Exam 1: The Evolution of Law Enforcement

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The state that adopted legislation that created the first juvenile court was

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What are some of the features of British law enforcement present in early American colonial settlements? Provide a brief description of the first U.S. police forces developed in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. What improved the method of communication between the city police and their department? How did the Civil War bring new social control problems?

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The________________________system established the principle of collective responsibility for maintaining local law and order.

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Why might urban and rural police forces require different types of training?

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In early English policing, who believed that the police are the public and the public are the police?

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Provide a brief description of the first U.S. police forces developed in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. What improved the method of communication between the city police and their departments?

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One primary factor that underlined police corruption was the prevalent spoils system.

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The Department of the Treasury is organized under the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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"Due process" of law was established by the

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The FBI laboratory is the largest criminal laboratory in the world.

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O. W. Wilson is considered the "father of American policing."

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During the Middle Ages, the difference between the constable system and the watch and ward system was that the constable system was used in____________  areas and the watch and ward system was used in________________________areas.

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The Uniform Crime Reports is a service provided to police agencies throughout the country by the

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The first director of the FBI was

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There are only 50 Tribal Police Agencies in the United States.

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Why does the fourth era of policing count as a paradigm shift?

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The basic notion of the Code of Hammurabi was

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O. W. Wilson was the primary architect of the reform era and the style of policing known as the_______________ model.

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During the political era, African American police officers were often segregated from white police officers.

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Which of the historical eras of policing shares the most in common with current policing?

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