Police Administration
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1. The rise of unified, full-time police departments in -England
America was influenced by events in:
Police Admin Pg 5
2. What is the name of the first full-time police agency London Metropolitan Police
in London?
P.A pg 4
3. A tightly controlled political party headed by a boss Machine Politics
or small autocratic group whose purpose is to re-
peatedly win election s for personal gain, often
through graft and corruption, is known as:
P.A. pg 9
4. Who is the father of modern law enforcement? August Vollmer
P.A. pg 13
5. What efforts did Vollmer utilize to improve the cal- - Police training
iber of police personnel? - Psychological testing
P.A. pg 13 - Recruiting college students
6. Particularly after 1965, the hallmark of attempts to Education
promote police professionalization centered on:
P.A. pg 13
7. One of the major conclusions of the Kansas City A statistically weak correlation
Preventive Patrol Study was between reported crime and
P.A. pg 26 level of routine patrol
8. The ___________ described how investigations into RAND Criminal Investigation
major metropolitan police agencies were orga- Study
nized and managed.This study recommended a
larger role for police officers in conducting prelim-
, Police Administration
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inary investigations.
PA 26
9. During the 1960s, money was made available from LEAA
________ to start junior college and university crimi-
nal justice programs.
PA 25
10. The independent accrediting authority for law en- CALEA
forcement is
PA 26
11. What is not cited as a benefit to law enforcement Personnel costs can be re-
accreditation? duced
PA 26
12. How did World War II affected law enforcement. created a shortage on experi-
PA 20 enced police officers
13. What is the name of the persons who, during WWII, Air raid wardens
patrolled to make sure that no lights were showing
during "black outs"?
PA 20
14. What law enforcement administrator studied un- O. W. Wilson
der Gus Vollmer and wrote the "Bible" of police
administration?
PA 14
15. Following World War II, more women were hired Juvenile delinquents
as police officers, working specifically with what
category of offenders?
PA 21
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16. Which of the following is not a criterion for a pro- A strong work value
fession?
A) An organized body of theoretically grounded
knowledge
B) A code of ethics
C) Prestige
D) A strong work value
PA 12
17. The Pendleton Act of 1883 sought to eliminate The political spoils system
PA 14
18. Prohibition was established by passage of Volstead Act
PA 15
19. 19) Which of the following is not part of what the Community Oriented Policing
text refers to as the "trilogy"?
A) Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
B) Rand Criminal Investigation Study
C) Team Policing
D) Community Oriented Policing
PA 26
20. What agency was formed to archive and dissem- National Criminal Justice Ref-
inate the rapidly growing body of criminal justice erence Service (NCJRS)
knowledge being generated by research
PA 26
21. T or F False
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, a former slave in Ten-
nessee, promoted the idea of forming African
American townships in Kentucky.
PA 6
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1. The rise of unified, full-time police departments in -England
America was influenced by events in:
Police Admin Pg 5
2. What is the name of the first full-time police agency London Metropolitan Police
in London?
P.A pg 4
3. A tightly controlled political party headed by a boss Machine Politics
or small autocratic group whose purpose is to re-
peatedly win election s for personal gain, often
through graft and corruption, is known as:
P.A. pg 9
4. Who is the father of modern law enforcement? August Vollmer
P.A. pg 13
5. What efforts did Vollmer utilize to improve the cal- - Police training
iber of police personnel? - Psychological testing
P.A. pg 13 - Recruiting college students
6. Particularly after 1965, the hallmark of attempts to Education
promote police professionalization centered on:
P.A. pg 13
7. One of the major conclusions of the Kansas City A statistically weak correlation
Preventive Patrol Study was between reported crime and
P.A. pg 26 level of routine patrol
8. The ___________ described how investigations into RAND Criminal Investigation
major metropolitan police agencies were orga- Study
nized and managed.This study recommended a
larger role for police officers in conducting prelim-
, Police Administration
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inary investigations.
PA 26
9. During the 1960s, money was made available from LEAA
________ to start junior college and university crimi-
nal justice programs.
PA 25
10. The independent accrediting authority for law en- CALEA
forcement is
PA 26
11. What is not cited as a benefit to law enforcement Personnel costs can be re-
accreditation? duced
PA 26
12. How did World War II affected law enforcement. created a shortage on experi-
PA 20 enced police officers
13. What is the name of the persons who, during WWII, Air raid wardens
patrolled to make sure that no lights were showing
during "black outs"?
PA 20
14. What law enforcement administrator studied un- O. W. Wilson
der Gus Vollmer and wrote the "Bible" of police
administration?
PA 14
15. Following World War II, more women were hired Juvenile delinquents
as police officers, working specifically with what
category of offenders?
PA 21
, Police Administration
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16. Which of the following is not a criterion for a pro- A strong work value
fession?
A) An organized body of theoretically grounded
knowledge
B) A code of ethics
C) Prestige
D) A strong work value
PA 12
17. The Pendleton Act of 1883 sought to eliminate The political spoils system
PA 14
18. Prohibition was established by passage of Volstead Act
PA 15
19. 19) Which of the following is not part of what the Community Oriented Policing
text refers to as the "trilogy"?
A) Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
B) Rand Criminal Investigation Study
C) Team Policing
D) Community Oriented Policing
PA 26
20. What agency was formed to archive and dissem- National Criminal Justice Ref-
inate the rapidly growing body of criminal justice erence Service (NCJRS)
knowledge being generated by research
PA 26
21. T or F False
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, a former slave in Ten-
nessee, promoted the idea of forming African
American townships in Kentucky.
PA 6
