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The History of Policing MCQ

The History of Policing MCQ

 

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

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Correct Answer: True

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

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Correct Answer: True

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

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Correct Answer: Slave patrols

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4. Foot patrols are an example of community policing.

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Correct Answer: True

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

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Correct Answer: Frankpledge

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

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Correct Answer: Forensics

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

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Correct Answer: False

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

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Correct Answer: True

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

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Correct Answer: DNA and forensics technology

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

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Correct Answer: Cronyism

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11. _____________ 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.

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Correct Answer: War on Drugs

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

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Correct Answer: Slave Patrols

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

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Correct Answer: Professionalization

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

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Correct Answer: 1829

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

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Correct Answer: Immoral purposes

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16. 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:

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Correct Answer: Homeland Security Era

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

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Correct Answer: True

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

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Correct Answer: Cronyism

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

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Correct Answer: Community Policing

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

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Correct Answer: Blacklivesmatter

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