Exam 1: History: From English Origins to the United States

The baton (known as a truncheon)was the first weapon the London Metropolitan Police carried on patrol.

Peel emphasized not only crime suppression but also crime ____________.

Patrick Colquhoun,serving as London's ,focused on .

Which of the following is not one of Peel's "principles" of policing?

Police _______________ meant a combination of managerial efficiency and technological sophistication,as well as an emphasis on crime fighting.

List and describe major characteristics of the three eras of policing.

The American colonists reinforced their commitment to local policing by creating a theory of government called ________.

Among the recommendations of the President's Crime Commission were:

Which of the following is not one of the factors that set the stage for the emergence of the current policing era?

The main element of ________ policing was a decentralized neighborhood focus for the delivery of police services.

Describe how policing was returned to its roots by the President's Crime Commission.

Two reasons for the scarcity of studies into police functions and methods prior to the1960s were:

In addition to being a leading proponent of police professionalism,____________ also advocated the idea that police should function as social workers.

The community era of policing began as a result of the murder of Mary Cecilia Rogers and the subsequent lack of police response.

To William Parker,police were the "thin blue line" and the rights of took precedence over the rights of the .

August Vollmer was an advocate of police professionalism.

The office of constable carried no salary and the duties were often very dangerous.

William Parker's greatest success as police chief,typical of the new professionalism,came in:

The coroner's inquest closely resembles a:

The origins of modern policing in America can be linked to: