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,1. The Texas Rangers were originally established as a military unit responsible for border patrol.a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
2. Established in 1862, the Internal Revenue Service is the largest bureau of the Department of Treasury.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
3. Henry Fielding was one of London’s harshest chief magistrates, sentencing prisoners convicted of even minor crimes,
such as petty theft, to the death penalty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
4. During the political era, African American police officers were often segregated from white police officers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
5. There are only 50 Tribal Police Agencies in the United States.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
6. One primary factor that underlined police corruption was the prevalent spoils system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
7. The coroner’s principal task is to determine the cause of death and to take care of the remains and personal effects of
the deceased.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
8. The Department of the Treasury is organized under the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
a. True
b. False
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,ANSWER: False
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
9. The FBI laboratory is the largest criminal laboratory in the world.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
10. O. W. Wilson is considered the “father of American policing.”
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
11. Laws are based on
a. customs.
b. traditions.
c. mores.
d. current need.
e. all of these choices.
ANSWER: e
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
12. In prehistoric social orders, the chief of the tribe had which of the following powers?
a. legislative
b. executive
c. judicial
d. legislative, executive, and judicial
e. none of these choices
ANSWER: d
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
13. The first development of a court system came from
a. Egypt.
b. Greece.
c. Rome.
d. France.
e. China.
ANSWER: a
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
14. The first English police officer was the
a. bobbie.
b. sheriff.
c. constable.
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, d. shire.
e. shire-reeve.
ANSWER: c
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
15. The basic notion of the Code of Hammurabi was
a. business as usual.
b. the golden rule.
c. reduce building costs.
d. the strong shall not injure the weak.
e. the strong have ultimate power over the weak.
ANSWER: d
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
16. Ancient China developed this judicial system.
a. ephori
b. prefecture
c. the vigiles
d. ostracism
e. the court system
ANSWER: b
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
17. “Due process” of law was established by the
a. Code of Hammurabi.
b. Leges Henrici.
c. Magna Carta.
d. Frankpledge system.
e. tithing system.
ANSWER: c
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
18. In early English law enforcement, the system that provided citizens protection 24 hours a day was known as the
a. police des moeurs.
b. hue and cry.
c. Watch and Ward.
d. parish constable system.
e. tithing system.
ANSWER: c
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
19. During the 14th century, the shire-reeve was replaced by the
a. king.
b. sheriff.
c. constable.
d. justice of the peace.
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