Question Bank in line with POLICE,Dempsey,2e

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