Historical documents about American police departments in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries showed police departments had __________.

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a. Correct. Law enforcement officers were routinely less than qualified and departments had great difficulty finding adequate people to serve as police officers.
b. Incorrect. Police departments during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were plagued by corruption and brutality.
c. Incorrect. The population in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries increased from 1790 to 1845, New York City's population rose from 33,000 to 370,000 people.
d. Incorrect. With the increase in population and poverty during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, crime dramatically increased.

Historical Documents About American Police Departments in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth