,Criminal Investigation, 12e (Swanson)
Chapter 1 The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
1) The first modern detective force was:
A) the Bow Street Runners.
B) established by the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.
C) created by Patrick Colquhoun.
D) the London Metropolitan Police.
Answer: A
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2) The London Metropolitan Police was established in 1829. At first, the British public was
suspicious of, and at times even hostile toward, it because:
A) King Edward II had supported its creation.
B) Rowan and Mayne had intimate ties to the royal family.
C) social reformers such as Jeremy Bentham had long argued that it was a danger to personal
liberty.
D) French citizens had experienced oppression under centralized police.
Answer: D
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3) In 1833, ________ passed an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force.
A) Philadelphia
B) Chicago
C) New York City
D) Baltimore
Answer: A
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4) Which of the following is a reason for the absence of reliable detectives in America during the
1800's?
A) Graft and corruption were common among America's big city police officers.
B) Police jurisdictions were limited.
C) There was little information sharing by law enforcement agencies.
D) All of the above.
Answer: D
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,5) Which city was the first to create a unified police force in the United States?
A) New Orleans
B) New York
C) Baltimore
D) Philadelphia
Answer: B
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6) After the Civil War, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency engaged in the two broad areas of:
A) locating war criminals and investigating the KKK.
B) protecting members of Congress and the Supreme Court.
C) following up on initial reports of interstate crimes and locating offenders who fled to a foreign
country.
D) controlling a discontented working class and pursuing bank and railroad robbers.
Answer: D
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7) What municipal agency was the first to establish a Criminal Identification Bureau?
A) Chicago
B) Atlanta
C) Philadelphia
D) New Orleans
Answer: A
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8) Which of the following statements about a rogues' gallery is true?
A) It is only practical in cities with populations of 100,000 or more.
B) It consists of photographs of known criminals arranged by criminal specialty and height.
C) Its use was abandoned because of the cost of maintaining it.
D) All of the above.
Answer: B
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, 9) What was the original mission of the Secret Service when created by Congress in 1865?
A) combat counterfeiting
B) providing protection for the President
C) preventing drug importation into the country
D) All of the above
Answer: A
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10) Which agency was the prototype for modern state police organizations?
A) New York State Police
B) Georgia State Police
C) Pennsylvania State Police
D) Pinkerton International Detective Agency
Answer: C
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11) The Harrison Act of 1914 made the distribution of nonmedical drugs a crime. The agency
currently charged with enforcing its provisions is the ________.
A) Federal Bureau of Investigations
B) Narcotics Bureau
C) Drug Enforcement Administration
D) Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Answer: C
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12) During 1961-1966, the U.S. Supreme Court became unusually active in hearing cases
involving the rights of criminal suspects and defendants. This period is referred to as the
________.
A) radical court era
B) leftist court decisions
C) due process revolution
D) ex-post facto period
Answer: C
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Chapter 1 The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
1) The first modern detective force was:
A) the Bow Street Runners.
B) established by the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.
C) created by Patrick Colquhoun.
D) the London Metropolitan Police.
Answer: A
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2) The London Metropolitan Police was established in 1829. At first, the British public was
suspicious of, and at times even hostile toward, it because:
A) King Edward II had supported its creation.
B) Rowan and Mayne had intimate ties to the royal family.
C) social reformers such as Jeremy Bentham had long argued that it was a danger to personal
liberty.
D) French citizens had experienced oppression under centralized police.
Answer: D
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3) In 1833, ________ passed an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force.
A) Philadelphia
B) Chicago
C) New York City
D) Baltimore
Answer: A
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4) Which of the following is a reason for the absence of reliable detectives in America during the
1800's?
A) Graft and corruption were common among America's big city police officers.
B) Police jurisdictions were limited.
C) There was little information sharing by law enforcement agencies.
D) All of the above.
Answer: D
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,5) Which city was the first to create a unified police force in the United States?
A) New Orleans
B) New York
C) Baltimore
D) Philadelphia
Answer: B
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6) After the Civil War, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency engaged in the two broad areas of:
A) locating war criminals and investigating the KKK.
B) protecting members of Congress and the Supreme Court.
C) following up on initial reports of interstate crimes and locating offenders who fled to a foreign
country.
D) controlling a discontented working class and pursuing bank and railroad robbers.
Answer: D
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7) What municipal agency was the first to establish a Criminal Identification Bureau?
A) Chicago
B) Atlanta
C) Philadelphia
D) New Orleans
Answer: A
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8) Which of the following statements about a rogues' gallery is true?
A) It is only practical in cities with populations of 100,000 or more.
B) It consists of photographs of known criminals arranged by criminal specialty and height.
C) Its use was abandoned because of the cost of maintaining it.
D) All of the above.
Answer: B
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, 9) What was the original mission of the Secret Service when created by Congress in 1865?
A) combat counterfeiting
B) providing protection for the President
C) preventing drug importation into the country
D) All of the above
Answer: A
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10) Which agency was the prototype for modern state police organizations?
A) New York State Police
B) Georgia State Police
C) Pennsylvania State Police
D) Pinkerton International Detective Agency
Answer: C
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11) The Harrison Act of 1914 made the distribution of nonmedical drugs a crime. The agency
currently charged with enforcing its provisions is the ________.
A) Federal Bureau of Investigations
B) Narcotics Bureau
C) Drug Enforcement Administration
D) Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Answer: C
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12) During 1961-1966, the U.S. Supreme Court became unusually active in hearing cases
involving the rights of criminal suspects and defendants. This period is referred to as the
________.
A) radical court era
B) leftist court decisions
C) due process revolution
D) ex-post facto period
Answer: C
Page Ref: 09
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