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MPOETC Cert Exam Questions and
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Police authority comes from?
Ans: the PA Constitution
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Sir Robert Peel
Ans: English Legislature, First metropolitan PD in 1829, Emphasized
Community Policing
Pendelton Act
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: President Roosevelt put civil service tests in place for hiring.
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Community Era
Ans: Community policing is a philosophy. (involve people), Peels
principals were put into play.
New Era
Ans: Post 9/11, strong community policing with emphasis on ethics.
Ethics
Ans: Code of values
Professionalism
Ans: Doing your job the way it is supposed to be done
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Public trust
Ans: The granting of public authority to a government representative
with the explicit requirement that authority be exercised on behalf of
the public
Community oriented philosophy
Ans: Policing based on the concept that that police officers and
citizens must work together to help solve community problems
related to crime, fear of crime and neighborhood disorder.
Goals of the criminal justice system
Ans: due process
- protect people
Crime prevention
MPOETC Cert Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded A+
Police authority comes from?
Ans: the PA Constitution
,2|Page
Sir Robert Peel
Ans: English Legislature, First metropolitan PD in 1829, Emphasized
Community Policing
Pendelton Act
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: President Roosevelt put civil service tests in place for hiring.
,3|Page
Community Era
Ans: Community policing is a philosophy. (involve people), Peels
principals were put into play.
New Era
Ans: Post 9/11, strong community policing with emphasis on ethics.
Ethics
Ans: Code of values
Professionalism
Ans: Doing your job the way it is supposed to be done
, 4|Page
Public trust
Ans: The granting of public authority to a government representative
with the explicit requirement that authority be exercised on behalf of
the public
Community oriented philosophy
Ans: Policing based on the concept that that police officers and
citizens must work together to help solve community problems
related to crime, fear of crime and neighborhood disorder.
Goals of the criminal justice system
Ans: due process
- protect people
Crime prevention
