Deck 6: An Introduction to Policing: History and Structure

Question 1

Who organized the first police department in history?

A) Henry Fielding
B) Robert Peel
C) Jonathan Wild
D) Patrick Colquhoun

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which type of society likely used kin policing?

A) Chiefdoms
B) Nations
C) Tribes
D) States

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Policing is a __________ organization.

A) paramilitary
B) solicitous
C) mid-level
D) consistent

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which term most accurately describes the role of police in the political machines of the late 1800s?

A) spoilers
B) extortionists
C) patrons
D) moralists

Question 5

Which system in England is associated with the phrase "it takes a thief to catch a thief?"

A) the parliamentary reward system
B) the Robin Hood system
C) the watch-and-ward system
D) the frankpledge system

Question 6

What was the name of the first modern police department in the world?

A) the London Metropolitan Police
B) the New York City Police Department
C) the Boston Police Department
D) the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Question 7

The right and authority granted to a police agency to administer justice in a defined area of responsibility is called

A) investigation agency
B) jurisdiction
C) frankpledge
D) division of labor

Question 8

Which position was added to protect the king's interests throughout England?

A) the constable
B) the night watch
C) the sheriff
D) the ward

Question 9

Which statement is TRUE of the political era of policing?

A) The police during the political era were organized to protect and serve the public.
B) The political era of policing was a brief but progressive time in policing history.
C) Although the political era of policing lasted about 100 years, little changed during that time.
D) The political era was structured around America's move to Prohibition.

Question 10

The __________ system is a great example of a Chiefdom taking the informal means of control that had existed in the bands and tribes and formalizing them for the purpose of social control.

A) kin policing
B) frankpledge
C) jurisdiction
D) court

Question 11

The bow street runners are most similar to

A) the thief-taker system
B) modern-day judges
C) a modern police force
D) federal inmates

Question 12

Which national event precipitated the rapid expansion of police departments across the United States?

A) The colonial settlement in Jamestown, Virginia
B) the Civil War
C) The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
D) the Vietnam War

Question 13

Which individual would be more likely to be a member of the night watch in England?

A) a homeless man
B) a female playwright
C) a noble lord
D) a keystone cop

Question 14

All of the following differentiated the Boston Police Department from the London Metropolitan Police Department EXCEPT

A) it was smaller
B) officers did not wear uniforms
C) they were more effective at reducing crime.
D) officers did not have identifying badges

Question 15

Inspector Alexander "Clubber" Williams is associated with which common practice of American policing?

A) the spoils system
B) the patronage system
C) police brutality
D) voter intimidation

Question 16

There are approximately __________ police agencies serving the American people today.

A) 4,000
B) 8,000
C) 18,000
D) 34,000

Question 17

America is presently in the __________ era of policing.

A) homeland security
B) political
C) community
D) reform

Question 18

The English system of policing began with the

A) settling of Jamestown in Virginia
B) introduction of the Volstead Act
C) Sheriff of Nottingham
D) Norman Conquest of 1066

Question 19

Tom is a police officer during the political era. Joe is a modern-day officer. Which task would Tom do that Joe would probably not?

A) patrolling a beat
B) making an arrest
C) responding to a crime
D) running a soup kitchen

Question 20

Imagine you wanted to become a police officer under the patronage system in New York City. Which step would you need to take first?

A) pay a bribe
B) frequent a brothel
C) establish a relationship with the mayor
D) open a gambling hall

Question 21

Most state police officers in upstate New York are referred to as state troopers. This suggests that New York's model of policing is the __________ model.

A) state police
B) municipal
C) highway patrol
D) ranger

Question 22

What was the catalyst for reforming the police in the early twentieth century?

A) prohibition
B) the American Mafia
C) the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby
D) the sinking of the Titanic

Question 23

Community policing involves __________, while problem-oriented policing involves __________.

A) partnerships, problem-solving methods
B) problem-solving methods, partnerships
C) advocacy, protecting the community
D) protecting the community, advocacy

Question 24

During the reform era, the emphasis of the police was on

A) the political machine
B) police brutality
C) the birth cohort
D) crime control

Question 25

Which police practice would have been common during the political era?

A) preventive patrol
B) police brutality
C) rapid response
D) community policing

Question 26

Compared to tribes, bands are

A) kin-based
B) larger
C) nomadic
D) aggressive

Question 27

Which agency is almost always part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force?

A) the Department of Homeland Security
B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation
C) the Central Intelligence Agency
D) the National Institutes of Justice

Question 28

While most countries around the world have a __________ government, America has a__________ form of government.

A) decentralized, centralized
B) centralized, decentralized
C) autonomous, tyrannical
D) tyrannical, autonomous

Question 29

What surprising action did August Vollmer take after he was elected town marshal in 1905?

A) he opened a feed store
B) he prompted police use of the third degree
C) he closed down gabling establishments
D) he created the Uniform Crime Reports

Question 30

The majority of the federal law enforcement agencies in America fall under either the Department of Justice or the

A) Department of Defense
B) Institute of Justice
C) Special Jurisdiction
D) Department of Homeland Security

Question 31

Which individual did not play a crucial role in policing during the reform era?

A) J. Edgar Hoover
B) George Wickersham
C) Thomas Byrnes
D) August Vollmer

Question 32

Which individual was instrumental in the creation of the Uniform Crime Reports?

A) J. Edgar Hoover
B) George Wickersham
C) Thomas Byrnes
D) August Vollmer

Question 33

During the 1960s, police typically used __________ to handle __________

A) crime prevention, community relations
B) old tactics, new problems
C) rapid response, civil rights protestors
D) enhanced interrogation, campus unrest

Question 34

While a sheriff's department is subordinate to a county administrator, a sheriff's office is

A) subordinate to the police chief
B) an independent government entity
C) elected by the citizens of a state
D) a temporary stop-gap measure

Question 35

Almost all police departments, regardless of size, are organized around the three responsibilities of

A) patrol, investigations, and administrations
B) span of control, division of labor, and specializations
C) captains, lieutenants, and sergeants
D) prevention, deterrence, and control

Question 36

The system for how police and emergency response agencies will organize their response to attacks and disasters is called the

A) Department of Homeland Security
B) Federal Emergency Management Agency
C) Joint Terrorism Task Force
D) Incident Command System

Question 37

Officer Melendez stops a speeding vehicle and issues a warning rather than a ticket to the driver. Officer Melendez is using

A) division of labor
B) an abuse of power
C) police discretion
D) corrupt tactics

Question 38

Research on organizations and management has shown that the span of control for leaders is

A) 1 or 2 personnel
B) between 5 and 7 personnel
C) a maximum of 50 individuals
D) as high as 5,000 individuals

Question 39

Which policing responsibility is often considered the backbone of policing?

A) the power shift
B) administrative duties
C) special forces
D) patrol operations

Question 40

Approximately 25% of the police force in the U.S. is female.

Question 41

The most common police agency in the U.S. is the state police.

Question 42

America formed its first police department in the year

Question 43

There are 50 state police agencies in the United States

Question 44

After a police applicant passes all required tests, he or she undergoes training at the police academy, which is then followed by __________ training.

Question 45

The father of American policing is __________.

Question 46

America's move to Prohibition was the catalyst for reform in policing.

Question 47

The spoils system and the patronage system were vastly different.

Question 48

American policing has moved through __________ eras.

Question 49

Police during the political era were organized to protect and serve the political machine.

Question 50

The mafia first rose to power during the political era

Question 51

Native American reservations typically follow the laws of the tribe not those of the United States.

Question 52

Constables have all powers of sworn law enforcement officers EXCEPT the power to arrest.

Question 53

Police during the political era patrolled the beat, responded to crimes, and made arrests.

Question 54

The creation of the first modern police department in Boston looked almost identical to that in London.

Question 55

Following the era of homeland security, police have moved to an era of community policing.

Question 56

Sheriff's departments are typically considered federal agencies.

Question 57

The British term "Bobbies" refers to the first police department's founder, Robert Peel.

Question 58

The __________ was created as a response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Question 59

The United States Marshals Service hunts down fugitives from __________ justice.

Question 60

The majority of countries around the world have one national police force.

Question 61

Describe the political machine in the late 1800s and how this affected policing.

Question 62

How does the form of government in America pertain to policing in the U.S.?

Question 63

Describe the organizational structure of the Houston Police Department.

Question 64

Which two factors often determine a police agency's jurisdiction?

Question 65

Describe the reforms of August Vollmer.

Question 66

Identify four types of tests an applicant must take in order to become a police officer.

Question 67

Identify one drawback of the professionalization of the police.

Question 68

Which two concepts revolutionized policing at the end of the 20th century?

Question 69

Discuss the reasons that some argue that the Boston Police Department was considered the first official police department in the United States.

Question 70

During the reform era, police purchased __________ vehicles such as the Dodge Dart and Chevy Caprice.

Question 71

Why is it important to understand the English system of policing in order to understand our system of policing in America?