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The Police in America, 4/e

Samuel Walker, University of Nebraska
Charles M. Katz, Arizona State University-West

Foundations

The History of the American Police

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer:


1	A knowledge of police history
		A)	is not necessary.
		B)	is something new.
		C)	is limited only to municipal police departments.
		D)	is valuable.
		E)	is only concerned with the federal government.


2	Police corruption is
		A)	not new.
		B)	not noticed.
		C)	only restricted to one type.
		D)	only found in municipal police departments.
		E)	is generally harmless.


3	Which country seemed to affect American policing the most?
		A)	Germany.
		B)	France.
		C)	Canada.
		D)	Mexico.
		E)	England.


4	What type of feature best characterizes American law enforcement?
		A)	Centralized.
		B)	Unified.
		C)	Decentralized.
		D)	Great police authority.
		E)	Simplicity.


5	Who deserves credit as the "father" of American policing?
		A)	Edgar Hoover
		B)	Sir Robert Peel
		C)	William Parker
		D)	Stillman S. Walker
		E)	August Vollmer.


6	The father of modern policing borrowed the organizational structure of the police from the
		A)	ilitary.
		B)	universities.
		C)	labor unions.
		D)	churches.
		E)	major corporations.


7	Identify the chief local government officer regarding law enforcement in colonial America.
		A)	The justice of the peace.
		B)	A high-ranking military officer.
		C)	The colonial governor.
		D)	A district judge.
		E)	A sheriff.


8	The traditional of vigilantism
		A)	was not found in the United States.
		B)	did not last long.
		C)	did not pertain to law enforcement.
		D)	was only found in California.
		E)	lasted for a long time.


9	Abraham Lincoln
		A)	had no interest in law.
		B)	avoided state politics.
		C)	voiced a concern with public safety.
		D)	was unconcerned about the major disturbances of the 1830s.
		E)	had little knowledge of events concerning violations of the law.


10	Which foreign city served as a model for American policing?
		A)	Paris.
		B)	Montreal.
		C)	Berlin.
		D)	Moscow.
		E)	London.


11	Politics as it affected American law enforcement
		A)	never existed.
		B)	was limited to small American cities.
		C)	existed only on the national level.
		D)	was not noticed.
		E)	has had negative consequences.


12	In the nineteenth century police officers
		A)	were admired most of the time by the general public.
		B)	were never in adverse relationships with the population.
		C)	did not consume alcohol.
		D)	seldom used physical force.
		E)	did not enjoy a great deal of respect from the general public.


13	In the nineteenth century police corruption was
		A)	non-existent.
		B)	found only in northern police departments.
		C)	inconsequential.
		D)	epidemic.
		E)	limited to police promotions.


14	Alcohol
		A)	was an important symbolic issue in American politics.
		B)	consumption was unimportant to immigrant groups.
		C)	consumption was supported by Protestant Americans.
		D)	had no political effects.
		E)	was supported by all citizens.


15	Theodore Roosevelt
		A)	had no connection to local police.
		B)	did not recognize police corruption.
		C)	made substantial, important, and lasting changes in the New York City Police Department.
		D)	allowed the sale of liquor on Sundays.
		E)	tried to improve the New York City Police Department.


16	How is the role of the police and labor unions described in this chapter?
		A)	There is no debate among historians about the role of the police and unions.
		B)	Marxist historians argue that the police served the interests of labor.
		C)	There was no contact between unions and the police.
		D)	The police and the unions always worked together to solicit mutual gains.
		E)	In many cities the police were friendly to organized labor.


17	August Vollmer
		A)	was the father of the modern police.
		B)	was the father of American police professionalism.
		C)	saw no obvious significance of higher education for police officers.
		D)	had no effect on modern criminal justice education.
		E)	viewed his temporary role as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department as extremely successful.


18	The Boston Police strike in 1919
		A)	was not noticed.
		B)	was devoid of any monetary concern on the part of the police regarding money.
		C)	was not supported by many police.
		D)	had no effect on the city.
		E)	was opposed by Governor Calvin Coolidge.


19	Conflict between the police and minorities
		A)	did not occur until the 1960s.
		B)	never resulted in any real discrimination on the part of the police.
		C)	only took place in southern cities.
		D)	always resulted in massive improvements in terms of police behavior.
		E)	remained a serious problem for a long time.


20	The Bureau of Investigation
		A)	was established in 1896.
		B)	came about by a highly debated congressional action.
		C)	was a result of President Coolidge.
		D)	was not affected by J. Edgar Hoover.
		E)	was involved in scandal.

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