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Development of Polic

10th Grade Module 2

QuestionAnswer
Henry Fielding's Basic idea of policing was that citizen policemen could be more selective in their enforcement of the law True
The Frank Kin Pledge System was an attempt to solve crime by making the whole community responsible for mis-doings True
Who Created the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 Sir Robert Peel
Under the Metropolitan Police Act, Policemen were required to wear numbered badges True
The first Full Time Paid police in England were called? Bow Street Runners
The french word "policier" means? Power of the People
Federal Law Enforcement is NOT as specialized as state and local Law Enforcement? False
Who created the Frank Pledge Kin System? Alfred the Great
Historians can NOT tell us the exact date when policing began? True
Tyranny means: Oppression of the people by the Government
Today's term "Sheriff" is traced to early development of policing by? Alfred the Great
Under the Frank Pledge Kin System, every male _____ years or older was a member of a tithing. 10
During the latter 19th Century, who impeded effective law enforcement and created corruption? Local Politicians
Police Administrative Boards were created in the 1950's to curb police corruption True
Early Police Reforms replaced the Political Patronage System with the? Civil Service Type System
The Wickersham Commission, created in 1931 by President Herbert Hoover found what? Polcie Supervisors Term was too short Lack of training for police officers Lack of communication and neccessary Equipment Too many varied duties
Between 1960 and 1980, policing underwent a great deal of crisis, in part as a result of? War in Southeast Asia (Viet-Nam) The Civil Rights Movement Rising Crime Rates
in 1961, the Supreme Court decisions, Ohio V _________ marked a decade of scrutinizing Police activities? MAPP
an AGRARIAN Society is one that is characterized by? Subsistence on Farming
The Metropolitan Police Act provided for hiring police on a probationary basis. True
Alfred the Great issued a set of laws intended to protect the average citizen from wrong doing and violence? (Frank Pledge Kin System) True
Who created the "Bow Street Horse & Foot Patrol? Henry Fielding
Sir Robert Peel is historically known as the "Father of Modern Policing"? True
The "right of the people governed to do whatever they feel is in the best interest of the general welfare of the majority" is known as Police Power
In September 1829, police in England began working from a building once owned by a Scottish King. To access the building the officers had to the yard of this building known as? Scotland Yard
The Aristocracy (wealthy) supported the newly formed Metropolitan Police? False: They no longer were exempt from rules, regulations and laws
Early markings indicate cavemen knew something about the ________________ function Policing
Between 1750 and 1800 over 1/2 of cargo sent by ship or stagecoach was stolen by "highway thieves"? TRUE
By the beginning of the 19th Century, the name "police" was associated with totalitarian oppression
The "Obligatory Act of 1856, required every county in England to create a police force for the protection of the people and the county? TRUE
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