Deck 1: Police History

Question 1

The Praetorian Guard could be considered the first actual police officers.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Who is generally credited with establishing the first police department in London, England?

A)Henry Fielding
B)Sir Robert Peel
C)Patrick Colquhoun
D)Sir Charles Rowan

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The members of the military appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus to protect the palace and the emperor were called the:

A)Royal Guard
B)Praetorian Guard
C)Roman Guard
D)Praefectus Urbi

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The lowest form of social organization or mutual pledge created by King Alfred the Great in England was:

A)tithing
B)hundred
C)shire
D)thousand

Question 5

The first specialized investigative unit in Rome was called "questors," which means:

A)finders of criminals
B)capturers
C)enforcers
D)trackers of murders

Question 6

Early American police were responsible for cleaning streets, caring for the homeless, and operating emergency ambulance services, in addition to their law enforcement duties.

Question 7

London's first large-scale, civil police department consisted of approximately l,000 men.

Question 8

Vigiles were originally firefighters in early times and were eventually given law enforcement responsibilities.

Question 9

Which is not part of the Comp-Stat 4-step process?

A)Accurate intelligence
B)Rapid deployment of personnel
C)Follow-up and assessment
D)Incident planning

Question 10

Many historians and scholars indicate that _____ in the American South were the precursor to the modern American system of policing.

A)the Praetorian Guard
B)slave patrols
C)thief-takers
D)Vigiles

Question 11

The word police comes from the Latin word "politia," which means:

A)civil administration
B)military administration
C)use of force
D)power of the ruler

Question 12

Henry Fielding completely reengineered the New York City Police Department to make reducing crime its primary objective.

Question 13

The police represent the military power of government.

Question 14

In early U.S.colonial society, citizens were responsible for protecting themselves and maintaining an orderly society.

Question 15

According to the Statute of Winchester, when would persons be required to assist the watch?

A)during a storm
B)when the watch pronounced the hue and cry
C)when the police officers were on leave
D)when sworn in by the sheriff

Question 16

After 9/11, a new department was created by the government.This department is:

A)the U.S.Marshal's
B)INS
C)Homeland Security
D)TSA

Question 17

Law enforcement in the Old West was generally relegated to the:

A)county sheriff and town marshal
B)county marshal and town sheriff
C)chief of police and county sheriff
D)military provost and town marshal

Question 18

The man who is credited with establishing London's first large-scale, civil police department in 1829 was Sir Robert Peel.

Question 19

In the first half of the 2000s, crime continued to soar nationwide even though the police adopted or continued aggressive crime-fighting techniques.

Question 20

The USA Patriot Act gave law enforcement new ability to search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists.

Question 21

William J.Bratton completely reengineered the New York City Police Department to make reducing crime its primary objective.What vehicle did he use to accomplish this mission?

A)creating SWAT
B)adding helicopters to the police force
C)CompStat
D)community policing

Question 22

What legislation became law in 1920 and established National Prohibition?

A)Olmstead Act
B)Homestead Act
C)Volstead Act
D)Federal Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 23

In 1991, what Los Angeles incident inflamed police community relations?

A)Charles Manson arrest
B)the L.A.shootout
C)reinstatement of the death penalty
D)Rodney King beating

Question 24

Serious attempts were made to reform the police during which century?

A)17th
B)18th
C)19th
D)20th

Question 25

What law gives law enforcement new ability to search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists?

A)Posse Comitatus Act
B)USA Patriot Act
C)Statute of Winchester
D)Volstead Act

Question 26

The ____________________ were the members of the military appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus to protect the palace and the emperor.

Question 27

During the 1960's, the largest problem for city police was:

A)corruption
B)urban riots
C)the use of new technology
D)new training requirements

Question 28

The first state police agency was the ____________________.

Question 29

By the 1880s, what private national detective agency had offices in nearly two dozen cities?

A)Brinks
B)Pinkerton
C)Wells Fargo
D)Rocky Mountain Detective Association

Question 30

A form of community self-protection developed by King Alfred the Great in the latter part of the ninth century England was/were the:

A)Vigiles
B)hue and cry
C)shire-reeve
D)mutual pledge

Question 31

The Unites State's largest and most famous police department is the:

A)New York Police Department
B)Chicago Police Department
C)Los Angeles Police Department
D)Capitol Police Department

Question 32

The ____________ is considered the first form of English police officer.

Question 33

During the eighteenth century, the most common form of American law enforcement was/were:

A)constables in the day and the watch at night
B)the state police
C)the military
D)the hue and cry

Question 34

The most turbulent eras for American policing were the ____________________.

Question 35

Which Massachusetts governor fired all the striking police officers during the Boston Police Strike and later became president of the United States?

A)Woodrow Wilson
B)Calvin Coolidge
C)Theodore Roosevelt
D)Ronald Reagan

Question 36

The first state police agency was the:

A)Arizona Rangers
B)New Mexico Mounted Patrol
C)Texas Rangers
D)Nevada Posse

Question 37

The 1960s saw the U.S.Supreme Court focus on:

A)expansion of governmental authority
B)broad interpretation of the Fourth Amendment
C)individual rights
D)corporate rights

Question 38

____________________ is the computer-based management program that many say was responsible for New York City's drop in crime in the mid to late 1990s.

Question 39

____________________ established the first large scale, uniformed, paid, civil police force in London.

Question 40

The "watch and ward" required all men to serve on the ___________.

Question 41

The _______________ gives law enforcement new ability to search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists.

Question 42

The ______________ of 1919 was one of the most significant events in the history of policing, and it increased interest in police reform.

Question 43

List and discuss the different types of police agencies as outlined in the current chapter.

Question 44

What influence did the English police experience have on American policing?

Question 45

How did technology influence policing in the early twentieth century?

Question 46

Compare and contrast the colonial northern watch with the southern slave patrols.

Question 47

Describe the American colonial experience with policing.

Question 48

In addition to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, demonstrations, marches, and civil disobedience also took place on __________across the nation.

Question 49

How did the turbulent times of the 1960s and the early 1970s affect American policing?

Question 50

Discuss the concept of thief-takers and how this method of policing led to increased crime.

Question 51

Define Sir Roberts Peel's Nine Principles.