TEST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The first strategic era of policing was known as the ________________ era.
a. community c. reform
b. progressive d. political
ANS: D
(p. 9)
PTS: 1
2. American policing is a product of its:
a. colonial heritage. c. English heritage.
b. cultural mixtures. d. American values.
ANS: C
(pp. 6–7)
PTS: 1
3. “Modern” policing began with the formation of the London Metropolitan Police in what
year?
a. 1750 c. 1829
b. 1809 d. 1845
, ANS: C
(p. 6)
PTS: 1
4. The father of modern policing is known as:
a. Robert Peel. c. Robert Palmer.
b. August Vollmer. d. William Parker.
ANS: A
(pp. 6–7)
PTS: 1
5. The London police was founded by:
a. Robert Peel. c. Robert Palmer.
b. August Vollmer. d. William Parker.
ANS: A
(pp. 6–7)
PTS: 1
6. If a watchman or any other citizen saw a crime in progress, he was expected to
__________, summoning all citizens within earshot to join in pursuing and capturing the
wrongdoer.
a. perform the tithing c. identify and pursue
b. give the hue and cry d. none of the above
, ANS: B
(p. 6)
PTS: 1
7. In 1833, ____________ became the first city to pay both day and night watchmen.
a. Boston c. Philadelphia
b. New York d. New England
ANS: C
(p. 7)
PTS: 1
8. Modern police forces were not established in the United States until the:
a. 1830s–1850s. c. 1800s–1820s.
b. 1880s–1900s. d. 1950s–1970s.
ANS: A
(pp. 7–8)
PTS: 1
9. The earliest record of an ancient society’s rules to control human behavior dates back to
approximately 2300 B.C., when which rulers codified their concept of offenses against
society?
a. Egyptians c. English
b. Sumerians d. Romans
, ANS: B
(p. 5)
PTS: 1
10. August Vollmer:
a. is sometimes referred to as the father of American policing.
b. helped institute the first radio cars.
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
ANS: C
(p. 10)
PTS: 1
11. The Anglo-Saxons grouped their farms around small, self-governing villages that policed
themselves. This informal arrangement became more structured under which ruler?
a. King Edward c. King Alfred
b. Queen Victoria d. John Q citizen
ANS: C
(p. 5)
PTS: 1
12. Groups formed in the ninth century, who required every male to enroll for police purposes
in a group of families, were known as a:
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The first strategic era of policing was known as the ________________ era.
a. community c. reform
b. progressive d. political
ANS: D
(p. 9)
PTS: 1
2. American policing is a product of its:
a. colonial heritage. c. English heritage.
b. cultural mixtures. d. American values.
ANS: C
(pp. 6–7)
PTS: 1
3. “Modern” policing began with the formation of the London Metropolitan Police in what
year?
a. 1750 c. 1829
b. 1809 d. 1845
, ANS: C
(p. 6)
PTS: 1
4. The father of modern policing is known as:
a. Robert Peel. c. Robert Palmer.
b. August Vollmer. d. William Parker.
ANS: A
(pp. 6–7)
PTS: 1
5. The London police was founded by:
a. Robert Peel. c. Robert Palmer.
b. August Vollmer. d. William Parker.
ANS: A
(pp. 6–7)
PTS: 1
6. If a watchman or any other citizen saw a crime in progress, he was expected to
__________, summoning all citizens within earshot to join in pursuing and capturing the
wrongdoer.
a. perform the tithing c. identify and pursue
b. give the hue and cry d. none of the above
, ANS: B
(p. 6)
PTS: 1
7. In 1833, ____________ became the first city to pay both day and night watchmen.
a. Boston c. Philadelphia
b. New York d. New England
ANS: C
(p. 7)
PTS: 1
8. Modern police forces were not established in the United States until the:
a. 1830s–1850s. c. 1800s–1820s.
b. 1880s–1900s. d. 1950s–1970s.
ANS: A
(pp. 7–8)
PTS: 1
9. The earliest record of an ancient society’s rules to control human behavior dates back to
approximately 2300 B.C., when which rulers codified their concept of offenses against
society?
a. Egyptians c. English
b. Sumerians d. Romans
, ANS: B
(p. 5)
PTS: 1
10. August Vollmer:
a. is sometimes referred to as the father of American policing.
b. helped institute the first radio cars.
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
ANS: C
(p. 10)
PTS: 1
11. The Anglo-Saxons grouped their farms around small, self-governing villages that policed
themselves. This informal arrangement became more structured under which ruler?
a. King Edward c. King Alfred
b. Queen Victoria d. John Q citizen
ANS: C
(p. 5)
PTS: 1
12. Groups formed in the ninth century, who required every male to enroll for police purposes
in a group of families, were known as a:
