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The History of Policing MCQ

The advancement of technology has led to an increase in police visibility.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The relationship between the police and the public deteriorated in the 1960s and 1970s.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A significant portion of early policing in the South consisted in ______.

Foot patrols

Mounted patrols

Slave patrols

Bike patrols

Answer

Correct Answer: Slave patrols

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Foot patrols are an example of community policing.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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In rural England, order was usually maintained by the ______ system.

Frankpledge

Feudal

Peel

Policing by consent

Answer

Correct Answer: Frankpledge

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Which of the following disciplines developed as a result of the rise of professionalized policing?

Feminism

Sociology

Forensics

Psychology

Answer

Correct Answer: Forensics

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The most aggressive anti-drug operations targeted Hispanics in the 1980s during the beginning of the “crack epidemic.”

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created after the 9/11 attacks.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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One of the most significant factors in the rise of federal policing was the creation of ______.

Communications technology

DNA and forensics technology

National transportation infrastructure

Educational programs in criminology

Answer

Correct Answer: DNA and forensics technology

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The collusion between officers and city politicians is sometimes referred to as ______.

Cronyism

Spoils

Patronage

Merit

Answer

Correct Answer: Cronyism

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_____________ is the effort, begun in the 1970s, to treat illegal drugs primarily as an issue for law enforcement and not as a public health problem.

War on Drugs

Professionalization

Slave Patrols

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: War on Drugs

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Organized groups of whites in the antebellum South whose primary job was to find and capture runaway slaves is known as:

War on Drugs

Professionalization

Slave Patrols

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Slave Patrols

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The movement in the early 20th century to make policing a more “serious” career. Involved education and training for officers is called ____________ .

War on Drugs

Professionalization

Slave Patrols

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Professionalization

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Peel Act is the British law that created the London Metropolitan Police in ________ .

1818

1829

1830

1825

Answer

Correct Answer: 1829

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Mann Act is the federal law that made it a federal crime to transport women across state lines for ____________ .Often used to target minorities.

Immoral purposes

Moral purposes

Both

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Immoral purposes

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The transformation of policing after the September 11, 2001, attacks. Included a greater emphasis on fighting terrorism and a militarization of local police forces is known as:

Mann Act

Homeland Security Era

Peel Act

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Homeland Security Era

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Frankpledge System is a Policing system in medieval Europe that relied on locals to police each other.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A system in which politicians give government jobs, including policing jobs, to their political allies is known as:

Community Policing

Blacklivesmatter

Cronyism

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Cronyism

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Attempts to break down barriers between the community and the police are called __________ .

Community Policing

Blacklivesmatter

Cronyism

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Community Policing

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The movement that seeks to criticize the excessive use of force against African Americans is known as:

Community Policing

Blacklivesmatter

Cronyism

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Blacklivesmatter

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