Theory of Patrol - Chapter 3 Quiz

A group of citizens equipped with rattles to warn of their watchful presence in New Amsterdam of colonial America was referred to as the:

• rattlesnake division

• rattlewatch

• watch and ward

• slave patrols

What position in Philadelphia in 1749 was appointed due to inefficiency of the current watchmen?

• Mayors

• Sheriffs

• Constables

• Wardens

What was the first federal law enforcement position established in the newly formed United States?

• Federal Marshall

• Militia man

• Warden

• Deputy at arms

Today, as part of the Department of Justice, federal marshals' duties include all of the following except:

• protecting federal witnesses

• ensuring federal court security

• seizing, managing, and disposing of federally seized property

• investigating undocumented immigrants

A form of policing that appeared in the 1790s in which citizens took control over areas where law enforcement was ineffective or did not exist was called:

• public patrol

• watch and ward

• night watch

• vigilantism

What type of state laws that specifically spelled out the rights and responsibilities of the newly freed slaves?

• “Jim Crow” laws

• Black Codes

• Free Men laws

• Radical Rights

The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was extremely controversial for its time because it:

• allowed states to impose harsher sanctions on black criminals than white criminals

• granted blacks the right to run for public office

• allowed states to enact laws promoting racial segregation of public accommodations

• granted blacks the right to own slaves

What was the period in American history in which people sought to reform and upgrade the courts, schools, and other urban institutions?

• Enlightenment Period

• American Renaissance

• Birth of Postmodernism

• Progressive Movement

What as the name of the association whose original purpose was to provide mutual assistance and cooperation in arresting and detaining persons known to have committed a crime?

• National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement

• International Association of Women Police

• International Association of Chiefs of Police

• Law Enforcement Assistance Administration

What was the formal name of the enabling legislation for the LEAA, which was created to implement the recommendations of the President's Commission?

• the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

• the Safe Streets Act

• the Crime Control Act

• all of these are correct