Chapter One.2 Flashcards

The Evolution of police administration from study guid

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The rise of unified ,full-time police departments in America was influenced by events in ?

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England

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What is the name of the first full-time police agency ?

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London Metropolitan Police

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A tightly controlled political party headed by a boss or small autocratic group whose purpose is to repeatedly win elections for personal gain, often through graft and corruption ?

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Machine Politics

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Who was the father of modern Law Enforcement ?

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August Vollmer

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What efforts did Vollmer utilize to improve the caliber of police personnel ?

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Police training
Psychological testing
Recruiting college students

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Particularly after 1965, the hallmark of attempts to promote police professionalization centered on ?

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Education

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One of the major concessions of Kansas City Preventive Patrols Study was ?

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A statistically weak correlation between reported crime and level of routing patrol

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The __________? described how investigations in major metropolitan police agencies were organized and managed. This study recommend a large role for police officers in conducting preliminary investigations

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RAND Criminal Investigation study

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During the 1960’s , money was made available from __________?to start junior college and university criminal justice programs.

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LEAA

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The independent accrediting authority for all Law enforcement is?

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CALEA

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