Deck 5: Policing: History and Structure

Question 1

Which of the following is not a prominent private security firm?

A)Wells Fargo
B)Pinkerton
C)Wackenhut
D)Enron

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The nation's largest law enforcement agency is in:

A)Chicago.
B)New York.
C)Miami.
D)Los Angeles.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

An early form of police patrol in English cities and towns was:

A)The Night Watch.
B)Statute of Winchester.
C)Wickersham Commission.
D)Vigilantism.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The largest and most comprehensive crime laboratory,run by the FBI,is located in:

A)Washington,DC.
B)Quantico,VA.
C)New York,NY.
D)Los Angeles,CA.

Question 5

Which state created "the first modern state police agency" in 1830?

A)Pennsylvania
B)New York
C)Virginia
D)Maryland

Question 6

The Bow Street Runners:

A)Were an early English police unit formed by Henry Fielding.
B)Were an early English police unit formed by Jonathon Wild.
C)Were also known as bobbies.
D)Were part of the comes stabuli.

Question 7

Which of the following people was associated with London's New Police?

A)Charles Lynch
B)J.Edgar Hoover
C)Robert Peel
D)Alice Stebbins Wells

Question 8

What are the three major legislative levels of law enforcement?

A)State,city,county
B)Federal,county,campus
C)County,city,federal
D)State,federal,local

Question 9

Which commission,started in 1931,recognized prohibition as unenforceable as well as a catalyst to police corruption?

A)Wickersham
B)Bean
C)Price
D)McWhorter

Question 10

____________ uses research into everyday police procedures to evaluate current practices and to guide officers and police executives in future decision making.

A)Evidence-based policing
B)Scientific police management
C)Directed patrol
D)Wickersham Commission

Question 11

Between 2011 and 2012 the gang crime rate in Los Angeles fell by more than 10%.The mayor attributed this drop in crime to:

A)Stricter gun controls.
B)Stricter enforcement of immigration laws.
C)Adding hundreds more police officers to the force.
D)More public involvement.

Question 12

The leading organization for private security professionals is:

A)ASIS.
B)FBI.
C)USDA.
D)LEAA.

Question 13

The Statute of Winchester:

A)Was written by Robert Peel.
B)Created the watch and ward.
C)Was used by the Bow Street Runners to apprehend violent criminals.
D)Formed the new police.

Question 14

The first large scale scientific study of law enforcement practices was conducted in which American city?

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

Question 15

A police-management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques is known as:

A)Evidence-based policing.
B)Scientific Police Management.
C)Directed Patrol.
D)Wickersham Commission.

Question 16

Which local law enforcement official is responsible for serving court papers,maintaining security within courtrooms,and running the county jail?

A)Police chief
B)Sheriff
C)Bailiff
D)Prosecutor

Question 17

State level law enforcement agencies are separated into which two models?

A)Law enforcement and university police
B)Highway patrol and state bureau of investigations
C)Highway patrol and university police
D)State bureau of investigations and Criminal Investigations

Question 18

Use of private security has grown in recent years.In 2012 a Duke professor suggested in the last decade private security was responsible for:

A)The increase in the crime rate.
B)The reduction in the number of state and local police officers.
C)Increasing costs for police work.
D)The decrease in reported crime.

Question 19

The now defunct federal agency that was established to funnel federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies was:

A)Wickersham Commission.
B)Statute of Winchester.
C)LEAA.
D)USDA.

Question 20

The application of social science techniques to the study of police administration for the purpose of increasing effectiveness,reducing the frequency of citizen complaints,and enhancing the efficient use of available resources is known as:

A)Kansas City study.
B)Scientific police management.
C)Directed patrol.
D)Wickersham management study.

Question 21

The Joint Terrorism Task Force is made up of only US federal law enforcement agencies.

Question 22

The local police and city- or town-based law enforcement agencies are known as ________ police departments.

Question 23

A law,written in 1285,that created a watch and ward system in English cities and towns and that codified early police practices is known as the Statute of __________________.

Question 24

___________________ street runners were an early English police unit formed under the leadership of Henry Fielding.

Question 25

Vigilantism is the act of taking the law into one's own hands.

Question 26

The Wickersham Commission in 1931 issued a report stating that prohibition was unenforceable and carried a great potential for police corruption.

Question 27

State Police agencies are restricted to traffic and law enforcement duties on the state's highways.

Question 28

A sworn law enforcement officer is one who is trained and empowered to perform full police duties,such as making arrests,conducting investigations,and carrying firearms.

Question 29

The Bow Street Runners were the first organized police department in the United States.

Question 30

The first large-scale scientific study of law enforcement practices was the Kansas City experiment,it focused on the practice of preventive patrol.

Question 31

In any discussion of evidence-based policing,it is important to remember that the word "evidence" refers to criminal evidence,not scientific evidence.

Question 32

Private protective service is an independent or proprietary commercial organization that provides protective services to employers on a contractual basis.

Question 33

The FBI,Secret Service,and the CIA are the only three federal law enforcement agencies fighting terrorism in the U.S.today.

Question 34

The Police Chief of the town or city is usually responsible for law enforcement in unincorporated areas and for the operation of the county jail.

Question 35

The FBI is the leading agency fighting terrorism in the United States.

Question 36

ASIS is the leading federal agency charged with combatting international terrorism.

Question 37

Scientific police management is the application of social science techniques to the study of police administration for the purpose of increasing effectiveness,reducing the frequency of citizen complaints,and enhancing the efficient use of available resources.

Question 38

Alice Stebbins Wells is known for being the first police ______________________.

Question 39

The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA),a federal agency established under Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to funnel federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies,is the most important tool in educating today's police officers.

Question 40

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is part of the Department of ____________.

Question 41

The private security organization that promotes the importance of ethical standards in the private security sector is known by its four letter acronym ________________.

Question 42

A police-management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques is known as _______________ patrol.

Question 43

Directed patrol is a police-management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques.Comment on how effective this strategy is and whether or not it actually works.

Question 44

The Kansas City studies had an impact on several traditional views about police patrol work.Comment on and explain the study and specifically the affect they had on preventative patrol and traditional response to calls for service.

Question 45

Analyze the role of the FBI in today's enforcing of the laws.What are the main duties of the FBI,both in the field and in the laboratory?

Question 46

Evidence-Based Policing is being used to implement guidelines and evaluate police agencies,units,and police officers.Define evidence-based policing,how it works,and its effect on law enforcement and crime solving.

Question 47

______________ are elected law enforcement officials whose agencies are responsible for law enforcement throughout the counties in which they function.

Question 48

Define and analyze the relationship between traditional policing and the role of private security in America and the world today.

Question 49

______________ was the founder of the London Metropolitan Police Service.

Question 50

State police agencies are generally separated into two models.Compare and contrast the two models and define their functions within the states and communities they serve.
Answer : State law enforcement agencies are usually organized after one of two models.In the first,a centralized model,the tasks of major criminal investigations are combined with the patrol of state highways.Centralized state police agencies generally do the following: Assist local law enforcement departments in criminal investigations when asked to do so,operate centralized identification bureaus,maintain a centralized criminal records repository,patrol the state's highways,and provide select training for municipal and county officers.The second state model,the decentralized model of police organization,characterizes operations in the southern United States but is found as well in the Midwest and in some western states.The model draws a clear distinction between traffic enforcement on state highways and other state-level law enforcement functions by creating at least two separate agencies.North Carolina,South Carolina,and Georgia are a few of the many states that employ both a highway patrol and a state bureau of investigation.The names of the respective agencies may vary,however,even though their functions are largely the same.

Question 51

List and define the three levels of law enforcement.Give examples of each level.

Question 52

The _____________department is the law enforcement agency generally responsible for serving court papers,including civil summonses,and for maintaining security within courtrooms.