Ch 1 - Evolution Of PA

Question 1

What % of all municipal agencies employs fewer than 10 full-time officers?

Answer 1

49%

Question 2

Change in the form of the reformation period (1900-1926) had what two immediate needs?

Answer 2

1. ) arousing the public from apathy
2. ) creating conceptual cornerstone or model for improvement by separating politics and patronage in from the administration of government

Question 3

Why is the Cleveland study noteworthy?

Answer 3

Appears to be the model of using outside experts to study police agencies

Question 4

What are Merton’s 3 criteria making up a profession?

Answer 4

1. ) knowing (systematic knowledge)
2. ) doing (technical skill)
3. ) helping (knowing & doing)

Question 5

What act established civil service and was end of patronage/spoils system?

Answer 5

Pendleton Act 1883

Question 6

In Prohibition era, what was the name of people who made, smuggled, or transported liquor?

Answer 6

Bootlegger

Question 7

This was a prime example of the law of unintended consequences. It did more damage to image and reputation of police than any other single event

Answer 7

Prohibition era

Question 8

National Commission on Law Observance & Law Enforcement became 1st comprehensive study of crime and policing in America’s history. It was commonly referred to as

Answer 8

Wickersham Commission

Question 9

What trilogy of major experiments rocked policing in the 1970’s?

Answer 9

1. ) Kansas City Preventative Patrol
2. ) RAND study
3. ) team policing experiments

Question 10

What is the greatest challenge that confronts American policing today?

Answer 10

To prevent the next terrorism attack

Question 11

As a result of a series of use of force cases between 2014-2016, including Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Laquan McDonald, many police agencies quickly…

Answer 11

Initiated reviews and made thoughtful changes to their use of force policies