Intro to Policing Test 1 (Chapters 1-5) Questions with correct solutions

The word police comes from the Latin word "politia," which means: correct answers Civil administration The members of the military appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus to protect the palace and the emperor were called the: correct answers Praetorian Guard Who is generally credited with establishing the first police department in London, England? correct answers Sir Robert Peel The only law enforcement officers available on the American frontier were the: correct answers County Sheriff and town Marshal The first state police agency was the correct answers Texas Rangers The watch and ward required all men in a given town to serve on the nitghtwach. correct answers True London's first large-scale, civil police department consisted of approximately 1,000 men. correct answers True Early American police were responsible for cleaning streets, caring for the homeless, and operating emergency ambulance services, in addition to their law enforcement duties. correct answers True Richard Hill is known as the father of American policing correct answers False Mapp v. Ohio was the U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the exclusionary rule to all states in the United States. correct answers True