CRIMJ 210 EXAM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
father of American policing - ANSWERSAugust Vollmer
Bow Street Runners - ANSWERSHenry Fielding
Father of Criminology - ANSWERSCesare Lombroso
began policing in england - ANSWERSsir Robert peele
First police department - ANSWERSBoston
supreme court case that ruled that slaves are not property - ANSWERSdred scott
what state has no state law enforcement - ANSWERShawaii
what act prohibited alcohol - ANSWERSVolstead act
latin word that means "power of the country" - ANSWERSposse committus
FBI director from 1924 to 1972 - ANSWERSJ Edgar Hoover
UCR - ANSWERSUniform Crime Report
Supreme court focus in the 1960's - ANSWERSindividual rights
what case gave people the right to counsel - ANSWERSestado Illinois
police custody/ interrogation rights - ANSWERSMiranda v Arizona
The most turbulent eras for American policing were the: - ANSWERS1960/1970's
1991 shooting in la that caused uproar - ANSWERSRodney king
number of people that a supervisor can supervise good - ANSWERSspan of control
The police structure in the United States is: - ANSWERSquasi-military
National Clearing House and crime report thing - ANSWERSNIJS
number of women in police - ANSWERS12%
, department of justice - ANSWERSbureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms
Legal arm of the U.S - ANSWERSDept. of Justice
who is responsible for transporting federal prisoners - ANSWERSUS marshals`
annual compliance of all crime - ANSWERSUCR
The largest local police department in the United States is in: - ANSWERSnew York city
us only has 100 police forces - ANSWERSfalse
primary focus of the secret service - ANSWERSprotect the president
police fraternities focus on origin, ethnicity, and gender - ANSWERStrue
the term lease officer is never convincing - ANSWERSfalse
the scope of the US enforcement agencies is large - ANSWERStrue
IRS - ANSWERSInternal Revenue Service
assistants to constables and walked the streets removing vagrants - ANSWERSbeadles
police selection process that is the most integrated - ANSWERSwritten exam
functionalist perspective; structural functionalist; structural, consensus view -
ANSWERSa theoretical perspective that focuses on social order
Emile Durkheim - ANSWERSfather of sociology: added stats to it, suicide
Robert Merton - ANSWERSstrain theory, American dream, 5 models of adaptation
conflict perspective - ANSWERSa theoretical perspective that focus on two groups
fighting for a scarce resource
Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 created - ANSWERSUS marshals
The police represent the ______ power of government and not the military power of
government. - ANSWERScivil
the civil service system created by - ANSWERSPendleton act
police officers considered____ members - ANSWERSsworn
police today are _____ than previous officers - ANSWERSbetter educated
AND ANSWERS 2026
father of American policing - ANSWERSAugust Vollmer
Bow Street Runners - ANSWERSHenry Fielding
Father of Criminology - ANSWERSCesare Lombroso
began policing in england - ANSWERSsir Robert peele
First police department - ANSWERSBoston
supreme court case that ruled that slaves are not property - ANSWERSdred scott
what state has no state law enforcement - ANSWERShawaii
what act prohibited alcohol - ANSWERSVolstead act
latin word that means "power of the country" - ANSWERSposse committus
FBI director from 1924 to 1972 - ANSWERSJ Edgar Hoover
UCR - ANSWERSUniform Crime Report
Supreme court focus in the 1960's - ANSWERSindividual rights
what case gave people the right to counsel - ANSWERSestado Illinois
police custody/ interrogation rights - ANSWERSMiranda v Arizona
The most turbulent eras for American policing were the: - ANSWERS1960/1970's
1991 shooting in la that caused uproar - ANSWERSRodney king
number of people that a supervisor can supervise good - ANSWERSspan of control
The police structure in the United States is: - ANSWERSquasi-military
National Clearing House and crime report thing - ANSWERSNIJS
number of women in police - ANSWERS12%
, department of justice - ANSWERSbureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms
Legal arm of the U.S - ANSWERSDept. of Justice
who is responsible for transporting federal prisoners - ANSWERSUS marshals`
annual compliance of all crime - ANSWERSUCR
The largest local police department in the United States is in: - ANSWERSnew York city
us only has 100 police forces - ANSWERSfalse
primary focus of the secret service - ANSWERSprotect the president
police fraternities focus on origin, ethnicity, and gender - ANSWERStrue
the term lease officer is never convincing - ANSWERSfalse
the scope of the US enforcement agencies is large - ANSWERStrue
IRS - ANSWERSInternal Revenue Service
assistants to constables and walked the streets removing vagrants - ANSWERSbeadles
police selection process that is the most integrated - ANSWERSwritten exam
functionalist perspective; structural functionalist; structural, consensus view -
ANSWERSa theoretical perspective that focuses on social order
Emile Durkheim - ANSWERSfather of sociology: added stats to it, suicide
Robert Merton - ANSWERSstrain theory, American dream, 5 models of adaptation
conflict perspective - ANSWERSa theoretical perspective that focus on two groups
fighting for a scarce resource
Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 created - ANSWERSUS marshals
The police represent the ______ power of government and not the military power of
government. - ANSWERScivil
the civil service system created by - ANSWERSPendleton act
police officers considered____ members - ANSWERSsworn
police today are _____ than previous officers - ANSWERSbetter educated
