Deck 2: Historical Perspectives

Question 1

Augustus Caesar created the __________, whose primary mission was to protect him from assassination.

A) Laws of Hammurabi
B) Praetorian Guard
C) Caesar Court
D) Frankpledge system

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Under the ________ each male above the age of 12 was required to form a group with nine neighbors known as a tithing.

A) Laws of Hammurabi
B) Praetorian Guard
C) Caesar Court
D) Frankpledge system

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The ___________ Act called for a single authority that would be responsible for an area that covered approximately a 7-mile radius from the heart of the city?

A) Metropolitan Police
B) Municipal Corporations
C) Highwaymen
D) Volstead

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Where was the first day watch created?

A) St. Louis
B) New York
C) Philadelphia
D) Boston

Question 5

________ was created in 1865, making it one of the oldest statewide law enforcement agencies in the nation.

A) Massachusetts State Police
B) Pennsylvania State Police
C) Texas Rangers
D) New Mexico Rangers

Question 6

__________ is widely recognized as the patriarch of police professionalism.

A) Sir Robert Peel
B) Jack Hayes
C) Stephen Austin
D) August Vollmer

Question 7

The __________ Commission was appointed in Los Angeles in 1991 to investigate police brutality and excessive force.

A) Lexow
B) Christopher
C) Knapp
D) Mollen

Question 8

The __________ Act provided the first civil service coverage to public employees.

A) Rural Constabulary
B) Depression
C) Civil Service
D) Pendleton

Question 9

The __________ Commission was charged with studying the rising crime rate and the lack of an effective police response.

A) Wickersham
B) President's
C) Policing
D) Worchester

Question 10

__________ policing evolved from work at Michigan State University; they advocated that police departments should form partnerships with community groups to address crime and fear issues.

A) Problem-oriented
B) Reactive
C) Community-oriented
D) Proactive

Question 11

The __________ contains nearly 300 clauses of laws that address 13 areas of concern.

A) Laws of Hammurabi
B) Praetorian Guard
C) Caesar Court
D) Frankpledge system

Question 12

The first modern police department was created in London in _______.

A) 1789
B) 1829
C) 1869
D) 1909

Question 13

In Medieval England policing was provided through a frankpledge system and males above the age of 12 were required to form groups with nine neighbors known as __________.

A) shires
B) legions
C) vigils
D) tithings

Question 14

__________ were geographical divisions in Medieval England similar to counties to assist in governing the country.

A) shires
B) legions
C) vigils
D) tithings

Question 15

During the Roman Empire, ___________ were professional soldiers who established order.

A) shires
B) legions
C) vigils
D) tithings

Question 16

After Augustus Caesar created the Pretorian Guard, he formed ___________ to guard and fight fires.

A) shires
B) legions
C) vigils
D) tithings

Question 17

The successful Egyptian dynasties established some form of police force to protect domestic tranquility, but it seems that their primary function was to:

A) Regulate trade
B) Ensure production of agriculture
C) Collect taxes
D) All of the above

Question 18

The __________ Act of 1692 provided rewards to citizens who were willing to offer assistance in apprehending criminals.

A) Metropolitan Police
B) Municipal Corporations
C) Highwaymen
D) Volstead

Question 19

The __________ Act (more commonly called Prohibition), was this country's grand experiment in regulating public morals. The Act prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

A) Metropolitan Police
B) Municipal Corporations
C) Highwaymen
D) Volstead

Question 20

The __________ Act assists boroughs to sort out their administrative structure and allows new towns to incorporate. Incorporated towns are then obligated to set up police forces.

A) Metropolitan Police
B) Municipal Corporations
C) Highwaymen
D) Volstead

Question 21

The __________ Act of 1839 caused some boroughs to reorganize their police forces to avoid the high-expense involvement with county forces. This Act permits the hiring of one police officer for every 1000 citizens.

A) Rural Constabulary
B) Depression
C) Civil Service
D) Pendleton

Question 22

In 1829, __________ introduced a bill in Parliament, An Act for Improving the Police in and Near the Metropolis, known as the Metropolitan Police Act.

A) Sir Robert Peel
B) Jack Hayes
C) Stephen Austin
D) August Vollmer

Question 23

In the American colonies, __________ were among the first law enforcement officers who were tasked with surveying land, checking weights and measures, serving warrants, and meting out punishment.

A) constables
B) night watches
C) slave patrols
D) day watches

Question 24

The first day watch was created in Philadelphia in _______

A) 1803
B) 1833
C) 1913
D) 1933

Question 25

The __________ are said to be the very first state police organization. Although the history of this group can be traced to 1823, the name did not appear in legislation until 1874.

A) Massachusetts State Police
B) Pennsylvania State Police
C) Texas Rangers
D) New Mexico Rangers

Question 26

Julius Caesar was the first Roman ruler to implement a police force.

Question 27

The London Metropolitan Police Force was the first modern police department created in London.

Question 28

The Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 provided more than $30 billion to fund community policing and was the largest anti-crime legislation in the nation's history.

Question 29

Community policing is rooted in two schools of thought: reactive and proactive policing.

Question 30

The Knapp Commission investigated the NYPD and found that officers were engaged in activities ranging from stealing seized narcotics and selling them to receiving payoffs to protect gambling operations.

Question 31

The successful Egyptian dynasties established some form of police force to protect domestic tranquility, but it seems that their primary functions were to regulate trade, ensure production of agriculture, and collect taxes.

Question 32

The development of law enforcement in the U.S. closely paralleled the development of policing in England.

Question 33

The first day watch was created in St. Louis in 1833.

Question 34

The Massachusetts State Police force was originally created to assist mine owners in breaking coal strikes.

Question 35

Commissions investigating police corruption and police practices have long been a part of the political arena.