Intro to Criminal Justice Module 5 Study Guide

The vast majority of American law enforcement agencies are

• local

• federal

• multi-jurisdictional

• state

The basic concepts of American law enforcement and criminal justice originated in

• New England

• Texas

• New York

• England

Under the tithing system, groups of 10 families (or a tithing) would follow three of the principles listed below. Which one does NOT belong?

• Agree to follow the law

• Keep the peace in their areas

• Select one man from each parish as chief peacekeeper

• Bring law violators to justice

The Statute of Winchester formalized the ____ system of protection.

• shire reeve

• constable-watch

• tithing

• hue and cry

According to Peel,the main function of the police was to ____ by ____ of the community.

• solve crime; active investigation

• prevent crime; preventive patrol

• solve crime; preventive patrol

• prevent crime; active investigation

Earlier in American history, two forms of police protection began to evolve—the ____ in the villages, towns, and cities; and the ____ in the rural areas, unincorporated areas, and counties.

• sheriff; tithing system

• sheriff; constable-watch system

• constable-watch system; sheriff

• constable-watch system; tithing system

Early American citizens ____ the formation of the first police departments.

• resisted

• encouraged

• controlled

• privately funded

After the Civil War, municipal police officers began to take on the characteristics of today's police. Three of these characteristics are listed below. Which one does NOT belong?

• They began to carry nightsticks

• They began to carry firearms

• They began to wear uniforms

• They began to form posses

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the first black police officers?

• they were “free men of color”

• they were slaves

• they were hired around 1805 to serve as members of the New Orleans city watch system

• they were hired primarily because other people did not want the job

In the South, the earliest form of policing was the:

• slave patrols

• hue and cry

• sheriff and posse

• constable-watch system