Chapter 5 CJ

Which of the following was not a provision of the statue of winchester?

it established a paid police force in london

The modern day sheriff is derived from which early english official?

Shire reeve

The bow street runners

was a early english law enforcement unit formed by henry fielding

The london metropolitan police service was created by

Robert Peel

The 1931 report of the ____________________ recognized prohibiton as unenforceable as well as catalyst to police corruption

Wickersham Commisson

The results of the 1974 kansas city experiment suggests that the ___________________________________________

crime rate was not affected by the amount or type of control

Currently, the main priority of the federal bureau of investigation is ____________________

Terrorism

Which agency head is most likely to be an elected offical?

The county sheriff

Which local official is responsible for serving court papers, courtroom security and tunning the country jails?

Sheriff

Which of the follwoing is not a reason for the rapid growth of the private security sector in the US?

Increasing rates of overall crime

The london metropolitan police were modeled after military organizations. T or F

True

When it was founded the london metrolpolitan police was very poluar because of the agencies affect on crime in london. T or F

False

Vigilantism is the act of taking the law into ones own hands. T or F

True

The Wickersham commission repsort recognized that prohibition was unenforceable and contributed to the police corruption. T or F

True

The kansas city experiment found that increasing the level of preventive patrol had no effect on crime or fear of crime. T or F

True

Prioritizing calls for service, rather than sending police immeditalty to all calls, is an example of directed patrol. T or F

True

All federal law enforcement agencies are under the jurisdiction of the department of justice. T or F

False

Any law enforcement agency in the US may receive laboratory services from the FBI free of charge. T or F

True

The top priority of the FBI today is the prevention of future terrorist attacks. T or F

True

The NYPD is the largest law enforcement agency in the US. T or F

True

The majority of the infrastructure in the US is protected by public police. T or F

False

Municipal police chiefs are responsible for operating the county jails. T or F

False

Which of the following is not one of the functions that the federal law enforcement officers are authorized to perform?

Maintain order