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Ch.5 Exam Questions History and Organization of the Police

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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

1.

A group of private citizens who take the law into their own hands by tracking down criminals and punishing them is called ___________________. 
 

A. 

a justice committee

B. 

Sheriff's helpers

C. 

a vigilante group

D. 

a grand jury

 

2.

In the old west, in federal territories, ____________________ were the principal law enforcement officers. 
 

A. 

sheriffs

B. 

police chiefs

C. 

United States Marshals

D. 

the military

 

3.

The most famous detective company of the old west was ______________. 
 

A. 

The Pinkerton Detective Agency

B. 

The Brinks Company

C. 

The Union Pacific

D. 

The Bureau of Investigation

 

4.

The first modern police force was created in __________________. 
 

A. 

London

B. 

New York

C. 

Athens

D. 

Philadelphia

 

5.

The London Metropolitan Police Force was established by ________________. 
 

A. 

Henry VIII

B. 

George I

C. 

Sir Robert Peel

D. 

Queen Elizabeth

 

6.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) was founded in _______. 
 

A. 

1829

B. 

1844

C. 

1893

D. 

1917

 

7.

Who do your author's consider to be the single most important reformer of policing in the early twentieth century? 
 

A. 

Richard Sylvester

B. 

Leonhard Fuld

C. 

Arthur Woods

D. 

August Vollmer

 

8.

Who wrote American Police Systems
 

A. 

Richard Sylvester

B. 

Leonhard Fuld

C. 

Arthur Woods

D. 

August Vollmer

E. 

Raymond Fosdick

 

9.

August Vollmer's career in law enforcement began _________________. 
 

A. 

with his appointment to the FBI

B. 

with his appointment to the University of Berkley Criminology Department

C. 

with his election as town marshal of Berkeley

D. 

with his appointment as a patrol officer in Berkeley, California

 

10.

Who wrote, The Police and Modern Society
 

A. 

Richard Sylvester

B. 

Leonhard Fuld

C. 

Arthur Woods

D. 

August Vollmer

E. 

Raymond Fosdick

 

11.

In 1929 there was a commission set up to study law enforcement. This Commission was called the United States National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. It was also called, _______________. 
 

A. 

The Vollmer Report

B. 

The Hoover Commission

C. 

The Wickersham Commission

D. 

The Knapp Commission

 

12.

Torturing a suspect to gain information is also referred to as __________. 
 

A. 

the fifth element

B. 

the third degree

C. 

the interrogation

D. 

the "Brown" technique

 

13.

The Wickersham Commission found _________________________. 
 

A. 

that the majority of police officers were well educated

B. 

that corruption was not a problem in policing

C. 

that the police could be an effective force against terrorism

D. 

inadequacies in many police areas, including recruitment, training, and crime prevention

 

14.

A protégé of August Vollmer, ________________ helped create Berkeley's School of Criminology. 
 

A. 

Richard Sylvester

B. 

Leonhard Fuld

C. 

Arthur Woods

D. 

O. W. Wilson

E. 

Raymond Fosdick

 

15.

The first School of Criminology was at _______________________. 
 

A. 

Michigan State

B. 

Florida State

C. 

University of New York: Albany

D. 

Northwestern

E. 

Berkeley

 

16.

In 1924, ________________ was appointed director of the FBI. 
 

A. 

Elliot Ness

B. 

J. Edgar Hoover

C. 

Howard K. Smith

D. 

Felix Frankfurter

 

17.

It was not until, ______ that all large city police departments in the U.S. required a high school diploma. 
 

A. 

1948

B. 

1953

C. 

1960

D. 

1968

 

18.

The President's commission of Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice was created by ___________________. 
 

A. 

President John Kennedy

B. 

Attorney General Robert Kennedy

C. 

President Richard Nixon

D. 

President Lyndon Johnson

 

19.

Approximate _______________ sworn officers are employed by state and local law enforcement agencies. 
 

A. 

223,786

B. 

350,000

C. 

731,903

D. 

990,111

 

20.

The unit of the police department responsible for the management of the department is called __________. 
 

A. 

the line function

B. 

the service bureau

C. 

the administration bureau

D. 

internal affairs

 

21.

The sworn officers that patrol the street are part of ___________________. 
 

A. 

the line function

B. 

the service bureau

C. 

the administration bureau

D. 

internal affairs

 

22.

The department that is responsible for receiving and investigating charges against the police is called ___________. 
 

A. 

the line function

B. 

the service bureau

C. 

the administration bureau

D. 

internal affairs

 

23.

To provide police coverage of all areas within a jurisdiction, a city may be divided into ________. 
 

A. 

beats

B. 

districts

C. 

precincts

D. 

all of these

E. 

none of these

 

24.

The collection of departmental directives governing the performance of duties is called __________. 
 

A. 

The Book

B. 

the manual

C. 

the standard operating procedures (SOP) manual

D. 

the laws of the state

 

25.

The percent of all law enforcement officials that are employed by the federal government is ________. 
 

A. 

8.2%

B. 

14.6%

C. 

20.1%

D. 

25%

 

26.

The Mann Act __________________. 
 

A. 

made the possession and sale of marijuana illegal

B. 

made kidnapping a federal offense

C. 

prohibited the interstate transportation of women for prostitution

D. 

made terrorists acts a federal offense

 

27.

The FBI has approximately ___________ special agents. 
 

A. 

3,000

B. 

5,673

C. 

7,894

D. 

11,400

E. 

13,492

 

28.

J. Edgar Hoover was Director of the FBI when he died in 1972. What year was he appointed Director of this organization? 
 

A. 

1924

B. 

1935

C. 

1944

D. 

1955

E. 

1960

 

29.

What percentage of all police officers are employed by the Federal Government? 
 

A. 

22.1%

B. 

18.6%

C. 

14.5%

D. 

8.2%

 

30.

The Uniform Crime Report is published by _______________. 
 

A. 

The FBI

B. 

The DEA

C. 

The U.S. Supreme Court

D. 

The National security Administration (NSA)

E. 

None of the above

 

31.

J. Edgar Hoover was remembered for investigating ___________. 
 

A. 

Clarence M. Kelley

B. 

William Webster

C. 

Dr. Martin Luther King

D. 

Louis Freeh

E. 

All of the above

 

32.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is part of the _______. 
 

A. 

Department of the Treasury

B. 

Department of Justice

C. 

Department of the Interior

D. 

Internal Revenue Service

E. 

Secret Service

 

33.

If you failed to pay your taxes, you would be investigated by the _____________. 
 

A. 

Department of the Treasury

B. 

Department of Justice

C. 

Department of the Interior

D. 

Internal Revenue Service

E. 

Secret Service

 

34.

The ____________ is responsible for protecting U.S. currency from counterfeiters. 
 

A. 

Department of the Treasury

B. 

Department of Justice

C. 

Department of the Interior

D. 

Internal Revenue Service

E. 

Secret Service

 

35.

Most law enforcement officers are employed at the ___________ level. 
 

A. 

local

B. 

state

C. 

federal

D. 

none of the above

 

36.

From the beginning, American police forces had problems, many of which can be traced to one source: _____________. 
 
________________________________________

 

37.

All but the smallest departments in the United States are _________, marked by hierarchical structures with a clearly delineated chain of command from the top down, a division of labor and rule and regulations. 
 
________________________________________

 

38.

A group of private citizens who take the law into their own hands by tracking down criminals and punishing them is called ___________________. 
 
________________________________________

 

39.

In the old west, in federal territories, ____________________ were the principal law enforcement officers. 
 
________________________________________

 

40.

The most famous detective company of the old west was ______________. 
 
________________________________________

 

41.

The first modern police force was created in __________________. 
 
________________________________________

 

42.

The London Metropolitan Police Force was established by ________________. 
 
________________________________________

 

43.

The authors consider _________ to be the single most important reformer of policing in the early twentieth century? 
 
________________________________________

 

44.

In 1929 there was a commission set up to study law enforcement. This Commission was called the United States National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. It was also called, _______________. 
 
________________________________________

 

45.

Torturing a suspect to gain information is also referred to as __________. 
 
________________________________________

 

46.

A protégé of August Vollmer, ________________ helped create Berkeley's School of Criminology. 
 
________________________________________

 

47.

The first School of Criminology was at _______________________. 
 
________________________________________

 

48.

In 1924, ________________ was appointed director of the FBI, then known as the Bureau of Investigation. 
 
________________________________________

 

49.

The President's commission of Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice was created by President ___________________. 
 
________________________________________

 

50.

Approximately _______________ sworn officers are employed by state and local law enforcement agencies. 
 
________________________________________

 

51.

The unit of the police department responsible for the management of the department is called __________. 
 
________________________________________

 

52.

The department that is responsible for receiving and investigating charges against the police is called ___________. 
 
________________________________________

 

53.

The collection of departmental directives governing the performance of duties is called __________. 
 
________________________________________

 

54.

The ___________________ prohibited the interstate transportation of women for prostitution. 
 
________________________________________

 

55.

The FBI has approximately ___________ special agents. 
 
________________________________________

 

56.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is part of the _______. 
 
________________________________________

 

57.

The ____________ is responsible for protecting the President of the United States. 
 
________________________________________

 

58.

Police departments are democratic organizations dedicated to democratic ideals. 
 
True    False

 

59.

A group of private citizens who take the law into their own hands by tracking down criminals and punishing them is called patriots. 
 
True    False

 

60.

The most famous detective company of the old west was the Pinkerton Detective Agency. 
 
True    False

 

61.

The first modern police force was created in New York City. 
 
True    False

 

62.

The London Metropolitan Police Force was established by Sir Robert Peel. 
 
True    False

 

63.

August Vollmer's career in law enforcement began as a police officer in Chicago, Illinois. 
 
True    False

 

64.

In 1929 there was a commission set up to study law enforcement. This Commission was called the United States National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. It was also called, The Wickersham Commission. 
 
True    False

 

65.

Torturing a suspect to gain information is also referred to as the fifth degree. 
 
True    False

 

66.

The Wickersham Commission found that the police that there was very little police corruption and almost no police misuse of violence. 
 
True    False

 

67.

The first School of Criminology was at the University of California, Berkeley. 
 
True    False

 

68.

J. Edgar Hoover was appointed Director of the FBI in 1924 and served as its Director until he died in 1972. 
 
True    False

 

69.

The President's commission of Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice was created by Attorney General Robert Kennedy. 
 
True    False

 

70.

The department that is responsible for receiving and investigating charges against the Police is called internal affairs. 
 
True    False

 

71.

The Mann Act prohibited the interstate transportation of women for prostitution. 
 
True    False

 

72.

The first women Director of the FBI was Janet Reno. 
 
True    False

 


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