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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

True or False

Answer the following questions.



1

The police today are the product of their history.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

The idea that the police change is a myth.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

No part of American policing is a product of its English heritage.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Responsibility for law enforcement and keeping the peace in England was the sole responsibility of the constable.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

More than any other single person, Robert Peel deserves credit as the "father" of modern policing.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE








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