Deck 16: Enforcing the Law: Practice and Research

Question 1

Which of the following statements is True about the frankpledge system?

A) A night watchmen served as the head of the system.
B) Every male over age 12 was part of the system.
C) Sheriffs were excluded from making any decisions relating to law enforcement.
D) The Statute of Winchester established the system.

Answer 1

Every male over age 12 was part of the system.

Question 2

The __________ presided over the shire's court, executed summonses, and enforced the law.

A) sheriff
B) constable
C) night watchman
D) justices of the peace

Answer 2

sheriff

Question 3

Which of the following statements is True about justices of the peace?

A) They were well-trained in patrolling to lookout for disturbances in a society.
B) They were first commissioned in 1285 by the statute of Winchester.
C) They were usually nobles who investigated and tried minor cases.
D) They were members of the working class.

Answer 3

They were usually nobles who investigated and tried minor cases.

Question 4

Who developed the professional model of policing in the early twentieth century?

A) Sir Robert Peel
B) O.W. Wilson
C) Henry Fielding
D) August Vollmer

Question 5

Today there are more than __________ separate law enforcement agencies in the United States at the federal, state, and local levels.

A) 10,000
B) 20,000
C) 30,000
D) 34,000

Question 6

American policing differs from that found in other countries in its diversity of forces and

A) lack of autonomy.
B) lack of control over crime.
C) lack of central coordination and command.
D) lack of jurisdictional territories.

Question 7

In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt, angered by Congress's failure to adopt regulation legislation to regulate political and business corruption, established the

A) United States Marshal Service.
B) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
C) Texas Rangers.
D) Bureau of Investigations.

Question 8

Which of the following is most likely to be at the lowest level in the structure of a well-organized operational unit?

A) a criminal investigation unit
B) an art theft unit
C) the bureau of public safety
D) the bureau of fraud investigations

Question 9

In a well-organized municipal police department, which of the following constitutes a nonline function?

A) planning and training
B) investigative duties
C) patrol duties
D) traffic control

Question 10

Today, all states except __________ have their own state police forces.

A) Hawaii
B) Rhode Island
C) Texas
D) Montana

Question 11

Undercover operations in which police pretend to involve themselves in illegal acts to trap a suspect are called

A) job operations.
B) sting operations.
C) entrapments.
D) decoy operations.

Question 12

In the context of investigative duties, _____ refers to a type of police conduct in which an originally unwilling person is actively induced to commit a crime and such conduct is considered to be illegal as per the U.S. Supreme Court.

A) tithing
B) arraignment
C) entrapment
D) decoying

Question 13

Which category of police functions predominated well into the 1960s?

A) community policing
B) community service
C) order maintenance
D) law enforcement

Question 14

One way in which police can enhance community relations is through __________, where police work with citizens to identify and respond to community problems.

A) problem-oriented policing
B) foot patrols
C) team policing
D) order maintenance

Question 15

Which landmark Supreme Court case dealt with the use of deadly force?

A) Miranda v. Arizona
B) Mapp v. Ohio
C) Tennessee v. Garner
D) In re Gault

Question 16

A police officer who cooperates with criminals for personal gain is known as a

A) grass eater.
B) vegetarian.
C) shark.
D) meat eater.

Question 17

A police officer who looks the other way when illegal activities are taking place is known as a

A) grass eater.
B) vegetarian.
C) shark.
D) meat eater.

Question 18

More than _____ Miami police officers were implicated in corrupt drug-related activities.

A) 100
B) 125
C) 150
D) 200

Question 19

The first minority police officer was hired in Washington,D. C., in

A) 1961.
B) 1905.
C) 1898.
D) 1861.

Question 20

A study of 2,300 police officers in 20 departments found that _____ percent abused alcohol.

A) 37
B) 36
C) 23
D) 10

Question 21

The first uniformed police force in the United States was established in New York City.

Question 22

O.W. Wilson developed the professional model of policing in the early twentieth century.

Question 23

A vice squad enforces laws against activities such as gambling, drug dealing, and prostitution.

Question 24

The landmark Supreme Court case which deals with the use of deadly force is Tennessee v. Garner.

Question 25

According to the Knapp Commission, the two types of corrupt police officers are "meat eaters/''and "grass eaters."

Question 26

Discuss policing in the United States in terms of the progressive era, Vollmer and Wilson, and the Wickersham Commission.

Question 27

The police have three categories of functions: law enforcement, order maintenance, and community service. Discuss these three functions.

Question 28

The most widely accepted strategy for improving police-community relations is that of community policing. Discuss community policing in general, and then discuss foot patrols and team policing as they relate to community policing.

Question 29

National investigative commissions in the 1930s and again in the 1960s found American policing to be defective in six distinct areas. Discuss the area of use of deadly force and police brutality.