History of Law Enforcement

History of Law Enforcement

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which historical figure created a set of principles that helped to reform policing?

Back

Sir Robert Peel

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which group found widespread corruption in the New York City police department in the early 1970s?

Back

Knapp Commission

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which ancient civilization is credited with having the earliest records of “police” organizations?

Back

Egyptians

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which study found that increasing the number of patrol officers in a neighborhood had little effect on crime?

Back

Kansas City Study

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which ancient civilization divided their police force into districts and divisions, a practice still used in modern policing?

Back

Romans

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which historical figure suggests one-man patrols and rotating beat assignments in order to fight police corruption?

Back

O.W. Wilson

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The main concepts of American law enforcement originated in which country?

Back

England

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