Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century - Chapter 5

The London Metropolitan Police Service was the first modern police force. It was created by Sir ______ ____.

(a)  

What model was early American policing based on?

• French model

• British model

• German model

• Italian model

Match the following terms with their descriptions: 1) Shire Reeve or Comes Stabuli 2) Bow Street Runners 3) Statute of Winchester.

• 2

• Organized posses were led by

• 1

• Organized by Henry Fielding

• 3

• Codified British police practices

The art of taking the law into ones own hands is (a)   .

What were some of the first American cities to create their own police forces?

• Prohibition led to large amounts of crime and police corruption. The (a)   Commission recognized that prohibition was ultimately unenforceable.

• EBP, or ________ _____ policing involves use of best available research on outcomes of police work to implement guidelines and evaluate agencies, units, and officers

(a)  

The first large-scale study of police practices regarding proactive & reactive patrol was conducted in this city:

• Chicago

• Kansas City

• Los Angeles

• Atlanta

What are the three jurisdictional levels in American Law Enforcement today? _______, _____, and _____

(a)  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was created as the Bureau of Investigation in this year

• 1922

• 1946

• 1912

• 1908