CRJ 210 Exam1 Questions and Correct
Answers
Which of the following is not true about police functions? - Answer-Crime fighting constitutes the vast
majority of police work
___________ and ___________ are considered the first professional police units established in London.
- Answer-Bow Street Runners; Thames River Police
________ was responsible for the passage of the Metropolitan Police Act, which led to the creation of
the first organized police force in London. - Answer-Robert Peel
The general trend of the early history of policing shows a shift from private to public policing. - Answer-
True
Which of the following is not part of Robert Peel's professional of English police? - Answer-Increase in
the power of the police to be the dominant constituent of the criminal justice system.
, In early periods of American policing, punishments were often carried out in public. What was (were)
the purpose(s) of such practice? - Answer-General deterrence and shaming
America's first police officers differed from their English counterparts in - Answer-Being more willing to
use force
The process by which a new employee acquires the values, attitudes, and behaviors of the agency is: -
Answer-occupational socialization
Situational crime prevention techniques are an example of evidence-based policing with an aim to
reduce criminal ________- - Answer-opportunities
SUNY Oswego Police and Department of Environmental Conservation Police are examples of what type
of law enforcement agency? - Answer-State
Which of the following is not a pillar of democracy? - Answer-Social, economic, and political monopoly
Which of the following is not a consequence of federalism for the police? - Answer-Sharing of
government funding
Police forces in democratic nations are characterized by: - Answer-being held publicly accountable
Which of the following is a principle of an effective bureaucracy, as identified by Max Weber? - Answer-
All of the above
The interaction between the police and other government entities shows that: - Answer-the U.S.
congress can affect the police significantly through legislation such as the "Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994".
Answers
Which of the following is not true about police functions? - Answer-Crime fighting constitutes the vast
majority of police work
___________ and ___________ are considered the first professional police units established in London.
- Answer-Bow Street Runners; Thames River Police
________ was responsible for the passage of the Metropolitan Police Act, which led to the creation of
the first organized police force in London. - Answer-Robert Peel
The general trend of the early history of policing shows a shift from private to public policing. - Answer-
True
Which of the following is not part of Robert Peel's professional of English police? - Answer-Increase in
the power of the police to be the dominant constituent of the criminal justice system.
, In early periods of American policing, punishments were often carried out in public. What was (were)
the purpose(s) of such practice? - Answer-General deterrence and shaming
America's first police officers differed from their English counterparts in - Answer-Being more willing to
use force
The process by which a new employee acquires the values, attitudes, and behaviors of the agency is: -
Answer-occupational socialization
Situational crime prevention techniques are an example of evidence-based policing with an aim to
reduce criminal ________- - Answer-opportunities
SUNY Oswego Police and Department of Environmental Conservation Police are examples of what type
of law enforcement agency? - Answer-State
Which of the following is not a pillar of democracy? - Answer-Social, economic, and political monopoly
Which of the following is not a consequence of federalism for the police? - Answer-Sharing of
government funding
Police forces in democratic nations are characterized by: - Answer-being held publicly accountable
Which of the following is a principle of an effective bureaucracy, as identified by Max Weber? - Answer-
All of the above
The interaction between the police and other government entities shows that: - Answer-the U.S.
congress can affect the police significantly through legislation such as the "Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994".
