Test Bank: Policing (Justice Series) 3rd Edition by John -
Ch. 1-13, 9780134441924, with Rationales
Mercenary policing - ANSWER:Use of privately funded and controlled force to
maintain order
public policing - ANSWER:has the role to maintain law and order, preserve peace and
prevent crime. employed by governments and paid for by tax dollars and grants.
sheriff - ANSWER:the elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency. The
sheriff is usually responsible for law enforcement in unincorporated areas and for
the operation of the county jail.
local police - ANSWER:A general purpose law enforcement agency that is operated
by a unit of local government such as a town, city, township or county
vigilantes - ANSWER:people who take the law into their own hands
state police - ANSWER:high misdemeanors in-state; traffic control on
highways;general law enforcement agencies which are engaged in patrol and related
functions of crime preventions within a certain state of operation
professionalism - ANSWER:Handling problems and criticism gracefully and maturely.
sworn personnel - ANSWER:Police department employees entrusted with arrest
powers; usually referred to as "peace officer."
Geographic information systems (GIS) - ANSWER:Computer systems that process
geographic data, usually to make layered maps (thematic layers) showing the
correlation between various characteristics
Vigilante policing - ANSWER:Use of unauthorized force by citizen groups to maintain
order
military policing - ANSWER:hierarchal model; time-in-rank system - cop starts at
minimum level and only through time can get promotions
private policing - ANSWER:Any individual, organization, or service engaged primarily
in the prevention and investigation of crime, loss, or harm to specific individuals,
organizations, or facilities.
watch system - ANSWER:during the middle ages in England, men were organized in
church parishes to guard at night against disturbances and breaches of the peace
under the direction of the local constable
, federalization - ANSWER:the act of being put under federal control, airport security
put back in gvt hands after 9/11
slave patrols - ANSWER:created out of the fear that the state militia would not be
able to control slave rebellions. Captured runaway slaves.
highway patrol - ANSWER:A state law enforcement agency whose principal functions
are preventing, detecting, and investigating motor vehicle offenses and
apprehending traffic offenders.
privatization - ANSWER:To change from government or public ownership or control
to private ownership or control.
crime mapping - ANSWER:crime maps can be designed to depict different
information, utilizing different databases. these databases might contain info about
victim, offender, and crime characteristics.
Robert Peel - ANSWER:He was a British policeman who established the London
police force and helped pass the Catholic Emancipation Act. He later served as prime
minister. To avert the impending catastrophe, Tory Prime Minister Robert Peel
joined with the Whigs and a minority of his own party to repeal the Corn Laws in
1846 and allow free imports of grain. England escaped famine. Thereafter, the liberal
doctrine of free trade became almost sacred dogma in Great Britain.
Secret Service - ANSWER:the United States intelligence agency that protects current
and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects
distinguished foreign visitors
Dept. of Homeland Security - ANSWER:Cabinet department of the United States
federal government with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of
the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.
US Marshals Service - ANSWER:the United States' oldest federal law enforcement
agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting
federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from
criminals and generally ensuring th
Department of Justice - ANSWER:Federal department responsible for enforcing
federal laws (includes FBI, Civil Rights Division, Antitrust Division, Drug Enforcement
Administration...)
FBI - ANSWER:Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm
of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both a federal criminal
investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency.
Ch. 1-13, 9780134441924, with Rationales
Mercenary policing - ANSWER:Use of privately funded and controlled force to
maintain order
public policing - ANSWER:has the role to maintain law and order, preserve peace and
prevent crime. employed by governments and paid for by tax dollars and grants.
sheriff - ANSWER:the elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency. The
sheriff is usually responsible for law enforcement in unincorporated areas and for
the operation of the county jail.
local police - ANSWER:A general purpose law enforcement agency that is operated
by a unit of local government such as a town, city, township or county
vigilantes - ANSWER:people who take the law into their own hands
state police - ANSWER:high misdemeanors in-state; traffic control on
highways;general law enforcement agencies which are engaged in patrol and related
functions of crime preventions within a certain state of operation
professionalism - ANSWER:Handling problems and criticism gracefully and maturely.
sworn personnel - ANSWER:Police department employees entrusted with arrest
powers; usually referred to as "peace officer."
Geographic information systems (GIS) - ANSWER:Computer systems that process
geographic data, usually to make layered maps (thematic layers) showing the
correlation between various characteristics
Vigilante policing - ANSWER:Use of unauthorized force by citizen groups to maintain
order
military policing - ANSWER:hierarchal model; time-in-rank system - cop starts at
minimum level and only through time can get promotions
private policing - ANSWER:Any individual, organization, or service engaged primarily
in the prevention and investigation of crime, loss, or harm to specific individuals,
organizations, or facilities.
watch system - ANSWER:during the middle ages in England, men were organized in
church parishes to guard at night against disturbances and breaches of the peace
under the direction of the local constable
, federalization - ANSWER:the act of being put under federal control, airport security
put back in gvt hands after 9/11
slave patrols - ANSWER:created out of the fear that the state militia would not be
able to control slave rebellions. Captured runaway slaves.
highway patrol - ANSWER:A state law enforcement agency whose principal functions
are preventing, detecting, and investigating motor vehicle offenses and
apprehending traffic offenders.
privatization - ANSWER:To change from government or public ownership or control
to private ownership or control.
crime mapping - ANSWER:crime maps can be designed to depict different
information, utilizing different databases. these databases might contain info about
victim, offender, and crime characteristics.
Robert Peel - ANSWER:He was a British policeman who established the London
police force and helped pass the Catholic Emancipation Act. He later served as prime
minister. To avert the impending catastrophe, Tory Prime Minister Robert Peel
joined with the Whigs and a minority of his own party to repeal the Corn Laws in
1846 and allow free imports of grain. England escaped famine. Thereafter, the liberal
doctrine of free trade became almost sacred dogma in Great Britain.
Secret Service - ANSWER:the United States intelligence agency that protects current
and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects
distinguished foreign visitors
Dept. of Homeland Security - ANSWER:Cabinet department of the United States
federal government with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of
the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.
US Marshals Service - ANSWER:the United States' oldest federal law enforcement
agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting
federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from
criminals and generally ensuring th
Department of Justice - ANSWER:Federal department responsible for enforcing
federal laws (includes FBI, Civil Rights Division, Antitrust Division, Drug Enforcement
Administration...)
FBI - ANSWER:Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm
of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both a federal criminal
investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency.
