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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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The rise of the unified full-time Police Department in America was influenced by events in

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England

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2
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What is the name of the first full-time police agency in London

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London metropolitan police

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3
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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 or corruption is known as:

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Machine politics

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4
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Who is the father of modern law-enforcement?

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August Vollmer

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5
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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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6
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Particularly after 1965, the hallmark of attempts to promote police professionalism centered on

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Education

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7
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One of the major conclusions of the Kansas City preventative patrol study was:

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

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8
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The ________ describe how investigations in major metropolitan police agencies were organized and managed. This study recommended a larger role for police officers in conducting preliminary investigation.

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RAND criminal investigation study

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9
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During the 1960s, money was made available from _____ to start junior college and university criminal justice programs.

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LEAA

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10
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The independent accrediting authority for law enforcement is:

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CALEA

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11
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Which of the following is not cited as a benefit to law enforcement accreditation

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Personnel cost can be reduced

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12
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Which of the following was an impact on policing as a result of world war two

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A shortage of experienced officers

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13
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What is the name of the person who during WWII patrolled to make sure that no lights were showing during blackouts

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Air raid wardens

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14
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What law enforcement administrator studied under Gus Vollmer and wrote the Bible of police administration

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O.W. Wilson

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15
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Following world war two, more women were hired as police officers, working specifically with what category of offenders?

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Juvenile delinquents

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16
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Which of the following is a criterion for a profession

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An organized body of Theoretically grounded knowledge

prestige

a code of ethics.

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17
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The Pendleton act of 1883 sought to eliminate:

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The political spoils system

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18
Q

Prohibition was established by passage of:

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The Volstead act

19
Q

Which of the following is part of what the text refers to as the “trilogy”?

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Kansas city prevention patrol experiment

Rand criminal investigation study

Team policing

20
Q

What agency was formed to archive and disseminate the rapidly growing body of criminal justice knowledge being generated by research?

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NCJRS

21
Q

In 1916, the national municipal league issued a modern city charter calling for a strict separation of politics and administration, which had a trickle-down effect on the police and other departments

True/false

A

TRUE

22
Q

The military model resulted in more staff positions to do specialized work, and emphasis on both line inspection of officers and staff inspections of functions, written policies and procedures, enhanced training, increased accountability, and the widespread adoption of the bureaucratic form of organization

True/false

A

TRUE

23
Q

The temperance movement, which began in the second half of the 19th century, grew out of bar rooms

True/false

A

True

24
Q

In Chicago, Elliot Ness, a local sheriff, and 10 deputy sheriffs he hand-picked were known as the untouchables because they couldn’t be “bought”

True/false

A

True

25
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As a result of the patriot act, state and local law-enforcement powers and roll in combating terrorism were also expanded

True/false

A

True

26
Q

A ____ is someone who smuggled illegal alcohol during prohibition

A

Bootlegger

27
Q

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

A

England

28
Q

Illegal bars called _____ were established during prohibition

A

Speakeasies

29
Q

The KKK was formed by _____ veterans who were bored

A

Confederate

30
Q

The KKK took over some of the duties of ____ patrols, who hunted down fugitive slaves

A

Slave

31
Q

During the 1950s and 1960s, some southern police departments addressed the problem of the _____ badge, in which minority police officers were treated inferiorly then white officers

A

Unequal

32
Q

The law enforcement education program provided up to $2400 a year to help defray ______ cost

A

Education

33
Q

The formulation of the federal national criminal ______ reference service created and easily accessible body of cutting edge information for criminal justice students, scholars, and practitioners

A

Justice

34
Q

Community oriented policing is the development of police strategies and programs in partnership with _____ in order to deliver custom tailored police services to problems

A

Communities

35
Q

Evidence-based policing is based on _______ that suggest which strategies and policing provide the most successful outcomes

A

Research

36
Q

Who was the driving force behind the London metropolitan police

A

Sir Robert peel

37
Q

Who was the distinguished leader in the civil rights movement

A

Martin Luther King Jr

38
Q

Who was the former Tennessee slave who promoted founding African American townships in Kansas after the Civil War

A

Benjamin “Pap” Singleton

39
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Who was the chief of several jurisdictions and wrote police administration, which is often regarded as the Bible of police administration

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O.W. Wilson

40
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Who was the US president assassinated by a frustrated patronage seeker, giving momentum to the passage of the Pendleton act

A

James Garfield

41
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Who was the farm worker and civil rights activist who fought for better working conditions and pay for migrant pickers

A

Cesar Chavez

42
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Who is the father of modern law-enforcement

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August “Gus” Vollmer

43
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Who is the bank robber killed in Chicago by FBI agents in 1934, marking the end of the lawlessness era

A

John Dillinger

44
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Who carried out Oklahoma city bombing as a means of getting revenge for Ruby Ridge and Waco

A

Timothy McVeigh

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