Exam 5: Policing: History and Structure

The FBI is the leading agency fighting terrorism in the United States.

Alice Stebbins Wells is known for being the first police ______________________.

Private protective service is an independent or proprietary commercial organization that provides protective services to employers on a contractual basis.

A sworn law enforcement officer is one who is trained and empowered to perform full police duties,such as making arrests,conducting investigations,and carrying firearms.

The now defunct federal agency that was established to funnel federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies was:

Between 2011 and 2012 the gang crime rate in Los Angeles fell by more than 10%.The mayor attributed this drop in crime to:

The Police Chief of the town or city is usually responsible for law enforcement in unincorporated areas and for the operation of the county jail.

Use of private security has grown in recent years.In 2012 a Duke professor suggested in the last decade private security was responsible for:

The _____________department is the law enforcement agency generally responsible for serving court papers,including civil summonses,and for maintaining security within courtrooms.

An early form of police patrol in English cities and towns was:

Vigilantism is the act of taking the law into one's own hands.

The application of social science techniques to the study of police administration for the purpose of increasing effectiveness,reducing the frequency of citizen complaints,and enhancing the efficient use of available resources is known as:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is part of the Department of ____________.

A police-management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques is known as:

The local police and city- or town-based law enforcement agencies are known as ________ police departments.

In any discussion of evidence-based policing,it is important to remember that the word "evidence" refers to criminal evidence,not scientific evidence.

List and define the three levels of law enforcement.Give examples of each level.

Which state created "the first modern state police agency" in 1830?

The FBI,Secret Service,and the CIA are the only three federal law enforcement agencies fighting terrorism in the U.S.today.

State level law enforcement agencies are separated into which two models?