Exam 5: Policing: History and Structure

The first large-scale scientific study of law enforcement practices was the Kansas City experiment,it focused on the practice of preventive patrol.

State police agencies are generally separated into two models.Compare and contrast the two models and define their functions within the states and communities they serve.

Evidence-Based Policing is being used to implement guidelines and evaluate police agencies,units,and police officers.Define evidence-based policing,how it works,and its effect on law enforcement and crime solving.

___________________ street runners were an early English police unit formed under the leadership of Henry Fielding.

The Statute of Winchester:

The first large scale scientific study of law enforcement practices was conducted in which American city?

Which local law enforcement official is responsible for serving court papers,maintaining security within courtrooms,and running the county jail?

A police-management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques is known as _______________ patrol.

____________ uses research into everyday police procedures to evaluate current practices and to guide officers and police executives in future decision making.

State Police agencies are restricted to traffic and law enforcement duties on the state's highways.

______________ was the founder of the London Metropolitan Police Service.

Scientific police management is the application of social science techniques to the study of police administration for the purpose of increasing effectiveness,reducing the frequency of citizen complaints,and enhancing the efficient use of available resources.