Test Bank For An Introduction to Policing, 8th Edition

Chapter_1_Police_History True / False 1. The first state police agency was the Texas Rangers. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: American Policing: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INPO.DEMP.16.01.03 - Characterize the regional differences in American policing prior to the 20th century. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering 2. Sir Charles Rowan founded the Bow Street Runners. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: English Policing: Our Heritage LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INPO.DEMP.16.01.02 - Discuss the influence of the English police experience on American policing. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering 3. The man who is credited with establishing London’s first large-scale, civil police department in 1829 is Sir Robert Peel. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: English Policing: Our Heritage LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INPO.DEMP.16.01.02 - Discuss the influence of the English police experience on American policing. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering 4. London’s first large-scale, civil police department consisted of more than 5,000 men. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: English Policing: Our Heritage LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INPO.DEMP.16.01.02 - Discuss the influence of the English police experience on American policing. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering 5. Early American police were responsible for cleaning streets, caring for the homeless, and operating emergency