Chapter 01: Police History
TRUE/FALSE
1. Vigiles were originally firefighters in early times and were eventually given law enforcement
responsibilities.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
2. The man who is credited with establishing London’s first large-scale, civil police department in
1829 was Sir Robert Peel.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
3. London’s first large-scale, civil police department consisted of approximately l,000 men.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 5
4. Early American police were responsible for cleaning streets, caring for the homeless, and
operating emergency ambulance services, in addition to their law enforcement duties.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7
5. The police represent the military power of government.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 3
6. In early U.S. colonial society, citizens were responsible for protecting themselves and
maintaining an orderly society.
, ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
7. The USA Patriot Act gave law enforcement new ability to search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in
their pursuit of possible terrorists.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
8. In the first half of the 2000s, crime continued to soar nationwide even though the police adopted
or continued aggressive crime-fighting techniques.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 14
9. The Praetorian Guard could be considered the first actual police officers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
10. Henry Fielding completely reengineered the New York City Police Department to make reducing
crime its primary objective.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 13
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The word police comes from the Latin word “politia,” which means:
a. civil administration c. use of force
b. military administration d. power of the ruler
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3
,2. The first specialized investigative unit in Rome was called “questors,” which means:
a. finders of criminals c. enforcers
b. capturers d. trackers of murders
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
3. The members of the military appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus to protect the palace and
the emperor were called the:
a. Royal Guard c. Roman Guard
b. Praetorian Guard d. Praefectus Urbi
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
4. After 9/11, a new department was created by the government. This department is:
a. the U.S. Marshal’s c. Homeland Security
b. INS d. TSA
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
5. The lowest form of social organization or mutual pledge created by King Alfred the Great in
England was:
a. tithing c. shire
b. hundred d. thousand
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
6. Who is generally credited with establishing the first police department in London, England?
a. Henry Fielding c. Patrick Colquhoun
, b. Sir Robert Peel d. Sir Charles Rowan
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
7. Which is not part of the Comp-Stat 4-step process?
a. Accurate intelligence c. Follow-up and assessment
b. Rapid deployment of personnel d. Incident planning
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 13
8. Many historians and scholars indicate that _____ in the American South were the precursor to the
modern American system of policing.
a. the Praetorian Guard c. thief-takers
b. slave patrols d. Vigiles
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 7
9. Law enforcement in the Old West was generally relegated to the:
a. county sheriff and town marshal c. chief of police and county sheriff
b. county marshal and town sheriff d. military provost and town marshal
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 8
10. According to the Statute of Winchester, when would persons be required to assist the watch?
a. during a storm
b. when the watch pronounced the hue and cry
c. when the police officers were on leave
d. when sworn in by the sheriff
TRUE/FALSE
1. Vigiles were originally firefighters in early times and were eventually given law enforcement
responsibilities.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
2. The man who is credited with establishing London’s first large-scale, civil police department in
1829 was Sir Robert Peel.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
3. London’s first large-scale, civil police department consisted of approximately l,000 men.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 5
4. Early American police were responsible for cleaning streets, caring for the homeless, and
operating emergency ambulance services, in addition to their law enforcement duties.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7
5. The police represent the military power of government.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 3
6. In early U.S. colonial society, citizens were responsible for protecting themselves and
maintaining an orderly society.
, ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
7. The USA Patriot Act gave law enforcement new ability to search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in
their pursuit of possible terrorists.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
8. In the first half of the 2000s, crime continued to soar nationwide even though the police adopted
or continued aggressive crime-fighting techniques.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 14
9. The Praetorian Guard could be considered the first actual police officers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
10. Henry Fielding completely reengineered the New York City Police Department to make reducing
crime its primary objective.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 13
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The word police comes from the Latin word “politia,” which means:
a. civil administration c. use of force
b. military administration d. power of the ruler
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3
,2. The first specialized investigative unit in Rome was called “questors,” which means:
a. finders of criminals c. enforcers
b. capturers d. trackers of murders
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
3. The members of the military appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus to protect the palace and
the emperor were called the:
a. Royal Guard c. Roman Guard
b. Praetorian Guard d. Praefectus Urbi
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
4. After 9/11, a new department was created by the government. This department is:
a. the U.S. Marshal’s c. Homeland Security
b. INS d. TSA
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
5. The lowest form of social organization or mutual pledge created by King Alfred the Great in
England was:
a. tithing c. shire
b. hundred d. thousand
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
6. Who is generally credited with establishing the first police department in London, England?
a. Henry Fielding c. Patrick Colquhoun
, b. Sir Robert Peel d. Sir Charles Rowan
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4
7. Which is not part of the Comp-Stat 4-step process?
a. Accurate intelligence c. Follow-up and assessment
b. Rapid deployment of personnel d. Incident planning
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 13
8. Many historians and scholars indicate that _____ in the American South were the precursor to the
modern American system of policing.
a. the Praetorian Guard c. thief-takers
b. slave patrols d. Vigiles
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 7
9. Law enforcement in the Old West was generally relegated to the:
a. county sheriff and town marshal c. chief of police and county sheriff
b. county marshal and town sheriff d. military provost and town marshal
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 8
10. According to the Statute of Winchester, when would persons be required to assist the watch?
a. during a storm
b. when the watch pronounced the hue and cry
c. when the police officers were on leave
d. when sworn in by the sheriff
