True / False
1. Thief takers were professional criminals that assisted burglars.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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2. In medieval England, a group of 10 families who collectively dealt with minor disturbances and breaches of the peace
was referred to as the watch system.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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3. The forerunner of today’s sheriff in medieval England was the constable.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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4. In colonial America, the sheriff did not patrol or seek out crime.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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ESCJ.SIEG.17.04.02 – Discuss the development of law enforcement in the United States.
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5. Most early police reform efforts failed because they were initiated by persons outside of the law enforcement
community.
a.
True
b.
False
6. The first US police departments were created because of the need to control mob violence, which was
common during the nineteenth century.
a.
True
b.
False
7. Police unions really began to expand in the 1960s and continued to have a great impact on departmental
administration in the 1980s.
a.
True
b.
False
8. The O.J. Simpson case prompted a major era of police reform.
a.
True
b.
False
9. The US Marshals Service (USMS) is considered a Homeland Security Agency.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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10. The Secret Service is housed by the US Justice Department.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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11. Private police outnumber public police.
a.
True
b.
False
12. About 23 state police agencies have the same general police powers as municipal police and are territorially limited in
their exercise of law enforcement regulations only by the state’s boundaries.
a.
True
b.
False
13. The Texas Rangers were one of the first state police agencies.
a.
True
b.
False
14. A number of county law enforcement agencies are now engaging in anti-terror and homeland security
activities.
a.
True
b.
False
15. Federal police agencies are the only agencies that have not privatized their police services to cut expenses.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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16. Private police are subject to the same legal constraints as public police.
a.
True
b.
False
17. The belief that government police are not capable of providing the level of service and presence that the public desires
is one reason for the popularity of private police.
a.
True
b.
False
18. Compared to traditional police, private police focus more on loss and less on crime.
a.
True
b.
False
19. It is currently recognized that a majority of predatory crimes are concentrated in geographic “hot spots.”
a.
True
b.
False
True
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20. License plate recognition (LPR) technology is used by virtually all police precincts in the United States.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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21. The most prominent technology used in law enforcement is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiling.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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22. The shire reeve is a forerunner of today’s justices of the peace.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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23. Henry Fielding established the first organized police department in London.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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24. Until 1881, the New York police were responsible for street sweeping.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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25. During the 1960’s civil rights movement police felt that they had been handcuffed by the courts.
a.
True
b.
False
26. The US Secret Service was initially tasked with investigating the counterfeiting of US currency and it continues to do
so today.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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27. Which of the following officers was part of the watch system of policing that thrived in thirteenth-century
England?
a.
Watchmen
b.
Shire reeve
c.
Justice of the peace
d.
All of these
28. In the pledge system, people were grouped into families of 10, called _________, and were entrusted with
policing their own minor problems.
a.
Shire reeve
b.
Tithings
c.
Peace makers
d.
Watch systems
29. In medieval England, the senior law enforcement figure in a county was _________, who is today referred to as a
sheriff.
a.
Shire reeve
b.
Constable
c.
Peace maker
d.
Watch commander
30. What was created in 1326 to assist the shire reeve in controlling the county?
a.
Sheriff
b.
Constable
c.
Bobbie
d.
Justice of the peace
31. What were the organized private police that patrolled eighteenth-century England called?
a.
Constables
b.
Shire reeves
c.
Bobbies
d.
Thief takers
32. English police officers are known as bobbies because:
a.
their heads often bobbed up and down as they rode the streets of London on horses.
b.
Sir Robert (Bobbie) Peel was responsible for their creation.
c.
an inordinately large number of the original London metropolitan police force was named Bobbie.
d.
they are trained to bob their head whenever a member of the royal family came into view.
33. Henry Fielding operated his own monied police, referred to as ___________, which attempted to clean up
earlier policing efforts by deciding which cases to investigate and which streets to protect.
a.
Justices of the peace
b.
Friends of Fielding
c.
Bow Street Runners
d.
Metropolitan Police
34. Which US city created the first formal US police department?
a.
Boston
b.
New York City
c.
Philadelphia
d.
Chicago
35. The first technological breakthrough in policing came in the area of:
a.
transportation.
b.
communication.
c.
regulation.
d.
administration.
36. In early US policing, which area of the country encouraged individual initiative and offered rewards for the
capture of felons and law breakers?
a.
The rural south
b.
Western territories
c.
The east
d.
Most areas employed this practice
37. What was one of August Vollmer’s greatest contributions to police professionalism?
a.
Instituted university training for young officers
b.
Established the first formal police academy in the United States
c.
Was the first president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
d.
Created the first special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team
38. What federal program supported innovative research on police work and advanced training for police
officers during the 1970s?
a.
Criminal Justice Institute
b.
National Institute of Justice
c.
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)
d.
Federal Crime Bill
39. Which federal agency has reformulated its priorities, making protection from terrorism the number one goal?
a.
Secret Service
b.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
d.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
40. Which federal agency is the oldest and is responsible for judicial security and witness protection?
a.
Secret Service
b.
CIA
c.
USMS
d.
FBI
41. Which federal agency is responsible for protection of the president?
a.
Secret Service
b.
CIA
c.
USMS
d.
FBI
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42. Which federal law enforcement agency has unlimited jurisdiction?
a.
CIA
b.
DEA
c.
US Justice Department
d.
No federal agency has unlimited jurisdiction.
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43. What federal agency is responsible for the transportation of federal prisoners?
a.
USMS
b.
FBI
c.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
d.
Secret Service
a
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44. Since September 11, 2001, which agency is considered the main federal investigative agency for terrorism?
a.
Secret Service
b.
DEA
c.
FBI
d.
USMS
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45. Which law enforcement agency is responsible for fugitive investigations?
a.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
b.
FBI
c.
USMS
d.
Secret Service
c
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46. What federal agency is responsible for witness security?
a.
USMS
b.
FBI
c.
DHS
d.
Secret Service
a
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47. Customs and Border Protection is primarily responsible for US borders and points of entry but also
encompasses what other area instrumental in that protection?
a.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
b.
Protection of National Leaders when they leave US borders
c.
Investigating illegal drug use
d.
Untaxed liquor and cigarettes
48. Which of the following is a branch of the DHS?
a.
Secret Service
b.
FBI
c.
USMS
d.
ATF
49. Which state had the earliest example of state police?
a.
Massachusetts
b.
Pennsylvania
c.
Texas
d.
Arizona
50. Approximately _____ percent of local police departments serve populations of fewer than 10,000 people.
a.
25
b.
50
c.
75
d.
90
51. Roughly how many metropolitan police agencies employ just one sworn officer?
a.
10
b.
100
c.
650
d.
8000
52. Which of the following is not a factor that distinguishes private policing from public policing?
a.
Private policing focuses their efforts on public and private property.
b.
Private police are concerned almost solely with prevention.
c.
Private policing is concerned more on loss prevention than on crime.
d.
Private policing often employs private justice.
53. Police sketch artists and mug books are being replaced with this type of modern technology?
a.
DNA profiling
b.
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
c.
Computerized imaging
d.
Head-up display units
54. What term is used to describe the use of computer software to identify geographic “hot spots” where a
majority of predatory crimes are concentrated?
a.
Crime mapping
b.
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
c.
Data mining
d.
Systems analysis
55. AFIS is a(n):
a.
national database of DNA records.
b.
computerized fingerprint system.
c.
automated stolen vehicle data base.
d.
up-to-date fugitive identification system.
56. Which of the following is false regarding the use of DNA?
a.
DNA profiling allows suspects to be identified on the basis of genetic material.
b.
The United States is the only country with a DNA database.
c.
The US is the only country with a DNA database.