Deck 4: Police in Society: History and Organization

Question 1

Which law enforcement agency is responsible for fugitive investigations?

A)ATF
B)FBI
C)U.S. Marshals Service
D)Secret Service

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What was one of August Vollmer's greatest contributions to police professionalism?

A)Instituted university training for young officers
B)Established the first formal police academy in the U.S.
C)Was the first President of the IACP
D)Created the first SWAT team

Answer 2

A

Question 3

English police officers are known as bobbies because:

A)their heads often bobbed up and down as they rode the streets of London on horses.
B)Sir Robert (Bobbie) Peel was responsible for their creation.
C)an inordinately large number of the original London metropolitan police force was named Bobbie.
D)they are trained to bob their head whenever a member of the royal family came into view.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which state had the earliest example of state police?

A)Massachusetts
B)Pennsylvania
C)Texas
D)Arizona

Question 5

Which American city created the first formal U.S. police department?

A)Boston
B)New York City
C)Philadelphia
D)Chicago

Question 6

What federal program supported innovative research on police work and advanced training for police officers during the 1970s?

A)Criminal Justice Institute
B)National Institute of Justice
C)Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
D)Federal Crime Bill

Question 7

Which of the following is a branch of the Department of Homeland Security?

A)Customs and Border Protection
B)FBI
C)U.S. Marshals
D)Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

Question 8

Which federal law enforcement agency has unlimited jurisdiction?

A)CIA
B)DEA
C)U.S. Justice Department
D)No federal agency has unlimited jurisdiction.

Question 9

What federal agency is responsible for the transportation of federal prisoners?

A)U.S. Marshals
B)FBI
C)Department of Homeland Security
D)Secret Service

Question 10

According to the text, which state formed the first modern police in 1903?

A)Massachusetts
B)Pennsylvania
C)Texas
D)Connecticut

Question 11

What office was created in 1326 under the watch system of policing to assist the shire reeve in controlling the county?

A)Sheriff
B)Constable
C)Bobbie
D)Justice of the peace

Question 12

The first technological breakthrough in policing came in the following area:

A)transportation
B)communication
C)regulation
D)administration

Question 13

The defining event that helped shape police reforms in the 1990s was the:

A)creation of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
B)creation of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
C)growth of police unions.
D)beating of Rodney King.

Question 14

Which federal agency has reformulated its priorites, making protection from terrorism the number one goal?

A)Secret Service
B)CIA
C)DEA
D)FBI

Question 15

Since September 11, 2001, which agency is considered the main federal investigative agency for terrorism?

A)Secret Service
B)DEA
C)FBI
D)U.S. Marshals

Question 16

What were the hallmarks of policing during the 1960s?

A)Political corruption
B)Turmoil and crisis
C)Political influence and bribery
D)All of these

Question 17

What was the name of the form of organized private police that patrolled 18ᵗʰ century England?

A)Constables
B)Shire reeves
C)Bobbies
D)Thief takers

Question 18

Which of the following officers was part of the watch system of policing that thrived in 13ᵗʰ century England?

A)Watchmen
B)Shire reeve
C)Justice of the peace
D)All of the above

Question 19

Roughly how many metropolitan police agencies employ more than 1,000 sworn officers?

A)70
B)800
C)2,000
D)3,100

Question 20

What federal agency is responsible for witness security?

A)U.S. Marshals
B)FBI
C)DHS
D)Secret Service

Question 21

Judicial security is one function of the FBI.

Question 22

Computerized mathematical models of a suspect's face constructed from minimal information are called:

A)Digital diagrams
B)Genetic algorithms
C)AR technology
D)ABIS

Question 23

Police sketch artists and mugbooks are being replaced with what type of modern technology?

A)DNA profiling
B)The AFIS system
C)Computerized imaging
D)Head-up display units

Question 24

Roughly how many metropolitan police agencies employ just one sworn officer?

A)8
B)80
C)800
D)8000

Question 25

The Texas Rangers was one of the first state police agencies.

Question 26

Thief takers were professional criminals that assisted burglars.

Question 27

In colonial America, the sheriff did not patrol or seek out crime.

Question 28

County law enforcement officers are never involved in homeland security activities.

Question 29

Which new technology will one day give law enforcement real-time intelligence about crimes?

A)Discretionless policing
B)Augmented reality technology
C)Biometric technology
D)Crime mapping

Question 30

Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of DNA?

A)DNA profiling allows suspects to be identified on the basis of genetic material.
B)Every U.S. state maintains a DNA database of convicted offenders.
C)The U.S. is the only country with a DNA database.
D)DNA fingerprinting is used as evidence in criminal trials in many states.

Question 31

A DNA match indicates a four billion-to-____ chance that the suspect is the offender.

A)one
B)five
C)ten
D)twenty

Question 32

What term is used to describe the use of computer software to identify geographic "hot spots" where a majority of predatory crimes are concentrated?

A)Crime mapping
B)CODIS
C)Data mining
D)Systems analysis

Question 33

DNA profiling gained national attention because of the ____ trial.

A)Martha Stewart
B)O.J. Simpson
C)Rodney King
D)Scopes Monkey

Question 34

The shire reeve was considered the first police officer.

Question 35

The O.J. Simpson case prompted an era of police reform.

Question 36

Most early reform efforts failed because they were initiated by persons outside of the law enforcement community.

Question 37

Private police outnumber public police.

Question 38

The first U.S. police departments were created because of the need to control mob violence, which was common during the 19ᵗʰ century.

Question 39

AFIS is a(n):

A)national data base of DNA records.
B)computerized fingerprint system.
C)automated stolen vehicle data base.
D)up-to-date fugitive identification system.

Question 40

Which of the following is one of the new technologies being developed that may reduce charges of racial profiling?

A)Mobile computer systems
B)Discretionless policing
C)Electronic bulletin boards
D)Augmented reality technology

Question 41

Elaborate on the roles and perception of early U.S. police agencies and the impact of professionalism on this perception.

Question 42

Police are becoming more sophisticated in their use of computer software to identify and convict criminals. Discuss the impact of this technology on policing, using specific examples to illustrate.

Question 43

Discuss, using specific examples, ways in which technology has changed law enforcement.

Question 44

Secret Service is a branch of teh Department of ____________________.

Question 45

Differentiate between the roles of state, county, and local law enforcement.

Question 46

Discuss the functions of four major federal law enforcement agencies.

Question 47

____________________ gives the police the power to analyze detailed visuals of crime patterns.

Question 48

The origin of U.S. police agencies can be traced to early ____________________ society.

Question 49

The ____________________ was considered by many to be the most important law enforcement officer in colonial America.

Question 50

Explain what crime mapping is and its impact on policing.

Question 51

____________________ is credited with the passage of the Metropolitan Police Act that established the first organized police force in London.

Question 52

The nation's oldest federal law enforcement agency is the ____________________.

Question 53

Discuss the contributions of private security to the criminal justice system.

Question 54

Elaborate on the English roots of policing, with a discussion of how this history has influenced the structure, duties, and functions of modern U.S. policing.

Question 55

In 1326 the office of ____________________ was created to assist the shire reeve in controlling the county

Question 56

Elaborate on the problems confronting today's police departments. How do these compare to the challenges faced during early days of policing?

Question 57

The ____________________ are responsible for fugitive investigations.

Question 58

Discuss some of the events that occurred between 1960 and 1990 that continue to influence modern policing.

Question 59

As the 18ᵗʰ century began, rising crime rates encouraged a new form of private paid police called ____________________, who were able to profit both legally and criminally from the lack of formal police departments.

Question 60

The ____________________ assists local and state authorities in investigating illegal drug use.