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,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The first modern detective force was
A) the Bow Street Runners.
B) established by the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.
C) created by Patrick Colquhoun.
D) headed by attorney Howard Vincent.
Ans: A
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2. When the London Metropolitan Police force was established in 1829, the British public was at
first suspicious and at times even hostile towards it because
A) King Edward II had supported its creation.
B) Rowan and Mayne had intimate ties to the royal family.
C) social reformers such as Jeremy Bentham had long argued that it was a danger to personal
liberty.
D) French citizens had experienced oppression under centralized police.
Ans: D
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3. In 1833, an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force?
A) Philadelphia
B) Chicago
C) New York City
D) Baltimore
Ans: A
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4. After the Civil War, Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency engaged in the two broad areas of
?
A) Locating war criminals and providing protection to the President of the United States.
B) Controlling a discontented working class and protection of the President of the United States.
C) Pursuing bank robbers and arresting train robbers.
D) Controlling a discontented working class and pursuing bank and railroad robbers.
Ans: D
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5. Which state and city was the first to create a unified police force in this country?
A) New Orleans, LA.
B) New York, NY.
C) Baltimore, MD.
D) Philadelphia, PA
Ans: B
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,Chapter 01: The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The first modern detective force was
A) the Bow Street Runners.
B) established by the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.
C) created by Patrick Colquhoun.
D) headed by attorney Howard Vincent.
Ans: A
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2. When the London Metropolitan Police force was established in 1829, the British public was at
first suspicious and at times even hostile towards it because
A) King Edward II had supported its creation.
B) Rowan and Mayne had intimate ties to the royal family.
C) social reformers such as Jeremy Bentham had long argued that it was a danger to personal
liberty.
D) French citizens had experienced oppression under centralized police.
Ans: D
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3. In 1833, an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force?
A) Philadelphia
B) Chicago
C) New York City
D) Baltimore
Ans: A
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4. After the Civil War, Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency engaged in the two broad areas of
?
A) Locating war criminals and providing protection to the President of the United States.
B) Controlling a discontented working class and protection of the President of the United States.
C) Pursuing bank robbers and arresting train robbers.
D) Controlling a discontented working class and pursuing bank and railroad robbers.
Ans: D
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5. Which state and city was the first to create a unified police force in this country?
A) New Orleans, LA.
B) New York, NY.
C) Baltimore, MD.
D) Philadelphia, PA
Ans: B
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