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15 Cards in this Set
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The word 'police' comes from the Latin word "politia" which meant what?
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Civil Administration
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The first specialized unit in Rome was called "questors" which meant what?
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Trackers of Murder
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The members of the military appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus to protect the palace and the Emperor as what?
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Praetorian Guard
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The lowest form of social organization or mutual pledge created by King Alfred the Great in England was known as what?
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tithings
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Who formed the Bow Street Runners?
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Henry Fielding
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Who formed London's first Horse Patrol?
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Henry Fielding
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In 1829 London's first, large scale, uniformed civil police department was created by what man?
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Sir Robert Peel
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In 1838 America's first police department was created in what city?
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Boston
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The city in which a "civil war" started between the city's two separate police departments in 1857?
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New York City
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What were some of the duties of America's 19th century police departments?
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Cleaning streets
Inspecting boilers Caring for the poor and homeless Operating emergency ambulances Other Social Services |
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The major criteria for appointing and promoting police officers in the 18th and 19th century was what?
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Politics
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The first city to form a detective division was?
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Boston
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The first State police agency was?
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Texas Rangers
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The law which established National Prohibition in 1920 was known as?
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Volstead Act
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The director of the FBI from 1924 to his death in 1972 was who?
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John Edgar Hoover
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