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Which of the following is not a responsibility of the police? |
| | A) | the resolution of community conflicts |
| | B) | the defense of constitutional guarantees |
| | C) | the rehabilitation of criminals |
| | D) | the prevention and detection of crime |
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The private detectives of 17th century England who, like bounty hunters of the American West, were paid a reward for the apprehension of criminals. These detectives were called? |
| | A) | criminal-catchers |
| | B) | thief-takers |
| | C) | felon-fetchers |
| | D) | offender-benders |
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There were difficulties starting a professional police force because the English? |
| | A) | distrusted any form of enforcement authority |
| | B) | did not like to spend public monies |
| | C) | viewed the police as instrument of tyranny and oppression |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Who was NOT a part of the law enforcement community in the American West? |
| | A) | the posse |
| | B) | federal marshals |
| | C) | the constable |
| | D) | the sheriff |
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Which federal law enforcement agency is under direct authority of the attorney general's office and has the power to enforce all federal laws that are not the responsibility of some other federal agency? |
| | A) | U.S. Marshals Service |
| | B) | inspectors general |
| | C) | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| | D) | Customs Service |
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During the late 1800s and early 1900s the sheriff system, which was the only law enforcement in many communities, was limited in effectiveness because? |
| | A) | elections of sheriffs were vulnerable to political influence |
| | B) | other duties such as jail administration left them little time for law enforcement |
| | C) | there was little communication or cooperation between different cities and towns |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following was not implemented by the FBI by the mid 1930s? |
| | A) | a fingerprint file |
| | B) | a crime laboratory |
| | C) | the National Crime Victims Survey |
| | D) | the Uniform Crime Reports |
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Which of the following is UNTRUE of private police agencies? |
| | A) | private police are better equipped than public police to handle certain crimes such as insurance fraud |
| | B) | private police are better equipped than public police to search for runaway children |
| | C) | private police are to some extent responsible to owners and managers of the private property they protect |
| | D) | compared with public police, private police forces are relatively new to the U.S. |
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Auxiliary police are characterized by volunteer civilians who: |
| | A) | work with local police |
| | B) | are untrained |
| | C) | are uniformed |
| | D) | have some formal enforcement powers |
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Which Statement about the Federal Air Marshals is True? |
| | A) | They were started by President George W. Bush as a response to the attack on the World Trade Center. |
| | B) | They work independently of the FAA. |
| | C) | They travel incognito on planes to watch for hijackers and other terrorists. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Although there is no national police force in the United States, the thousands of independent police agencies are organized similarly. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Despite the fact that the constables and watches in American colonial towns were incapable of enforcing all of the laws and were often lax in their duties, they remained the only source of urban law enforcement throughout the 1700s and into the early 1800s. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The FBI became a more powerful and nationally recognized agency after the passage of the White Slave Traffic Act (The Mann Act), which sought to protect women from being transported into the United States for immoral purposes. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Today, little law enforcement and peacekeeping in rural and urban areas is provided by county and municipal authorities, but rather it is provided by federal law enforcement agencies and state police. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Private police, currently total almost 2 million, outnumber the total federal, state, and local police in the United States. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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