Exam 2: The History of the Police in America

The first state-level police agency was created in 1905 in ______.

The first professional police department in the United States was established in 1821 in Philadelphia.

The first appointed law enforcement officials in Colonial America were called ______.

What were slave patrols and what function did they perform?

Problem-oriented policing was introduced by Herman Goldstein, who argued police should be more "problem-oriented" and less ______.

Studies conducted in the 1960s and 1970s confirmed that routine motorized patrols played a large role in deterring crime.

During the 1960s, many viewed the police as racist due to media depictions of officers facing off against African American citizens.

The ______ era of policing is characterized by an extraordinary amount of new research on police, crime, and criminal justice issues.

Provide three reasons why studying the history of policing is important.