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WorksheetsHistory of Policing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Bow Street Runners
Was an early English law enforcement unit formed by Henry Fielding.
was a criminal organization led by Jonathan Wild
Was created by the Metropolitan Police Act.
Was created by the Statute of Winchester.
The modern-day sheriff is derived from which early English official?
Parish Constable
Shire Reeve
Henry Fielding
Magistrate
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Statute of Winchester?
It required all citizens to respond to the Hue and Cry.
It required participation in the Night Watch and Day Ward.
It required citizens maintain weapons in their homes.
It established a paid police force in London.
The first ever London Metropolitan Police Force was created by?
Pharaoh Hur Moheb
Sir Robert Peel
Jonathan Wild
Henry Fielding
Because formal law enforcement frequently did not exist on the American Frontier,_________ were often the only law available to early settlers.
Night Watches and Day Wards
Vigilantes
Shire Reeves and Comites Stabuli
Thief Takers
The First ever Policewoman served with the...
New York Police Department
London Met
Pennsylvania State Police
Los Angeles Police Department
The 1931 report of the _______________ recognized prohibition as unenforceable as well as catalyst to police corruption.
Knapp Commission
President's Crime Commission
Wickersham Commission
National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals.
Local level individuals who assisted the shire reeve and organized posses to chase and apprehend criminals
Constables
Tithing
Sir Robert Peel
Henry Fielding
The __________ was a federal agency that provided huge amounts of funding for research in the 1960s and the 1970s and established the tradition of scientific police management.
Wickersham Commission
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
National Institute of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
_______ uses research into everyday police procedures to evaluate current practices and to guide officers and police executives in future decision making.
Evidence-Based Policing
Scientific Police Management
Direct Patrol
The LEAA
The "Evidence" in Evidence-Based Policing refers to...
Information obtained from witnesses to the crime
Fingerprints found at the crime scene
Scientific evidence
social discussions
Which of the following is "NOT" one of the functions that federal law enforcement officers are authorized to perform?
Maintain order
Make arrests
Carry Firearms
Execute search warrants
Currently, the main priority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is...
White-collar crime
Terrorism
Violent crime
transitional organized crime
Which agency head is most likely to be an elected official?
Chief of a big city police department
Director of a federal law enforcement agency
County Sheriff
Chief of a small municipal department
Which is the largest segment of law enforcement today?
Federal law enforcement
State-level law enforcement
Local law enforcement
Private protective services
