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History of Policing MCQ

History of Policing MCQ

 

1. Watchmen used to protect property in England’s larger cities and towns, and in colonial America. These individuals patrolled at night to protect the community from ______

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Correct Answer: All of these

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2. Self-appointed distributors of justice according to their someone else’s rules are known as Vigilantes.

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Correct Answer: False

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3. A tithing was a group of all boys and men age _____or older from 10 households.

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Correct Answer: 12

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4. Early (now outlawed) method used by police officers that included brutalizing an individual in order to gather information is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Third Degree

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5. Men hired by victims to capture criminal offenders refer to _____

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Correct Answer: Thief Takers

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6. Slave Patrol is a policing group that originated in 1704 in South Carolina and consisted of a group of _____ White men who regulated the behavior of slaves and hunted down and punished escaped slaves.

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Correct Answer: 3-6

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7. Precursors to sheriffs are known as _____

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Correct Answer: Shire Reeves

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8. Early policing agents who were charged to ______ criminals at great personal financial expense refer to Sheriffs.

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Correct Answer: Both

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9. Title frequently given to women who worked in the early days of policing is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Police Matron

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10. Peelian Principles refer to widely cited list that described Sir Robert Peel’s philosophy of an ethical police force. Research shows that these excellent principles were never provided by Peel.

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Correct Answer: True

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11. Nickname of officers in _____ named for Sir Robert Peel. Peelers replaced the existing (and generally corrupt) system of parish constables and night watchmen.

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Correct Answer: Ireland

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12. Parish Constable refers to a policing agent who operated in smaller towns. Initially elected by the parishioners, the parish constable was generally _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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13. An act that established agencies and rules dealing with crime is known as Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of _____

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Correct Answer: 1968

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14. Modus Operandi is a system for solving crimes that facilitated the identification of crime patterns. This system was first implemented by _____.

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Correct Answer: August Vollmer

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15. Metropolitan Police Act of _____ is an act introduced by Sir Robert Peel, which established London’s Metropolitan Police Force. This is considered the beginning of modern public policing.

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Correct Answer: 1829

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16. Literacy Tests are used to deny _____ the right to vote.

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Correct Answer: African Americans

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17. Ten tythings grouped together into a collective for police and security purposes. A hundred was supervised by a leader known as a_____.

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Correct Answer: Hundredman

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18. Fugitive Slave Law of _____ is the law passed by the U.S. Congress that addressed fears of a “slave power conspiracy” as the number of slaves grew. This law created the need for slave patrols, which became the purview of police officers.

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Correct Answer: 1850

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19. A system of policing that replaced the borh. A frankpledge included all boys and men age _____ or older from 10 households into groups referred to as tythings.

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Correct Answer: 18

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20. Prior to_____, states, cities, or counties that were required to submit proposed voting changes to the U.S. Department of Justice because of their histories of discrimination against people of color refers to Covered Jurisdications.

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Correct Answer: 2013

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21. Borh is earliest known system of policing in England. The borh, a unit that was responsible for policing and security, was generally a collective of _____ individuals who stood surety for one another’s good behavior.

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Correct Answer: 12

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22. Bobbies is the nickname of officers in Britain named for ______. Bobbies replaced the existing (and generally corrupt) system of parish constables and night watchmen.

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Correct Answer: Sir Robert Peel

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