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History of Policing

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American law enforcement was heavily influence by England.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Every male over 11 years of age was required to join a tithing.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In 1326, the office of the sheriff was replaced with the office of:

a)

Constable

b)

Deputy

c)

Justice of the Peace

4.

Who founded the Bow Street runners?

a)

Henry Fielding

b)

John Fielding

c)

Westminster Watch Act

5.

How many principles of policing did Peel establish?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

6.

What is the correct order of the historical periods of law enforcement:

a)

political, professional, reform, community

b)

community, professional, reform, political

c)

political, reform, professional, community

d)

community, reform, political, professional

7.

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

a)

Parish Constable

b)

Shire Reeve

c)

Henry Fielding

d)

Magistrate

8.

The first ever London Metropolitan Police Force was created by?

a)

Pharaoh Hur Moheb

b)

Sir Robert Peel

c)

Jonathan Wild

d)

Henry Fielding

9.

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

10.

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

11.
Which state had the earliest example of state police?
a)
Massachusetts 
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Texas
d)
Illinois
12.
Which American city created the first formal U.S. police department?
a)
Boston
b)
New York City
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Chicago
13.
What was one of August Vollmer's greatest contributions to police professionalism?
a)
Instituted university training for young officers
b)
Established the first formal police academy in the U.S.
c)
Was the first President of the IACP
d)
Created the first SWAT team
14.
The defining event that helped shape police reforms in the 1990s was the:
a)
the creation of the Extraordinary league of Chief of Police
b)
The creation of a unified police academy
c)
the growth and power of police unions
d)
the beating of Rodney King
15.

Which police agency employed the 1st female police officer?

a)

NYPD

b)

Texas Rangers

c)

LAPD

d)

London Metro Police