POLICE WORK EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
SHEET FULL SOLUTION
●● Bobby
Answer: informal term for British foot patrol policeman
●● Watch
Answer: Night patrol policing
●● Ward
Answer: Daytime patrol policing
●● While policing developed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, the
criminal justice system began to:
Answer: experience corruption
●● Developed in the northeastern states
Answer: Watch and ward system
●● Changes to policing from 1900 - 1940
Answer: 1. Automobiles provided more rapid call response
, 2. The advent of radio communications allowed calls to be dispatched to
officers in the field
3. Many officers were reassigned from walking beats to cars.
●● The assignment of officers from walking beats to cars initiated the
____________________ of the police from the individual citizens
through increased mobility.
Answer: distancing
●● From 1900 - 1940, police performance level
____________________ due to rapid response, while actual
____________________ with citizens decreased.
Answer: increased, communications
●● From 1900 - 1940, police performance level increased due to:
Answer: rapid response
●● During this era, law enforcement personnel (especially beat officers)
were known by the citizens in the areas in which they worked
Answer: 1900-1940
●● Beat Officer
Answer: Officers who patrolled primarily on foot
AND ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
SHEET FULL SOLUTION
●● Bobby
Answer: informal term for British foot patrol policeman
●● Watch
Answer: Night patrol policing
●● Ward
Answer: Daytime patrol policing
●● While policing developed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, the
criminal justice system began to:
Answer: experience corruption
●● Developed in the northeastern states
Answer: Watch and ward system
●● Changes to policing from 1900 - 1940
Answer: 1. Automobiles provided more rapid call response
, 2. The advent of radio communications allowed calls to be dispatched to
officers in the field
3. Many officers were reassigned from walking beats to cars.
●● The assignment of officers from walking beats to cars initiated the
____________________ of the police from the individual citizens
through increased mobility.
Answer: distancing
●● From 1900 - 1940, police performance level
____________________ due to rapid response, while actual
____________________ with citizens decreased.
Answer: increased, communications
●● From 1900 - 1940, police performance level increased due to:
Answer: rapid response
●● During this era, law enforcement personnel (especially beat officers)
were known by the citizens in the areas in which they worked
Answer: 1900-1940
●● Beat Officer
Answer: Officers who patrolled primarily on foot
