Quiz 5
17. The idea of ________ remains very popular in the South and the West.
self protection
13. In the South, the earliest form of policing was the
slave patrols
14. Which of the following forms of policing has been called the "first distinctively American police system"?
slave patrols
8. Early American citizens _________ the formation of the first police departments.
resisted
61. Identify a true statement about CompStat.
A combination of management, philosophy, and organizational management tools for police departments. Used in intelligence-led policing
36. Identify a true statement about the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914.
Act provided that all persons who produced, imported, manufactured, compounded, dealt in, dispensed, sold, distributed, or gave away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparation had to register witht eh Bureau of Internal Revenue, pay a special tax, and keep records of all transactions
18. Which of the following is one of the principles advocated by August Vollmer to professionalize American policing?
Advocated training as key ingredient of professionalism in policing, believed that police should stay out of politics and politics out of policing, advocated education as key ingredient of professionalism in policing.
62. Jurisdiction is defined as a specific geographical area but does not include the right or authority of a justice agency to act in regard to a particular subject matter, territory, or person.
False
21.Which of the following is NOT an emphasis area of community policing?
Approach the problems of maintaining order, providing services, fighting crime.keeping peace and delivering social services
47. Three of the following statements describe how politics affects the role of sheriff in most counties. Which one does NOT belong?
Elected and depend on an elected board of county commissioners or supervisors for their funding and some oversight of their operations
53. With which of the following agencies are permanent legal attaches or "legats" associated?
FBI
51. Where is the current headquarters of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center located?
Glenn County ("Glynco"), Georgia
37. Who among the following men is considered the first "drug czar" of the United States of America?
Harry J. Anslinger
48. Which of the following is a state in the United States that does NOT have a state policing agency?
Hawaii
41. One general grouping in your textbook lists four categories of local police duties. Which of the following is NOT one of the duties discussed in your text?
Law enforcement Order maintenance Service Information gathering
29. Which of the following events likely made the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a major factor in policing?
Lindbergh baby kidnapping in 1932
56. A number of factors have triggered the growth of private security in the United States. Which of the following is NOT among those factors?
Lowered citizen contact
9. Which was the first American city to create a paid and unified municipal police force?
New York City
11. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the first black police officers?
Not true: That they were slaves
19. At various times in American history, local police have acted in several different roles. Which of the following is NOT one of those roles?
Peacekeepers, social workers, crime fighters, and Public servants
25. Which of the following is NOT a service provided by the U.S. Marshals?
Protect the federal courts, supporting their operation, and enforcing federal court decisions and federal laws
24. Who were the first federal law enforcement agents in the United States?
The U.S Marshals
50. Which of the following federal law enforcement agencies employs the largest number of personnel?
US Customs and Border Protection
22. Identify a true statement about community policing.
Under a community policing philosophy, the people of a community and the police form a lasting partnership in which they jointly approach the problems of maintaining order, providing services, and fighting crime.
26.Why was the U.S. Secret Service created?
Was created as a branch of the treasury Department to combat the counterfeiting of U.S currency
68. Counterfeiting mills operating overseas use inkjet printers because they are more efficient and the bills made with them are more difficult to detect for the U.S. authorities.
false
73. The responsibilities of the eighteenth-century Paris police were much more restricted than their modern counterparts.
false
74. Before the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the Central Investigation Agency (CIA) had primary responsibility for locating terrorist groups and preventing terrorist acts in the United States.
false
75. The goal of community policing is simply to respond to symptoms of crime in a community and not to eradicate the causes of crime
false
84. There are more private security companies in the United States than there are public law enforcement agencies.
false
20. By the 1970s, research began to show three of the following findings. Which does NOT belong?
-A rapid response to crime does not nevessarily lead to more arrests -Having more police officers using methods made popular under the professional or reform model does not significantly reduce crime -Residents dont care about what goes on in their communities
33. Who among the following men has NOT been a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director?
-Edgar Hoover -Patrick Gray -William Buckleshau -Clarence Kelley -William H Webster
49. There are three major differences between federal law enforcement agencies and local and state police agencies. Which of the following is NOT among those differences?
-Federal agencies such as the FBI operate across the entire nation and even have agents serving abroad. -Some federal law enforcement agencies have extremely narrow jurisdictions. -Federal police agencies do not, as a rule, have the peacekeeping or order maintenance duties typical in local policing.
46. Which of the following is usually NOT a county law enforcement function?
-Investigating crime and enforcing the criminal and traffic laws of the state -Serving summonses, warrants, and various writs -Provide courtroom security and confine and transport prisoners
27. When the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was created, it was limited to investigating only a few types of crimes. Which of the following crimes was NOT one that the FBI investigated?
-National banking -Bankruptcy -naturalization -antitrust -land fraud -Peonage
10.Which of the following characteristics of today's police was taken up by municipal police officers after the American Civil War?
-They began to carry nightstick and firearms -Wear uniforms
30. Which of the following events did NOT contribute to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI's) increasing influence over local policing?
-When the Bureau became responsible for the Uniform Crime Reports system -When the Bureau established it's own crime lab -When it founded the National Police department
39. Approximately how many municipal police departments operated in the United States in 2013?
12,501
23.Approximately how many local, state, and federal public law enforcement agencies operate in the United States?
18,000
12. Following the backlash to Reconstruction and the loss of jobs of black police officers, during which of the following periods were black police officers hired again in most southern cities?
1940's and 1950's
45. In which of the following years were the first two women elected to the position of sheriff in the United States?
1992
38. In 2015(actually 2008), the United States had about one city, county, or state law enforcement officer for every
400 residents.
2. The basic concepts of American law enforcement and criminal justice originated in
England
31. The long-serving director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) kept extensive investigative files on thousands of individuals who had been involved in controversial causes and dissident organizations. Who among the following was NOT one of those individuals?
Hellen Keller Felix Frankfurter Joe Namath Marlon Brando Paul Newman Rock Hudson Joe Louis Muhammad Ali
44. Which of the following is an example of the police duty of law enforcement?
Investigating a burglary Arresting a car thief Serving a warrant Testifying in court
28. Who is the longest-serving director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)?
John Edgar Hoover
5. Which of the following cities had the first modern police force?
Paris
59. Your textbook lists four unresolved problems and issues relating to private security. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
Political corruption from patronage jobs
35. Which of the following U.S. Presidents created the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)?
President Richard Nixon
3. Under the tithing system, a group of 10 families (or a tithing) would follow three of the following principles. Which of the following is not a principle followed by the tithing?
Principles they had to follow: -Agree to follow the law -Keep the peace in their areas -Bring law violators to justice
34. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has several priorities. Which of the following is NOT among the FBI's current priorities?
Protect the US from terrorist attacks Protect the US against foreign intelligence operations and espionage Protect the US against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes Combat Public corruption at all levels Protect civil rights Combat transnational/ national criminal organizations and enterprises Combat major white-collar crime Combat significant violent crime Support federal, state, local, and international partners Upgrade technology to successfully perform the FBIs mission
15. The slave codes held slaves responsible for their crimes and other acts that were not crimes if committed by free persons. Which of the following was NOT among these restrictions?
Restrictions: -They could not hold meetings -Could not leave the plantation without permission -Could not learn how to read and write -Could not carry a firearm, trade, or gamble Not a restriction: FALSE: Enslaved people could not learn skilled trades. (According to quizlet)
43. Taking people to the hospital, escorting funeral processions, delivering mail for city officials, or chasing bats out of a caller's house are examples of the police duty of
Serving the public
40. State-level law enforcement officers include three of the following groups. Which of the following does NOT belong?
State Police Model Highway Patrol Model Department of public safety model
60. ________ is a model of state law enforcement services in which the agency and its officers have the same law enforcement powers as local police anywhere within the state.
State police model
4. The Statute of Winchester formalized the
constable-watch system of protection
57. _________ refers to protective services that a private security firm provides to people, agencies, and companies that do not employ their own security personnel or that need extra protection, whereas __________ refers to in-house protective services that a security staff provides for the entity that employs it.
contract security proprietary security
76. At the U.S. federal level, there are no more than 60 law enforcement agencies if all of the small agencies with very specific jurisdictions are included.
false
77. Though colleges and universities employ police officers, none of these forces are comparable to small or medium-sized police departments in the United States.
false
79. In the highway patrol model, the agency and its officers have essentially the same enforcement powers as local police in the state and can work cases and enforce the law anywhere within the state's boundaries.
false
81. "Rewards for Justice," a federal program that provides rewards for information that prevents or favorably resolves acts of international terrorism against U.S. citizens or property anywhere in the world, has paid more than $100 billion to more than 700 people as of October 2016.
false
85. As of 2015, 80 percent of the security guards and gaming surveillance officers in the United States were African American males.
false
86. Out of the 50 states in the United States, 42 of them have set a minimum age and education requirement for hiring private security personnel.
false
52. According to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which of the following agencies or organizations has the "primary responsibility for investigating and prosecuting acts of terrorism"?
federal state
58. Identify a true statement about proprietary security agents.
in house directly hired and controlled by the company or organization
54. What is currently the top priority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)?
intelligence and counterterrorism agency
1. The vast majority of American law enforcement agencies are
local and serve municipalities, townships, villages, and counties (Quizlet says: local)
16. One similarity between the slave patrols and the constable-watch system was that
people could hire others to perform their duties for them.
42. Breaking up a fight, holding back a crowd at a sporting event, or intervening in a domestic dispute before it gets violent are examples of the police duty of
preserving peace
6. According to Peel, the main function of the police was to
prevent crime not by force, but by preventive patrol of the community.
7. Earlier in American history, two forms of police protection began to evolve-
the constable-watch system in the villages, towns, and cities; and the sheriff in the rural areas, unincorporated areas, and counties.
63.The constable-watch system was England's earliest form of group protection.
true
64. Henry Fielding established the Bow Street Runners, who were England's first professional detective force.
true
65. The United States has more police departments than any other nation in the world.
true
66. Until the 1920s, party politics prevented the development of professional police departments in most American cities.
true
69. Until 1957, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director J. Edgar Hoover insisted that organized /crime in the United States (at least an Italian-dominated national syndicate) did not exist.
true
70. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI's) covert domestic counterintelligence programs ("COINTELPRO") were used against dissidents and their organizations from 1956 through 1971.
true
71. One of the official rationales for combining the various drug enforcement agencies was the need for better intelligence gathering on drug-trafficking organizations.
true
72. Nearly one-half of all local police departments in the United States employ fewer than 10 officers, and fewer than 0.5 percent employ more than 1,000 sworn personnel.
true
78. The response of the U.S. Congress to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was the enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
true
80. States that employ the highway patrol model often have other state law enforcement agencies with narrow service mandates.
true
83. Private security complements public law enforcement in the United States.
true
87. The fatality rate for security guards and gaming surveillance officers is at least twice as high as the rate for all workers.
true
88. Because of relatively low wages, private security officers frequently work part time or have another primary job and use their security job wages to supplement their incomes.
true
32. According to John Edgar Hoover, the purpose of counterintelligence programs (COINTELPROS) was to, among many things,
was to "expose, distrupt, misdirect, discredit, and otherwhise neutralize" specific grou[ and individuals .
