the current class of cadets . They are expected to graduate in June .
The training materials are a result of a 140 ruling declaring `` Stop , Question and Frisk '' unconstitutional . They read that racial profiling `` is offensive . ... It diverts us from catching real criminals ''