Question 1

A main challenge in the United States has been to fashion a structure for the police that insulates departments from the corrupting influence of politics, without risking a department so autonomous that it is isolated from accountability to the people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During the colonial period in the United States, early law enforcement consisted of:

Accepted Answer

A) state police 
B) municipal police 
C) night watches 
D) all of the above

Question 3

According to Kelling and Moore, August Vollmer's moral vision and O.W.Wilson's work revolutionized law enforcement in the professional movement by affecting:

Accepted Answer

A) demand for service 
B) organizational design 
C) use of tactics and technology 
D) all of the above

Question 4

August Vollmer and O.W.Wilson had a major effect on police administration in the following areas:

Accepted Answer

A) police-community relations 
B) organizational design 
C) order maintenance 
D) all of the above

Question 5

A group of hundreds was organized into a ____________, the rough equivalent of a county.

Accepted Answer

A) tithing 
B) shire 
C) community 
D) town

Question 6

During the "Spoils Era" of policing, team policing, the concept of team policing was born and implemented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Slave patrols and night watches were early forms of law enforcement in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

List and explain in detail the three eras of policing in England.What was the importance of the three eras?

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and explain in detail the three...

Question 9

Policing does not have a history of controlling individuals or different groups, but has strived to work with them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an objective of a good police community relations program?

Accepted Answer

A) define the role of police as law enforcers 
B) improve communication between police and the community 
C) adopt a teamwork approach including the police, the public, and other public agencies 
D) all of the above

Question 11

This idea justifies vigilantism by arguing that citizens must be willing to kill or be killed when the official system fails to provide adequate protection.

Accepted Answer

A) economic rationale 
B) right of revolution 
C) self-preservation 
D) none of the above

Question 12

What were the five interrelated pressures that influenced the shift from informal to formal policing.Explain how these pressures influenced the shift.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What were the five interrelated pressures that...

Question 13

In the 1930s, August Vollmer proposed principles for police reform.Which of the following are considered principles of police reform?

Accepted Answer

A) establish municipal bureaus of investigation 
B) women should be hired to handle cases involving male violence 
C) the corrupting influence of politics should be removed from police organizations 
D) all of the above

Question 14

The common themes regarding police during and prior to the birth of community policing were:

Accepted Answer

A) isolation of the police from the public 
B) growing use of violence to control the public 
C) an "Us versus Them" mentality 
D) all of the above

Question 15

A ____________ supervised shires.

Accepted Answer

A) night watch 
B) constable 
C) shire-reeve 
D) slave patrol

Question 16

____________ were charged with surveying land, checking weights and measures, serving warrants, and meting out punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) Shire-reeves 
B) Shires 
C) Constables 
D) Night watches

Exam 2: A History of Communities and Policing

A main challenge in the United States has been to fashion a structure for the police that insulates departments from the corrupting influence of politics, without risking a department so autonomous that it is isolated from accountability to the people.

During the colonial period in the United States, early law enforcement consisted of:

According to Kelling and Moore, August Vollmer's moral vision and O.W.Wilson's work revolutionized law enforcement in the professional movement by affecting:

August Vollmer and O.W.Wilson had a major effect on police administration in the following areas:

A group of hundreds was organized into a ____________, the rough equivalent of a county.

During the "Spoils Era" of policing, team policing, the concept of team policing was born and implemented.

Slave patrols and night watches were early forms of law enforcement in the United States.

List and explain in detail the three eras of policing in England.What was the importance of the three eras?

Policing does not have a history of controlling individuals or different groups, but has strived to work with them.

Which of the following is NOT an objective of a good police community relations program?

This idea justifies vigilantism by arguing that citizens must be willing to kill or be killed when the official system fails to provide adequate protection.

What were the five interrelated pressures that influenced the shift from informal to formal policing.Explain how these pressures influenced the shift.

In the 1930s, August Vollmer proposed principles for police reform.Which of the following are considered principles of police reform?

The common themes regarding police during and prior to the birth of community policing were:

A ____________ supervised shires.

____________ were charged with surveying land, checking weights and measures, serving warrants, and meting out punishment.