Exam 1: Evolution of Policing and Investigation

Those crimes that require follow-up investigation are typically referred to a detective division.

This Bow Street Runners leader instituted organized mounted patrols on the highways and foot patrols on the city streets.

Policing at the local level is provided by municipal or city police departments outside the city limits.

In early England, the _____ were supervised by a constable, also a private citizen, who served a voluntary one-year term in this position as part of his civic duty.

The _____ was created by President Nixon through an executive order that merged several agencies into a single unified command to combat the global war on drugs.

The man who developed the first means of human identification, known as anthropometry, was: _____.

This is the application of scientific techniques in collecting and analyzing physical evidence.

In 1981, Congress gave the Secret Service the responsibility of protecting the president following the attempted assassination of President Reagan.

According to August Vollmer, policing should be a profession that serves the _____ on a non-partisan basis.

Every branch of the federal government has an investigative agency that is responsible for the investigation of violations of the law that come within its jurisdiction.

The _____ can trace its roots back to 1830 with the creation of the Office of Instructions and Mail Depredations.

This is the use of science to answer legal questions.

Since 2003, the FBI has been under the Department of Homeland Security.

Corrupt political machines operating under this system allowed politicians to extort money from people and companies wanting to do business with the city.

Sheriff's personnel may provide security for the courthouse and serve as bailiffs that guard prisoners when they appear in court.

The DEA has concurrent jurisdiction with the FBI domestically on controlling illegal drugs and has sole responsibility for coordinating these investigations abroad.

This American reformer advocated that the elimination of politics from policing.

In 1285, this law required all English towns to have men on the streets after dark to provide for the safety of travelers and the town's inhabitants.

The idea that when a criminal comes in contact with another object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence occurs, primarily of hairs and fibers.

The father of criminal identification, the person who developed the first means of human identification, was Alphonse Bertillon.