Deck 3: Criminal Law, History and Organization of Law Enforcement

Question 1

The rule of law is an important differentiating feature between democratic societies and authoritarian ones.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

As long as human beings have lived in large groups, we have needed this.

A) Sociology
B) Social control
C) Police
D) laws

Answer 2

Social control

Question 3

This was an important office in early English policing.

A) Knight
B) Lord
C) King
D) Sheriff

Answer 3

Sheriff

Question 4

In the modern United States, this type of law enforcement officer serves areas such as rural townships and is usually elected.

A) Uniformed police officers
B) Shire reeve
C) Neighborhood watchman
D) constable

Question 5

In early England, a person who caught someone stealing chickens would be required to do this.

A) Kill the offender
B) Call a grand jury
C) Raise a hue and cry
D) Demand an inquest

Question 6

This style of policing attempts to address the underlying social problems that contribute to crime by integrating research and scientific problem-solving strategies to analyze instances of crime with the goal of developing more effective response strategies.

A) Legalistic-style policing
B) Zero-tolerance policing
C) Watchman-style policing
D) Problem-oriented policing

Question 7

About how many law enforcement agencies are there in the United States?

A) 2,000
B) 18,000
C) 6,000
D) 100,000

Question 8

While out on patrol, Officer Kealoha spots a group of youths sitting in the back yard of a house and smoking. She takes note of the situation, but because the youths are quiet and minding their own business, she moves on. What type of policing is this the best example of?

A) Problem-solving
B) Legalistic style
C) Watchman style
D) Chicago style

Question 9

This private police force was created by the West India Trading Company in 1798.

A) Bow Street Runners
B) Bobbies
C) Thames River Police
D) West India Company police

Question 10

How did the development of the policing style in the United States differ from English policing style?

A) U.S. policing lacked a single, coherent philosophy
B) The political geography of the United States was large and always expanding.
C) The United States had a large, active immigrant community
D) All of the above

Question 11

In the United States, informal policing began here with the establishment of a night watch.

A) NYC in 1650
B) Boston in 1631
C) Philadelphia in 1833
D) Boston in 1838

Question 12

This is a duty of all law enforcement officers.

A) Keep the peace and maintain order
B) Ensure adherence to the law
C) Investigage when laws appear to have been broken
D) All of the above

Question 13

One of the founding principles of the United States is that control of government should be as close to the people as possible.

Question 14

At the start of the 20th century, U.S. law enforcement was inefficient and corrupt.

Question 15

Many federal agencies that seem to have nothing to do with law enforcement have their own police forces.

Question 16

The modern New York City Police Department formed in 1898 when the state legislature ordered local cities, towns, and villages to consolidate into a single city.

Question 17

Federal law enforcement agencies are general-service agencies that engage in order-maintenance policing.

Question 18

The Secret Service's original task when it was created in 1865 was to control the proliferation of counterfeit money.