Penn Foster Criminal Justice
Jurisdiction - answer The right or authority of a justice agency to act in regard to a
particular subject matter, territory, or person.
Tithing System - answer A private self-help protection system in early medieval
England, in which a group of 10 families, or a tithing, agreed to follow the law, keep the
peace in their areas, and bring law violators to justice.
Shire Reeve - answer In medieval England, the chief law enforcement officer in a
territorial area called a shire; later called the sheriff.
posses - answer Groups of able-bodied citizens of a community, called into service by a
sheriff or constable to chase and apprehend offenders.
constable-watch system - answerA system of protection in early England in which
citizens, under the direction of a constable, or chief peacekeeper, were required to
guard the city and to pursue criminals.
constable - answerThe peacekeeper in charge of protection in early English towns.
hue and cry - answerTo come to the aid of the constable or the watchman when either
called for help.
Peel's principles of policing - answerA dozen standards proposed by Robert Peel, the
author of the legislation resulting in the formation of the London Metropolitan Police
Department.
Shire Reeve - answerIn medieval England, the chief law enforcement officer in a
territorial area called a shire; later called the sheriff.
posses - answerGroups of able-bodied citizens of a community, called into service by a
sheriff or constable to chase and apprehend offenders.
constable-watch system - answerA system of protection in early England in which
citizens, under the direction of a constable, or chief peacekeeper, were required to
guard the city and to pursue criminals.
constable - answerThe peacekeeper in charge of protection in early English towns.
hue and cry - answerTo come to the aid of the constable or the watchman when either
called for help.
Jurisdiction - answer The right or authority of a justice agency to act in regard to a
particular subject matter, territory, or person.
Tithing System - answer A private self-help protection system in early medieval
England, in which a group of 10 families, or a tithing, agreed to follow the law, keep the
peace in their areas, and bring law violators to justice.
Shire Reeve - answer In medieval England, the chief law enforcement officer in a
territorial area called a shire; later called the sheriff.
posses - answer Groups of able-bodied citizens of a community, called into service by a
sheriff or constable to chase and apprehend offenders.
constable-watch system - answerA system of protection in early England in which
citizens, under the direction of a constable, or chief peacekeeper, were required to
guard the city and to pursue criminals.
constable - answerThe peacekeeper in charge of protection in early English towns.
hue and cry - answerTo come to the aid of the constable or the watchman when either
called for help.
Peel's principles of policing - answerA dozen standards proposed by Robert Peel, the
author of the legislation resulting in the formation of the London Metropolitan Police
Department.
Shire Reeve - answerIn medieval England, the chief law enforcement officer in a
territorial area called a shire; later called the sheriff.
posses - answerGroups of able-bodied citizens of a community, called into service by a
sheriff or constable to chase and apprehend offenders.
constable-watch system - answerA system of protection in early England in which
citizens, under the direction of a constable, or chief peacekeeper, were required to
guard the city and to pursue criminals.
constable - answerThe peacekeeper in charge of protection in early English towns.
hue and cry - answerTo come to the aid of the constable or the watchman when either
called for help.
