CJE 4014 EXAM 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What branch of government do American police fall under? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Criminal Justice/
executive branch
How are police executives appointed or hired? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They are appointed by the
mayor.
What makes police unique from other public sector professions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The police
have the ability to take away people's rights.
Explain police discretion and why it is sometimes controversial? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Police
discretion: the judgment police make when they are on a scene.
Sometime people call into questions police judgement, and it can turn into stereotyping.
What was the first police agency? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅London Metropolitan Police
Why was the first police agency created? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The goal to prevent crime.
What was the first American police agency? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Boston
Why was the first American police agency created? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To control the unrest in
booming towns because
What are the different eras of policing? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅political era, reform era, community
policing era, homeland security area
Political Era (1840-1920) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅known for its corruption, began the creation of first
police departments.
Goals of the political era - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅order maintenance, law enforcement, social services.
, The Reform Era (1900s-1960s) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wanted to remove the corruption and make the
police more efficient.
Goals of the Reform Era - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Professional, centralized, crime. control
Community Problem-Solving Era (1970-1990) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Community support is vital,
Broadened to work on order maintenance, conflict resolution, and public service.
Homeland Security Era (2001-Present) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Began after9/11, focused on fighting
terrorism, decreased public privacy.
August Vollmer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅father of police professionalism
Richard Sylvester - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Brought Vollmer's ideas of professionalism to a national
platform.
O. W. Wilson - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Used Science to improve policing.
LAPD Chief WIlliam Parker - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Took the corruption out of the LAPD.
J. Edgar Hoover - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who
investigated and harassed alleged radicals.
Why is it important to study the history of police? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅we don't make the same
mistakes and learn from what people did well.
What is the best source of acquiring knowledge about police? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Your interactions
with them
What branch of government do American police fall under? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Criminal Justice/
executive branch
How are police executives appointed or hired? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They are appointed by the
mayor.
What makes police unique from other public sector professions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The police
have the ability to take away people's rights.
Explain police discretion and why it is sometimes controversial? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Police
discretion: the judgment police make when they are on a scene.
Sometime people call into questions police judgement, and it can turn into stereotyping.
What was the first police agency? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅London Metropolitan Police
Why was the first police agency created? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The goal to prevent crime.
What was the first American police agency? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Boston
Why was the first American police agency created? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To control the unrest in
booming towns because
What are the different eras of policing? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅political era, reform era, community
policing era, homeland security area
Political Era (1840-1920) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅known for its corruption, began the creation of first
police departments.
Goals of the political era - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅order maintenance, law enforcement, social services.
, The Reform Era (1900s-1960s) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wanted to remove the corruption and make the
police more efficient.
Goals of the Reform Era - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Professional, centralized, crime. control
Community Problem-Solving Era (1970-1990) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Community support is vital,
Broadened to work on order maintenance, conflict resolution, and public service.
Homeland Security Era (2001-Present) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Began after9/11, focused on fighting
terrorism, decreased public privacy.
August Vollmer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅father of police professionalism
Richard Sylvester - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Brought Vollmer's ideas of professionalism to a national
platform.
O. W. Wilson - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Used Science to improve policing.
LAPD Chief WIlliam Parker - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Took the corruption out of the LAPD.
J. Edgar Hoover - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who
investigated and harassed alleged radicals.
Why is it important to study the history of police? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅we don't make the same
mistakes and learn from what people did well.
What is the best source of acquiring knowledge about police? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Your interactions
with them
