Chapter 1: Police History

Chapter 1: Police History

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The police represent the__________power of government, rather than the__________power of government.

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 3

OBJ:   To acquaint you with the rich, colorful history of policing

2. The person known as the father of American policing is:

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 19

OBJ:   To introduce you to the history of policing in the first half of the twentieth century

3. The members of the military appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus to protect the palace and the emperor were called the:

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 3

OBJ:   To acquaint you with the rich, colorful history of policing

4. The__________evolved into the Gendarmerie Nationale, which today polices the areas outside France’s major cities.

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 4

OBJ:   To acquaint you with the rich, colorful history of policing

5. Who formed the Bow Street Runners?

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 6

OBJ:    To show you how the U.S. police and, indeed, the entire U.S. criminal justice system evolved from the English law enforcement experience