Question 1

Henry Fielding established the Bow Street Runners,who were England's first professional detective force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In community policing,the community and police jointly approach the problems of maintaining order and providing services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

States that employ the highway patrol model often have other state law enforcement agencies with narrow service mandates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

August Vollmer advocated three principles to professionalize American policing.Which of the following does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  He advocated training as a key ingredient in professionalizing policing. 
B)  He believed that citizens needed training in methods of self-policing. 
C)  He believed strongly that the police should stay out of politics and that politics should stay out of policing. 
D)  He advocated education as a key ingredient in professionalizing policing. 
A)  He advocated training as a key ingredient in professionalizing policing. 
B)  He believed that citizens needed training in methods of self-policing. 
C)  He believed strongly that the police should stay out of politics and that politics should stay out of policing. 
D)  He advocated education as a key ingredient in professionalizing policing.

Question 5

By the 1970s,research began to show three of the following findings.Which one does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unattended disorderly behavior in neighborhoods is a signal to more serious criminals that residents do not care what goes on in their community and that the criminals can move in and operate with impunity. 
B)  A rapid response to crime does not necessarily lead to more arrests. 
C)  Having more police officers using methods made popular under the professional or reform model does not significantly reduce crime. 
D)  Neighborhood-based policing projects had high success rates because of low costs, administrative efficiency, and high citizen interest. 
A)  Unattended disorderly behavior in neighborhoods is a signal to more serious criminals that residents do not care what goes on in their community and that the criminals can move in and operate with impunity. 
B)  A rapid response to crime does not necessarily lead to more arrests. 
C)  Having more police officers using methods made popular under the professional or reform model does not significantly reduce crime. 
D)  Neighborhood-based policing projects had high success rates because of low costs, administrative efficiency, and high citizen interest.

Question 6

Following the backlash to Reconstruction and the loss of jobs of black police officers,during which of the following periods were black police officers hired again in most southern cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  1890s and 1900s 
B)  1920s and 1930s 
C)  1940s and 1950s 
D)  1960s and 1970s 
A)  1890s and 1900s 
B)  1920s and 1930s 
C)  1940s and 1950s 
D)  1960s and 1970s

Question 7

Many other nations have only one police department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

State-level law enforcement officers include three of the following groups.Which one does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highway patrols 
B)  Watercraft officers 
C)  Park rangers 
D)  Sheriffs 
A)  Highway patrols 
B)  Watercraft officers 
C)  Park rangers 
D)  Sheriffs

Question 9

One similarity between the slave patrols and the constable-watch system was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people could hire others to perform their duties for them. 
B)  citizens resented their use of firearms. 
C)  they had many of the trappings of today's police. 
D)  they developed into today's sheriffs departments. 
A)  people could hire others to perform their duties for them. 
B)  citizens resented their use of firearms. 
C)  they had many of the trappings of today's police. 
D)  they developed into today's sheriffs departments.

Question 10

The idea of ____ remains very popular in the South and the West.

Accepted Answer

A)  federal police protection 
B)  police commissioners 
C)  self-protection 
D)  mounted militia units 
A)  federal police protection 
B)  police commissioners 
C)  self-protection 
D)  mounted militia units

Question 11

Because of relatively low wages,private security officers frequently work part-time or have another primary job and use their security job wages to supplement their incomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

After the Civil War,municipal police officers began to take on the characteristics of today's police.Three of these characteristics are listed below.Which one does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  They began to carry nightsticks. 
B)  They began to carry firearms. 
C)  They began to wear uniforms. 
D)  They began to form posses. 
A)  They began to carry nightsticks. 
B)  They began to carry firearms. 
C)  They began to wear uniforms. 
D)  They began to form posses.

Question 13

Among federal law enforcement agencies in 2002,the ______ employed the largest percentage of women,while the ______employed the smallest percentage of women.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Bureau of Investigation-Federal Bureau of Prisons 
B)  U.S. Marshals Service-U.S. Secret Service 
C)  Internal Revenue Service-Drug Enforcement Agency 
D)  U.S. Customs Service-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 
A)  Federal Bureau of Investigation-Federal Bureau of Prisons 
B)  U.S. Marshals Service-U.S. Secret Service 
C)  Internal Revenue Service-Drug Enforcement Agency 
D)  U.S. Customs Service-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Question 14

Taking people to the hospital,escorting funeral processions,delivering mail for city officials,or chasing bats out of a caller's house are examples of which of the following local police duties?

Accepted Answer

A)  law enforcement 
B)  order maintenance or peacekeeping 
C)  service 
D)  information gathering 
A)  law enforcement 
B)  order maintenance or peacekeeping 
C)  service 
D)  information gathering

Question 15

The United States has more police departments than any other nation in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Jurisdiction is defined as a specific geographical area,but does not include the right or authority of a justice agency to act in regard to a particular subject matter,territory,or person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Three of the following statements describe how politics affects the role of sheriff in most counties.Which one does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  The authority to appoint special deputies and to award patronage jobs contribute to the sheriff's power and influence in a county. 
B)  The sheriff's office is limited to counties that vote to approve it. 
C)  Local politics governs the operation of the sheriff's department. 
D)  The sheriff must operate as a partisan politician to remain in office. 
A)  The authority to appoint special deputies and to award patronage jobs contribute to the sheriff's power and influence in a county. 
B)  The sheriff's office is limited to counties that vote to approve it. 
C)  Local politics governs the operation of the sheriff's department. 
D)  The sheriff must operate as a partisan politician to remain in office.

Question 18

In the highway patrol model,the agency and its officers have essentially the same enforcement powers as local police in the state and can work cases and enforce the law anywhere within the state's boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Earlier in American history,two forms of police protection began to evolve-the ____ in the villages,towns,and cities; and the ____ in the rural areas,unincorporated areas,and counties.

Accepted Answer

A)  sheriff; tithing system 
B)  sheriff; constable-watch system 
C)  constable-watch system; sheriff 
D)  constable-watch system; tithing system 
A)  sheriff; tithing system 
B)  sheriff; constable-watch system 
C)  constable-watch system; sheriff 
D)  constable-watch system; tithing system

Question 20

The basic concepts of American law enforcement and criminal justice originated in:

Accepted Answer

A)  New England. 
B)  Texas. 
C)  New York. 
D)  England. 
A)  New England. 
B)  Texas. 
C)  New York. 
D)  England.

Henry Fielding established the Bow Street Runners,who were England's first professional detective force.

In community policing,the community and police jointly approach the problems of maintaining order and providing services.

States that employ the highway patrol model often have other state law enforcement agencies with narrow service mandates.

August Vollmer advocated three principles to professionalize American policing.Which of the following does NOT belong?

By the 1970s,research began to show three of the following findings.Which one does NOT belong?

Following the backlash to Reconstruction and the loss of jobs of black police officers,during which of the following periods were black police officers hired again in most southern cities?

Many other nations have only one police department.

State-level law enforcement officers include three of the following groups.Which one does NOT belong?

One similarity between the slave patrols and the constable-watch system was that:

The idea of ____ remains very popular in the South and the West.

Because of relatively low wages,private security officers frequently work part-time or have another primary job and use their security job wages to supplement their incomes.

After the Civil War,municipal police officers began to take on the characteristics of today's police.Three of these characteristics are listed below.Which one does NOT belong?

Among federal law enforcement agencies in 2002,the employed the largest percentage of women,while the employed the smallest percentage of women.

Taking people to the hospital,escorting funeral processions,delivering mail for city officials,or chasing bats out of a caller's house are examples of which of the following local police duties?

The United States has more police departments than any other nation in the world.

Jurisdiction is defined as a specific geographical area,but does not include the right or authority of a justice agency to act in regard to a particular subject matter,territory,or person.

Three of the following statements describe how politics affects the role of sheriff in most counties.Which one does NOT belong?

In the highway patrol model,the agency and its officers have essentially the same enforcement powers as local police in the state and can work cases and enforce the law anywhere within the state's boundaries.

Earlier in American history,two forms of police protection began to evolve-the in the villages,towns,and cities; and the in the rural areas,unincorporated areas,and counties.

The basic concepts of American law enforcement and criminal justice originated in:

Crime and Justice in the United States

Crime and Its Consequences

Explaining Crime

The Rule of Law

Police Work

Policing America: Issues and Ethics

The Administration of Justice

Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Institutional Corrections

Prison Life, Inmate Rights, and Release

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

Understanding and Predicting the Future of Criminal Justice

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Exam 5: History and Structure of American Law

Henry Fielding established the Bow Street Runners,who were England's first professional detective force.

In community policing,the community and police jointly approach the problems of maintaining order and providing services.

States that employ the highway patrol model often have other state law enforcement agencies with narrow service mandates.

August Vollmer advocated three principles to professionalize American policing.Which of the following does NOT belong?

By the 1970s,research began to show three of the following findings.Which one does NOT belong?

Following the backlash to Reconstruction and the loss of jobs of black police officers,during which of the following periods were black police officers hired again in most southern cities?

Many other nations have only one police department.

State-level law enforcement officers include three of the following groups.Which one does NOT belong?

One similarity between the slave patrols and the constable-watch system was that:

The idea of ____ remains very popular in the South and the West.

Because of relatively low wages,private security officers frequently work part-time or have another primary job and use their security job wages to supplement their incomes.

After the Civil War,municipal police officers began to take on the characteristics of today's police.Three of these characteristics are listed below.Which one does NOT belong?

Among federal law enforcement agencies in 2002,the ______ employed the largest percentage of women,while the ______employed the smallest percentage of women.

Taking people to the hospital,escorting funeral processions,delivering mail for city officials,or chasing bats out of a caller's house are examples of which of the following local police duties?

The United States has more police departments than any other nation in the world.

Jurisdiction is defined as a specific geographical area,but does not include the right or authority of a justice agency to act in regard to a particular subject matter,territory,or person.

Three of the following statements describe how politics affects the role of sheriff in most counties.Which one does NOT belong?

In the highway patrol model,the agency and its officers have essentially the same enforcement powers as local police in the state and can work cases and enforce the law anywhere within the state's boundaries.

Earlier in American history,two forms of police protection began to evolve-the ____ in the villages,towns,and cities; and the ____ in the rural areas,unincorporated areas,and counties.

The basic concepts of American law enforcement and criminal justice originated in:

Crime and Justice in the United States

Crime and Its Consequences

Explaining Crime

The Rule of Law

Police Work

Policing America: Issues and Ethics

The Administration of Justice

Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Institutional Corrections

Prison Life, Inmate Rights, and Release

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

Understanding and Predicting the Future of Criminal Justice

Filters

Among federal law enforcement agencies in 2002,the employed the largest percentage of women,while the employed the smallest percentage of women.

Earlier in American history,two forms of police protection began to evolve-the in the villages,towns,and cities; and the in the rural areas,unincorporated areas,and counties.