Deck 4: Police in America

Question 1

Early policewomen were typically restricted to:

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Early England shire reeve's were responsible for:

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

Answer 2

A

Question 3

One of the early police commissioners was:

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

August Vollmer is credited with:

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 5

The oldest statewide police force is located in what state?

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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