Deck 6: Private and Special-Purpose Police

Question 1

The term "private police" covers a wide variety of personnel, organizations, and structures.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Many of the largest and best known private security companies of today began by providing protection to businesses involved in:

A) manufacturing
B) mining
C) transportation
D) none of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Campus police as a special- purpose police agency experienced their greatest growth in the:

A) late 1800s
B) last ten years
C) middle 1900s
D) middle 1800s

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Compared to those with general- purpose police, public relationships with officers of private or special- purpose police, are typically more tense and hostile.

Question 5

If the person/organization seeking private police protection hires and deploys its own officers, it has:

A) a contract security model
B) a personal security model
C) a proprietary security model
D) none of the above

Question 6

In recent decades, the number and importance of private police has:

A) fluctuated widely
B) grown considerably
C) decreased considerably
D) remained stable

Question 7

Often, the primary distinction between officers of general- purpose and special- purpose police agencies is found in:

A) what officers do
B) agency functions
C) where officers do policing
D) none of the above

Question 8

Forerunners to contemporary private police include:

A) Gameskeepers
B) The Bow Street Runners
C) Footmen
D) all of the above

Question 9

While most cities and counties provided their own police protection, contract services are used by:

A) 40 percent
B) 15 percent
C) 20 percent
D) 25 percent

Question 10

Estimates of the private security component of the police industry place the number of such agencies at over:

A) 50,000
B) 25,000
C) 5,000
D) 10,000

Question 11

Perhaps the first example of a special- purpose police agency in the Anglo- American experience was the:

A) Burns Detective Agency
B) Yale University Police
C) Bow Street Runners
D) Thames River Police

Question 12

Private and special- purpose police raise difficult issues of accountability and:

A) effectiveness
B) legality
C) cost
D) fairness

Question 13

After the September 11, 2001 attack, screening of airline passengers has been assigned to private policing agencies.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a special- purpose police agency?

A) Transit Police
B) Park Police
C) Housing Police
D) all of the above

Question 15

Laws often grant policing powers to private agencies with little attention paid to the employees of the agency.

Question 16

The employment of security officers at factories and construction sites is an example of the function of:

A) physical security
B) information security
C) personnel security
D) all of the above

Question 17

Special- purpose police are usually organized along functional lines that reflect the:

A) lack of private security
B) interests of the state government
C) number of police available
D) public service they are to protect

Question 18

Special- purpose police typically serve the same functions as general- purpose police.

Question 19

An investigator who encourages otherwise innocent people to commit crimes in order to make the arrests and gain the reward is known as a(n):

A) bounty hunter
B) agent provocatuer
C) thief taker
D) detective

Question 20

Factors that encouraged the growth and spread of private policing during the 19th century included:

A) the lack of police in rural areas
B) the growth of the labor movement
C) the lack of public police detectives
D) all of the above

Question 21

Special- purpose police agencies differ from general- purpose police in terms of organizational structure.

Question 22

In comparison to general- purpose police, it is often easier for managers to direct and control the actions of officers in private and special police agencies.

Question 23

The majority of private security organizations are probably those that provide contract services.

Question 24

In general, private and special- purpose police serve more narrowly defined clients and purposes.

Question 25

In recent years, the majority of states have enacted laws to regulate the private security industry.

Question 26

One drawback of the existence of special- purpose police is the fragmentation of police service in an area.

Question 27

Separate transit and housing authority police exist in several American cities.

Question 28

The current growth in private policing represents the development of a new form of policing.

Question 29

Private policing is often an attractive solution to problems perceived in the effectiveness of the public police.

Question 30

The importance of different police functions served by the private police reflects the interests of the general public.