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,Chapter 01: Police HistoryTRUE/FALSE
1. Vigiles were originally firefighters in early times and were eventually given law enforcement
responsibilities.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
2. The man who is credited with establishing London’s first large-scale, civil police department in 1829
was Sir Robert Peel.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
3. London’s first large-scale, civil police department consisted of approximately l,000 men.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 5
4. Early American police were responsible for cleaning streets, caring for the homeless, and operating
emergency ambulance services, in addition to their law enforcement duties.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7
5. The police represent the military power of government.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 3
6. In early U.S. colonial society, citizens were responsible for protecting themselves and maintaining an
orderly society.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
7. The USA Patriot Act gave law enforcement new ability to search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in their
pursuit of possible terrorists.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
8. In the first half of the 2000s, crime continued to soar nationwide even though the police adopted or
continued aggressive crime-fighting techniques.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 14
9. The Praetorian Guard could be considered the first actual police officers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
10. Henry Fielding completely reengineered the New York City Police Department to make reducing
crime its primary objective.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 13
MULTIPLE CHOICE
,1. The word police comes from the Latin word “politia,” which means:
a. civil administration c. use of force
b. military administration d. power of the ruler
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3
2. The first specialized investigative unit in Rome was called “questors,” which means:
a. finders of criminals c. enforcers
b. capturers d. trackers of murders
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
3. The members of the military appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus to protect the palace and the
emperor were called the:
a. Royal Guard c. Roman Guard
b. Praetorian Guard d. Praefectus Urbi
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
4. After 9/11, a new department was created by the government. This department is:
a. the U.S. Marshal’s c. Homeland Security
b. INS d. TSA
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
5. The lowest form of social organization or mutual pledge created by King Alfred the Great in England
was:
a. tithing c. shire
b. hundred d. thousand
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
6. Who is generally credited with establishing the first police department in London, England?
a. Henry Fielding c. Patrick Colquhoun
b. Sir Robert Peel d. Sir Charles Rowan
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
7. Which is not part of the Comp-Stat 4-step process?
a. Accurate intelligence c. Follow-up and assessment
b. Rapid deployment of personnel d. Incident planning
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 13
8. Many historians and scholars indicate that _____ in the American South were the precursor to the
modern American system of policing.
a. the Praetorian Guard c. thief-takers
b. slave patrols d. Vigiles
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 7
9. Law enforcement in the Old West was generally relegated to the:
a. county sheriff and town marshal c. chief of police and county sheriff
b. county marshal and town sheriff d. military provost and town marshal
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 8
, 10. 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
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 5
11. 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
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 7
12. 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 c. shire-reeve
b. hue and cry d. mutual pledge
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
13. The Unites State’s largest and most famous police department is the:
a. New York Police Department c. Los Angeles Police Department
b. Chicago Police Department d. Capitol Police Department
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 12
14. The first state police agency was the:
a. Arizona Rangers c. Texas Rangers
b. New Mexico Mounted Patrol d. Nevada Posse
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 8
15. By the 1880s, what private national detective agency had offices in nearly two dozen cities?
a. Brinks c. Wells Fargo
b. Pinkerton d. Rocky Mountain Detective Association
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 9
16. 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 c. Theodore Roosevelt
b. Calvin Coolidge d. Ronald Reagan
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: pp. 9–10
17. What legislation became law in 1920 and established National Prohibition?
a. Olmstead Act c. Volstead Act
b. Homestead Act d. Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 10
18. Serious attempts were made to reform the police during which century?
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