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Built police school, criminal investigation lab with full-time criminalist, radio care, hired
college students, completely mobile patrol force, also advocated police as social
workers. - {answer} August Vollmer
Predominated the late 1960s-1970s and pitted the nation's police against many of its
college-age youths and minority groups. - {answer} Civil Rights Movement
1980s to present. Community oriented policing and problem solving (COPPS) came into
play. - {answer} Community Era of Policing
England: Collect taxes, supervise highways, serve as magistrate.
America: Control over the night watch. - {answer} Constable
England: Oversight of the interests of the Crown. In felony cases, conduct a preliminary
hearing.
America: Determine the causes of all deaths by violence or under suspicious
circumstances. - {answer} Coroner
Americans witness scenes on national television of Chicago police officers gassing and
clubbing protesters, news photographers and reporters, and other citizens in what was
subsequently termed as the Chicago "police riot." - {answer} Democratic National
Convention (1968)
Lay and inexpert upholders of the law. - {answer} Justice of the Peace (JP)
Method of operation - {answer} Modus Operandi
1840s-1930s
Political influences affected promotions, assignments, transfers. Ethnic, religious
disputes common in police departments. Officers recruited from ethnic groups in
community. Police corruption surfaced. Lack of organizational control contributed
inefficiency and disorganization. - {answer} Political Era of Policing
Charged to find solutions to America's internal crime problems, including the root
causes of crime, the workings of the justice system, and the hostile, antagonistic
relations between the police and the public. Hire more minority members, better-
educated officers. Brought policing full circle. - {answer} President's Crime Commission
, Police should be organized along military lines and under governmental control. The
distribution of crime news is absolutely essential, and that police should not be deployed
in a willy-nilly fashion, but rather based on activities and calls for service as dictated by
time and area. Police officers must be able to control their temper, present a good
appearance, be properly hired and trained, and be identifiable with a badge number.
The public should have easy access to police headquarters. Crime prevention was as
important as crime suppression, and that public approval of police actions is paramount.
The police must always recognize that they require the willing cooperation of the public
if there is to be public observance of laws. - {answer} Principles of Policing
Same as Reform Era of Policing - {answer} Professional Era of Policing
Reformers sought to reject political involvement by the police, development of police
professionalism by August Vollmer, leading authority on police administration, police as
"thin blue line." - {answer} Reform Era of Policing
Asserts that power can be divided, and it relies on local interests to promote the general
welfare. - {answer} Republicanism
In England, job was to maintain law and order in the tithings. In America, basic source
of rural crime control. Apprehend criminals, care for prisoners, execute civil process,
conduct elections, and collect taxes. - {answer} Sheriff
Organized groups of white men who monitored and enforced discipline upon black
slaves in U.S. southern states. - {answer} Slave Patrols
Decentralized neighborhood focus for the delivery of police services. Officers were to be
generalists, trained to investigate crimes and basically attend to all of the problems in
their area. A team of officers would be assigned to a specific area. Failed because
poorly planned and hastily executed and mid-management felt threatened. - {answer}
Team Policing
Completed the first national study of crime and criminal justice, issued in fourteen
reports. Two of those reports represented a call by the federal government for increased
police professionalism. - {answer} Wickersham Commission
Conducted an extensive investigation in police brutality that resulted in the dismissal or
punishment of over forty officers. He launched a campaign to transform LAPD. Made
the rigorous selection and training of personnel a major characteristic of the LAPD.
Higher standaards of physical fitness, intelligence, and scholastic achievement weeded
out many applicants, while others failed the psychiatric examinations.
"Thin blue line" - {answer} William H. Parker
Includes interviews; psychological tests; in-basket exercises; management tasks; group
discussions; role-play exercises; fact-finding exercises; oral presentations; and written
Questions
Built police school, criminal investigation lab with full-time criminalist, radio care, hired
college students, completely mobile patrol force, also advocated police as social
workers. - {answer} August Vollmer
Predominated the late 1960s-1970s and pitted the nation's police against many of its
college-age youths and minority groups. - {answer} Civil Rights Movement
1980s to present. Community oriented policing and problem solving (COPPS) came into
play. - {answer} Community Era of Policing
England: Collect taxes, supervise highways, serve as magistrate.
America: Control over the night watch. - {answer} Constable
England: Oversight of the interests of the Crown. In felony cases, conduct a preliminary
hearing.
America: Determine the causes of all deaths by violence or under suspicious
circumstances. - {answer} Coroner
Americans witness scenes on national television of Chicago police officers gassing and
clubbing protesters, news photographers and reporters, and other citizens in what was
subsequently termed as the Chicago "police riot." - {answer} Democratic National
Convention (1968)
Lay and inexpert upholders of the law. - {answer} Justice of the Peace (JP)
Method of operation - {answer} Modus Operandi
1840s-1930s
Political influences affected promotions, assignments, transfers. Ethnic, religious
disputes common in police departments. Officers recruited from ethnic groups in
community. Police corruption surfaced. Lack of organizational control contributed
inefficiency and disorganization. - {answer} Political Era of Policing
Charged to find solutions to America's internal crime problems, including the root
causes of crime, the workings of the justice system, and the hostile, antagonistic
relations between the police and the public. Hire more minority members, better-
educated officers. Brought policing full circle. - {answer} President's Crime Commission
, Police should be organized along military lines and under governmental control. The
distribution of crime news is absolutely essential, and that police should not be deployed
in a willy-nilly fashion, but rather based on activities and calls for service as dictated by
time and area. Police officers must be able to control their temper, present a good
appearance, be properly hired and trained, and be identifiable with a badge number.
The public should have easy access to police headquarters. Crime prevention was as
important as crime suppression, and that public approval of police actions is paramount.
The police must always recognize that they require the willing cooperation of the public
if there is to be public observance of laws. - {answer} Principles of Policing
Same as Reform Era of Policing - {answer} Professional Era of Policing
Reformers sought to reject political involvement by the police, development of police
professionalism by August Vollmer, leading authority on police administration, police as
"thin blue line." - {answer} Reform Era of Policing
Asserts that power can be divided, and it relies on local interests to promote the general
welfare. - {answer} Republicanism
In England, job was to maintain law and order in the tithings. In America, basic source
of rural crime control. Apprehend criminals, care for prisoners, execute civil process,
conduct elections, and collect taxes. - {answer} Sheriff
Organized groups of white men who monitored and enforced discipline upon black
slaves in U.S. southern states. - {answer} Slave Patrols
Decentralized neighborhood focus for the delivery of police services. Officers were to be
generalists, trained to investigate crimes and basically attend to all of the problems in
their area. A team of officers would be assigned to a specific area. Failed because
poorly planned and hastily executed and mid-management felt threatened. - {answer}
Team Policing
Completed the first national study of crime and criminal justice, issued in fourteen
reports. Two of those reports represented a call by the federal government for increased
police professionalism. - {answer} Wickersham Commission
Conducted an extensive investigation in police brutality that resulted in the dismissal or
punishment of over forty officers. He launched a campaign to transform LAPD. Made
the rigorous selection and training of personnel a major characteristic of the LAPD.
Higher standaards of physical fitness, intelligence, and scholastic achievement weeded
out many applicants, while others failed the psychiatric examinations.
"Thin blue line" - {answer} William H. Parker
Includes interviews; psychological tests; in-basket exercises; management tasks; group
discussions; role-play exercises; fact-finding exercises; oral presentations; and written
