History of Policing MCQs
History of Policing MCQs
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1: Bobbies is the nickname of officers in Britain named for ______. Bobbies replaced the existing (and generally corrupt) system of parish constables and night watchmen.
A. Sir Robert Peel
B. Sir Robert Neel
C. Sir Peter Peel
D. Sir Michael Peel
2: Borh is earliest known system of policing in England. The borh, a unit that was responsible for policing and security, was generally a collective of _____ individuals who stood surety for one another’s good behavior.
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
3: Prior to_____, states, cities, or counties that were required to submit proposed voting changes to the U.S. Department of Justice because of their histories of discrimination against people of color refers to Covered Jurisdications.
A. 2010
B. 2011
C. 2012
D. 2013
4: A system of policing that replaced the borh. A frankpledge included all boys and men age _____ or older from 10 households into groups referred to as tythings.
A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18
5: Fugitive Slave Law of _____ is the law passed by the U.S. Congress that addressed fears of a “slave power conspiracy” as the number of slaves grew. This law created the need for slave patrols, which became the purview of police officers.
A. 1850
B. 1950
C. 1959
D. 1960
6: Ten tythings grouped together into a collective for police and security purposes. A hundred was supervised by a leader known as a_____.
A. Powerman
B. Hundredman
C. Superman
D. Policeman
7: Literacy Tests are used to deny _____ the right to vote.
A. Americans
B. African Americans
C. Asian Americans
D. None of these
8: Metropolitan Police Act of _____ is an act introduced by Sir Robert Peel, which established London’s Metropolitan Police Force. This is considered the beginning of modern public policing.
A. 1829
B. 1929
C. 1939
D. 1949
9: Modus Operandi is a system for solving crimes that facilitated the identification of crime patterns. This system was first implemented by _____.
A. August Vollmer
B. August Peel
C. Michael Wood
D. None of these
10: An act that established agencies and rules dealing with crime is known as Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of _____
A. 1966
B. 1967
C. 1968
D. 1969
11: Parish Constable refers to a policing agent who operated in smaller towns. Initially elected by the parishioners, the parish constable was generally _____
A. Unarmed
B. Unpaid
C. Part-time
D. All of these
12: Nickname of officers in _____ named for Sir Robert Peel. Peelers replaced the existing (and generally corrupt) system of parish constables and night watchmen.
A. Ireland
B. England
C. London
D. Europe
13: Peelian Principles refer to widely cited list that described Sir Robert Peel’s philosophy of an ethical police force. Research shows that these excellent principles were never provided by Peel.
A. True
B. False
14: Title frequently given to women who worked in the early days of policing is known as _____
A. Police Matron
B. PoliceWOMAN
C. Sheriff
D. None of these
15: Early policing agents who were charged to ______ criminals at great personal financial expense refer to Sheriffs.
A. Pursue
B. Apprehend
C. Both
D. None
16: Precursors to sheriffs are known as _____
A. Shire Reeves
B. Police Matron
C. Watchman
D. None of these
17: Slave Patrol is a policing group that originated in 1704 in South Carolina and consisted of a group of _____ White men who regulated the behavior of slaves and hunted down and punished escaped slaves.
A. 2-6
B. 3-6
C. 2-7
D. 3-7
18: Men hired by victims to capture criminal offenders refer to _____
A. Thief Takers
B. Thief Makers
C. Thief hiring
D. None of these
19: Early (now outlawed) method used by police officers that included brutalizing an individual in order to gather information is known as _____
A. First Degree
B. Second Degree
C. Third Degree
D. None of these
20: A tithing was a group of all boys and men age _____or older from 10 households.
A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18
21: Self-appointed distributors of justice according to their someone else’s rules are known as Vigilantes.
A. True
B. False
22: Watchmen used to protect property in England’s larger cities and towns, and in colonial America. These individuals patrolled at night to protect the community from ______
A. Robberies
B. Fires
C. Disturbances
D. All of these
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