WorksheetsHistory of Policing
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Instituted university training for police officers
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
Rapid response to calls for service does not greatly increase the arrest of criminals.
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
“Spoils” system – the metropolitan police were powerful, corrupt, poorly trained, unsupervised, and frequently abusive to the public they were responsible to serve and protect.
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
Police administrative boards were established to reduce local political control over the police
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
It was suggested that police officers get out of their patrol cars and spend more time on the street assisting citizens while maintaining their crime-fighting role.
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
These citizens wanted to: Stop political patronage
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
advocated that law enforcement use motorized patrols, radio communication, and rapid response to aid effective crime-fighting.
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
Increasing the number of patrol officers in a neighborhood was found to have little effect on crime.
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
Who came up with the 12 principles of policing?
August Vollmer
Sir Robert Peel
O.W. Wilson
Henry Fielding
Members should be well-trained, disciplined, and tightly organized. Laws should be equally enforced. The police should use technological developments.
Political Era
Community Era
Reform Era
Professional Era
