CJS: The Public Police

Question 1

According to the policing expert Egon Bittner, which of the below is the defining characteristic of the public police?
A. They are sexist
B. They wear distinctive uniforms
C. They have the capacity to use force
D. They have wide jurisdiction

Answer 1

C. They have the capacity to use force

Question 2

During the early history of policing in this country individuals were largely responsible for policing and they did so on a voluntary basis. True or False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

When modern policing began to emerge in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the idea of centralised professional police force was welcomed by almost everyone in this country and there was little resistance to it. True or False

Answer 3

False
The concept of a centralized, professional police forces was initially met with a lot of resistance. the public feared that a police forces would essentially behave as another arm of the military

Question 4

Many textbooks date the start of modern centralised professional policing to the formation of the London Met Police. in which year was this police force formed?
A. 1800
B. 1829
C. 1899
D. 1850

Answer 4

B. 1829

Question 5

Which, if any, of the below are features of 'modern' professional policing?
A. Uniforms
B. Bureaucratically organised
C. None of the above
D. Both A&B

Answer 5

D. Both A&B

Question 6

Police officers hold a wide range of powers, such as the powers to arrest and search people. However, they can only use these powers when they are on duty. True or False

Answer 6

False

The hold the powers regardless of whether they are on or off duty

Question 7

How many territorial police forces are there in England & Wales?
A. 143
B. 43
C. 1
D. 430

Answer 7

B. 43

Question 8

The idea that in the modern era, the public police are one of a number of agencies of social control is generally known as the concept of:
A. COMPSTAT
B. Community Policing
C. The 'rotten apple' theory
D. Plural Policing

Answer 8

D. Plural Policing

Question 9

What year was the City of Glasgow Police formed?
A. 1822
B. 1838
C. 1851
D. 1800

Answer 9

D. 1800

Question 10

What year was The Royal Irish constabulary formed?
A. 1822
B. 1838
C. 1851
D. 1800

Answer 10

A. 1822

Question 11

What does Newburn (2017) argue in the Core Reading in relation to the police’s primary function?

Answer 11

Peacekeeping

He argues that research around the world has consistently shown this. Even in societies where the police are routinely armed (USA) or where society is divided (NI, troubles)

Question 12

Is this the definition of ‘Police’ or ‘Policing’?
“Specialised body of people given primary formal responsibility [by state] for legitimate force to safeguard security” (Reiner, 2010)

Answer 12

Police

Usually referred to more straightforwardly as the public police

Question 13

Is this the definition of ‘Police’ or ‘Policing’?

“Complex of institutions and practices geared towards the regulation of a determinate social order” (Johnson, 1999)

Answer 13

Policing

• Neighbourhood watch
• Security guards

Question 14

What was the number of police officers in 2018?
A. 150,096
B. 122,404
C. 191,602
D. 123,142

Answer 14

B. 122,404