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History of Policing

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Bow Street Runners

a)

Was an early English law enforcement unit formed by Henry Fielding.

b)

was a criminal organization led by Jonathan Wild

c)

Was created by the Metropolitan Police Act.

d)

Was created by the Statute of Winchester.

2.

The modern-day sheriff is derived from which early English official?

a)

Parish Constable

b)

Shire Reeve

c)

Henry Fielding

d)

Magistrate

3.

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Statute of Winchester?

a)

It required all citizens to respond to the Hue and Cry.

b)

It required participation in the Night Watch and Day Ward.

c)

It required citizens maintain weapons in their homes.

d)

It established a paid police force in London.

4.

The first ever London Metropolitan Police Force was created by?

a)

Pharaoh Hur Moheb

b)

Sir Robert Peel

c)

Jonathan Wild

d)

Henry Fielding

5.

Because formal law enforcement frequently did not exist on the American Frontier,_________ were often the only law available to early settlers.

a)

Night Watches and Day Wards

b)

Vigilantes

c)

Shire Reeves and Comites Stabuli

d)

Thief Takers

6.

The First ever Policewoman served with the...

a)

New York Police Department

b)

London Met

c)

Pennsylvania State Police

d)

Los Angeles Police Department

7.

The 1931 report of the _______________ recognized prohibition as unenforceable as well as catalyst to police corruption.

a)

Knapp Commission

b)

President's Crime Commission

c)

Wickersham Commission

d)

National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals.

8.

Local level individuals who assisted the shire reeve and organized posses to chase and apprehend criminals

a)

Constables

b)

Tithing

c)

Sir Robert Peel

d)

Henry Fielding

9.

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.

a)

Wickersham Commission

b)

Law Enforcement Assistance Administration

c)

National Institute of Justice

d)

Office of Justice Programs

10.

_______ uses research into everyday police procedures to evaluate current practices and to guide officers and police executives in future decision making.

a)

Evidence-Based Policing

b)

Scientific Police Management

c)

Direct Patrol

d)

The LEAA

11.

The "Evidence" in Evidence-Based Policing refers to...

a)

Information obtained from witnesses to the crime

b)

Fingerprints found at the crime scene

c)

Scientific evidence

d)

social discussions

12.

Which of the following is "NOT" one of the functions that federal law enforcement officers are authorized to perform?

a)

Maintain order

b)

Make arrests

c)

Carry Firearms

d)

Execute search warrants

13.

Currently, the main priority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is...

a)

White-collar crime

b)

Terrorism

c)

Violent crime

d)

transitional organized crime

14.

Which agency head is most likely to be an elected official?

a)

Chief of a big city police department

b)

Director of a federal law enforcement agency

c)

County Sheriff

d)

Chief of a small municipal department

15.

Which is the largest segment of law enforcement today?

a)

Federal law enforcement

b)

State-level law enforcement

c)

Local law enforcement

d)

Private protective services