MPOETC Certification Exam Questions and Answers

Police authority comes from? the PA Constitution Sir Robert Peel English Legislature, First metropolitan PD in 1829, Emphasized Community Policing Pendelton Act Civil service reform act, reform measure that established the principle of federal employment on the basis of open, competitive exams and created the Civil Service Commission Political Era 1840's to 1920's: the period when police agencies were first established to provide law enforcement in the major American cities. Lots of corruption and strong political ties. Reform Era President Roosevelt put civil service tests in place for hiring. Community Era Community policing is a philosophy. (involve people), Peels principals were put into play. New Era Post 9/11, strong community policing with emphasis on ethics. Ethics Code of values Professionalism Doing your job the way it is supposed to be done