Question 1

The first police department in this country was located in Boston.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The Bow Street Runners are considered the first type of organized police force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Early England shire reeve's were responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A)  tax collection 
B)  administration of court 
C)  carrying out orders of the magistrate 
D)  keeping the jail 
A)  tax collection 
B)  administration of court 
C)  carrying out orders of the magistrate 
D)  keeping the jail A

Question 4

One of the early police commissioners was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  Herbert Hoover 
D)  Andrew Jackson 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  Herbert Hoover 
D)  Andrew Jackson

Question 5

The oldest statewide police force is located in what state?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Texas 
D)  Pennsylvania 
A)  New York 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Texas 
D)  Pennsylvania

Question 6

Early policewomen were typically restricted to:

Accepted Answer

A)  working with children 
B)  working with female prisoners 
C)  clerical work 
D)  all of the above 
A)  working with children 
B)  working with female prisoners 
C)  clerical work 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

The majority of police work can be categorized as order maintenance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

August Vollmer is credited with:

Accepted Answer

A)  beginning the Los Angeles Police Department 
B)  beginning the professionalization of police departments 
C)  being the first Texas Ranger 
D)  none of the above 
A)  beginning the Los Angeles Police Department 
B)  beginning the professionalization of police departments 
C)  being the first Texas Ranger 
D)  none of the above

Question 9

Due to budget restraints, state and local law enforcement personnel have shrunk in the previous two decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The first police department in this country was located in Boston.

The Bow Street Runners are considered the first type of organized police force.

Early England shire reeve's were responsible for:

One of the early police commissioners was:

The oldest statewide police force is located in what state?

Early policewomen were typically restricted to:

The majority of police work can be categorized as order maintenance.

August Vollmer is credited with:

Due to budget restraints, state and local law enforcement personnel have shrunk in the previous two decades.

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Exam 4: Police in America

The first police department in this country was located in Boston.

The Bow Street Runners are considered the first type of organized police force.

Early England shire reeve's were responsible for:

One of the early police commissioners was:

The oldest statewide police force is located in what state?

Early policewomen were typically restricted to:

The majority of police work can be categorized as order maintenance.

August Vollmer is credited with:

Due to budget restraints, state and local law enforcement personnel have shrunk in the previous two decades.

Criminal Justice As Social Control

Crime in Society

Why Do People Commit Crimes

Police Operations

Policing and the Legal Process

Law and Society

Courts in America

Due Process: Arrest Through Sentencing

Juvenile Justice and Corrections

The Function of Corrections

Pretrial Diversion and Probation

Prisons and Jails

Parole and Re-Entry

Looking Toward the Future: Criminal Justice in the 21st Century

Filters