Try to answer these 30+ Policing History MCQs and check your understanding of the Policing History subject.
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A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. California
B. Rhode Island
C. Washington, D.C.
D. Hawaii
A. True
B. False
A. J. Edgar Hoover
B. August Vollmer
C. Robert Peel
D. Robert Williams
A. True
B. False
A. 5
B. 25
C. 50
D. 100
A. Sheriff
B. London Metropolitan Police
C. Bow Street Runners
D. Bobbies
A. Night watch
B. Police force
C. Ward
D. Constable
E. Sheriff
A. Extortion
B. The spoils system
C. The third degree
D. The patronage system
A. True
B. False
A. Extortion
B. The spoils system
C. The third degree
D. The patronage system
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Night watch
B. Police force.
C. Ward
D. Constable
E. Sheriff
A. Bow Street Runners
B. Small heterogenous
C. Big heterogenous
D. All of these
A. Constable
B. Reasonable Doubt
C. Montgomery v. Louisiana
D. All of these
A. Frankpledge System
B. Failure To Protect
C. Child abuse
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. Hue and Cry
B. Hundredman
C. Superman
D. All of these
A. Jurisdiction
B. Decrease trauma and enhance vocational training
C. Increase financial incentives for staff and decrease conflict for inmates
D. None of these
A. Kin Policing
B. The cost of sending security officers to police academies
C. A high number of unarmed private police officers
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. Municipal Police
B. Hung jury
C. Both a and b
D. All of these
A. Night Watch
B. Preventive patrols
C. Administrative duties
D. All of these
A. Patronage System
B. Lifestyle
C. Social disorganization
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. Sheriff
B. Dissident Terrorism
C. A social science
D. All of these
A. Sheriff’s Department/Office
B. Verdict
C. Courtroom civility
D. None of these
A. Sheriff’s Department/Office
B. A horrible punishment
C. A strong deterrent
D. None of these
A. True
B. False
A. Spoils System
B. Perspiration
C. Breath
D. None of these
A. State Police
B. Ashurst-Sumners Act
C. Hawes-Cooper Act
D. All of these
A. Third Degree
B. Auxiliary services
C. Nonline activities
D. None of these
A. True
B. False
A. Vigilantism
B. Allen Charge
C. Civil Trial
D. All of these
A. Ward
B. Restorative Justice
C. Punishment
D. None of these
A. Martha Stewart
B. O.J. Simpson
C. Rodney King
D. Scopes Monkey