Chapter Two

Question 1

Did the reform model of policing precede the political model?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which two states had a state police force by 1900?

Answer 2

Texas and Massachusetts

Question 3

Have theories been proposed to explain the development of police departments?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Was kin policing highly formal and characterized by legally binding rules?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

What caused questioning of reform efforts during the 1960s?

Answer 5

All of the above

Question 6

Is August Vollmer often called the father of modern police administration?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Did the Peelian model of policing emphasize apprehension more than prevention?

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Was the political era of policing characterized by reforms that ended political influence on law enforcement?

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What is true of urban-dispersion theory?

Answer 9

The police were created because other cities had them and not because of a real need.

Question 10

Was J. Edgar Hoover a prominent spokesman in favor of the political model?

Answer 10

False

Question 11

What is defined as an attempt to improve police behavior and performance?

Answer 11

Professionalization

Question 12

Does the disorder-control theory explain the development of police in terms of the need to suppress mob violence?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Does highway patrol generally have broader law enforcement powers than state police?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

What federal agency is responsible for investigating counterfeiting?

Answer 14

US Secret Service

Question 15

Why was the period from the 1920s to the 1960s significant in the development of policing?

Answer 15

The foundations for the professionalization of law enforcement were established.

Question 16

What is true of policing during the political era?

Answer 16

All of the above are true

Question 17

By the 1960s, what did all states have?

Answer 17

State police

Question 18

Under the frankpledge system, what was the name of the group called out to pursue fleeing felons?

Answer 18

Posse comitatus

Question 19

Do modern sheriffs have the responsibility of providing security for the court system?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Prior to 1900, did only Texas and Massachusetts have a state police force?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

According to advocates of the reform model, what is the primary purpose of the police?

Answer 21

Crime fighting

Question 22

What areas of historical importance are often overlooked in the history of policing in the United States?

Answer 22

Both b and c

Question 23

According to the Peelian principles of policing, must the police be free from governmental control?

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Did the Progressive Era call for more authority for public officials and honesty and efficiency in government?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Does the United States Secret Service provide security for the federal courts?

Answer 25

False

Question 26

What is true of the disorder-control theory?

Answer 26

The police were created to control mob violence.

Question 27

What was the name of the first detective unit created in England?

Answer 27

Bow Street Runners

Question 28

Why was the reform era significant in the development of policing in the United States?

Answer 28

Both b and c

Question 29

Which individuals are considered prominent spokesmen for police reform?

Answer 29

All of the above

Question 30

Did the Great Depression of the 1930s make police reform easier?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Was kin policing characterized by legally binding rules?

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Prior to 1900, did only Texas and Massachusetts have formed a state police force?

Answer 32

True