Exam 1: Origins and Evolution of American Policing

The general trend of the early history of policing is from private to public policing.

The tithing system was based on multiples of ten.

The Earp brothers' fight at the O.K.Corral in Tombstone,Arizona,has become an iconic representation of the U.S.Marshals responsibilities in the late nineteenth century.

All of these are true of the Bow Street Runners EXCEPT which one?

As the mission of the U.S.Marshals developed,they were charged with doing all of the following EXCEPT which one?

The Pennsylvania State Police differed from other state-level policing agencies in drawing it's officers primarily from the army and the National ________.

Reverend Charles Parkhurst

During the political era

The Pennsylvania State Police were created in response to problems in the ________ industry.

In a tithing,it was only adult ________ members who were held responsible for the conduct of the others.

The first U.S.Marshals were appointed by President ________.

Shire-reeves derived their authority from Norman kings.

What was the prafectus urbi?

Punishment in the colonies was distinguished by being

As public policing took hold in England,more rural areas continued to rely on law enforcement b private organizations and individuals.

The man who is regarded as moving policing towards professional stature through his efforts as a police chief was August ________.

The idea of making policing a civil service profession was tied to the idea of

To a large extent,policing in America was based on the model of policing in ________.

Sir Robert Peel was one of the first people to emphasize a role for police officers that included not only crime fighting,but also prevention.

The keeper of the shire,or the shire-reeve,is the source of the term ________,which we still use today.