History of MSP Exam Questions With Correct Solutions

Sir Robert Peel - ANSWER-Father of modern policing, created the first professional civil police force in London 1829. Sir Robert Peel - Beliefs - ANSWER-Believed crime prevention over punishment was best. Police must be stable, efficient, and organized along military lines under government control, good appearance, etc. 19th Century Policing in the U.S. - ANSWER-Law enforcement was mainly a local function: sheriffs, constables and municipal police. U.S. Bureau of Investigation was formed in- - ANSWER-1908 U.S. Army was used in border territories, but what act limited use of federal military for domestic law enforcement? - ANSWER-Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 MSP - ANSWER-One of 20 principle departments of State government authorized by the State Constitution of 1963 Early forms of State Police - ANSWER-Texas Rangers (1835), Massachusetts District Police (1865), Connecticut State Police (1905), and Arizona Rangers (1908) Emergence of National State Police Movement: - ANSWER-Traditional, local and federal law enforcement could not handle 20th century problems of labor unrest, rural crime, and traffic congestion. Progressive Era - ANSWER-Need for more assertive state/federal government services, greater centralization, use of modern science and management methods, and greater professionalism of civil servants.