PSC 274H EXAM 2 URI UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Constable/Night watch system
Answer:
Police system based in local community. Employed watchmen to protest property against fire and
robbery Constables served as assistants to justices of the peace:
-Served warrants
-Arrested suspects
-Helped with prosecution
Question:
2. Municipal Police Department Era and its four new features
Answer:
Formalized Police force responsible to a central office Four new features:
-Organized similar to a military hierarchy
-Part of the executive branch of city government
-Officers wore uniforms
-Police began to be more proactive in fighting crime
Question:
3. Weaknesses of Municipal
Answer:
-Under the control of "political machines"
-Vulnerable to party politics
-Money lured departments and officers
-Corruption was rampant
Question:
4. Strengths of Municipal
Answer:
-Enjoyed community support
-Officers lived in the areas they patrolled
-At times, police acted as social workers
-Subjected to Progressive Era reforms
Question:
5. The Reform Model Era and Missions
Answer:
Police are the gatekeepers to the criminal justice system Mission: Arrest people for committing the
FBI's Index Crimes
Question:
6. Elements of Reform Model Era
, Answer:
-Centralizing police and authority
-Shift to motorized patrol
-Technological advances
-Paramilitary organization
-Specialized units
-UCR data
-Reactive policing
-Restriction on discretion
-Focus on criminal law enforcement
Question:
7. Turbulent 1960s
Answer:
-Police became scapegoats in the crime-plagued cities
-1964 Presidential campaign theme: "Law and Order"
-Police became frustrated
-Supreme Court decisions "handcuffed the police instead of the criminal"
-Police unionized
Question:
8. Community Policing Era (three elements)
Answer:
-Community and Police work together
-Focus on causes and incidents of crime and disorder
-Bring in outside groups to work on problems
Question:
9. Private Policing
Answer:
Dates back to the mid-1800s
-Pinkterton Agency
-First used to protect rail roads, then factories
-For-profit industry
-Do not have to give arrestees Miranda warnings
-Often used in larger cities, such as New York City, to supplement the police force
Question:
10. Criminal Law Enforcement's four missions
Answer:
-Preventing crime from ever happening
-Investigating crimes after they have been committed and identifying suspects
-Finding and catching suspects after they are identified
-Helping prosecutors build a case against defendants
Question:
11. Order Maintenance
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Constable/Night watch system
Answer:
Police system based in local community. Employed watchmen to protest property against fire and
robbery Constables served as assistants to justices of the peace:
-Served warrants
-Arrested suspects
-Helped with prosecution
Question:
2. Municipal Police Department Era and its four new features
Answer:
Formalized Police force responsible to a central office Four new features:
-Organized similar to a military hierarchy
-Part of the executive branch of city government
-Officers wore uniforms
-Police began to be more proactive in fighting crime
Question:
3. Weaknesses of Municipal
Answer:
-Under the control of "political machines"
-Vulnerable to party politics
-Money lured departments and officers
-Corruption was rampant
Question:
4. Strengths of Municipal
Answer:
-Enjoyed community support
-Officers lived in the areas they patrolled
-At times, police acted as social workers
-Subjected to Progressive Era reforms
Question:
5. The Reform Model Era and Missions
Answer:
Police are the gatekeepers to the criminal justice system Mission: Arrest people for committing the
FBI's Index Crimes
Question:
6. Elements of Reform Model Era
, Answer:
-Centralizing police and authority
-Shift to motorized patrol
-Technological advances
-Paramilitary organization
-Specialized units
-UCR data
-Reactive policing
-Restriction on discretion
-Focus on criminal law enforcement
Question:
7. Turbulent 1960s
Answer:
-Police became scapegoats in the crime-plagued cities
-1964 Presidential campaign theme: "Law and Order"
-Police became frustrated
-Supreme Court decisions "handcuffed the police instead of the criminal"
-Police unionized
Question:
8. Community Policing Era (three elements)
Answer:
-Community and Police work together
-Focus on causes and incidents of crime and disorder
-Bring in outside groups to work on problems
Question:
9. Private Policing
Answer:
Dates back to the mid-1800s
-Pinkterton Agency
-First used to protect rail roads, then factories
-For-profit industry
-Do not have to give arrestees Miranda warnings
-Often used in larger cities, such as New York City, to supplement the police force
Question:
10. Criminal Law Enforcement's four missions
Answer:
-Preventing crime from ever happening
-Investigating crimes after they have been committed and identifying suspects
-Finding and catching suspects after they are identified
-Helping prosecutors build a case against defendants
Question:
11. Order Maintenance
