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22 Cards in this Set
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Frankpledge System |
families banded together for protection |
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Tithings |
10 families (they were fined if they did not perform their duties) |
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Crime dramatically increases during the Industrial Revolution due to |
urbanization and rapid growth of cities (with progress comes crime) |
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Who is Home Secretary when the Metropolitan Police Act (MPA) is passed in Parliament |
Sir Robert Peel |
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What are English cops called |
Bobbys (this is because of sir Robert Peel) |
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What was the first organized police force |
The MPA (with over 1,000 men) |
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The first positions of law enforcement duties were |
Constable, sheriff, night watchman |
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What was the primary means of order in Northern cities |
Watch system |
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What were the first modern police forces in the U.S. |
Slave patrols (they were proactive) |
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What was used to control large-scale conflicts |
Militia |
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What produced demands for greater police protection |
Fear of urban street crime |
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Who was the first to say crime is getting out of control |
Lincoln |
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What year and city established the first full-time, paid police force |
1845; New York City |
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The political era caused a lot of |
corruption and ethnic conflict |
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When did the first organized foot patrol among cops come about (proactively patrol on foot) |
The political era |
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Who was the leading reformer in the Professional Model Era |
August Vollmer |
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August Vollmer brought |
-Technological advances (first system of 911) -Scientific advantages (fingerprinting) -Academic training introduced |
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Who was Vollmer's student |
O.W. Wilson |
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What did O.W. Wilson contribute |
-Motor controls (went from foot patrol to cars) -Radio capabilities |
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What Era was research conducted |
Professional Era |
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T or F: Increasing the number of patrol officers has little effect on the crime |
True |
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T or F: Rapid response to calls for service does NOT greatly increase arrest rates |
True |
