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Question 1

According to researchers Kelling and Moore, which three eras of policing are discussed and evaluated using seven topical areas?

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Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven topical areas used by Kelling and Moore to evaluate the eras of policing?

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Question 3

The Political Era of policing is said to have begun around which decade?

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Question 4

Which of the following events did NOT mark the Political Era of policing?

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Question 5

In what year was the Chicago Police Department founded, according to the list provided in the text?

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Question 6

During the Political Era, what group had significant control over policing?

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Question 7

What happened to Black police officers after the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was ruled unconstitutional?

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Question 8

What were the main negative characteristics that led to the end of the Political Era and the beginning of the Reform Era?

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Question 9

Who is considered the pioneer for police professionalism and was a key figure at the forefront of the Reform Era?

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Question 10

Which of the following was a new belief about policing introduced by August Vollmer during the Reform Era?

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Question 11

How did August Vollmer view the role of police officers in society?

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Question 12

What major societal issue and historical events in the 1960s and 1970s led to the need for the Community Era of policing?

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Question 13

The Community Era of policing began in the 1980s and lasted until approximately what year?

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Question 14

What was the core principle of the Community Era of policing?

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Question 15

What policing strategy is described as an after-effect of community policing that focused on problems first and used a defined process for solutions?

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Question 16

Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions were mentioned as contributing to the changing policing environment that led to the Community Era?

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Question 17

What major event on September 11th, 2001, is cited as the beginning of the Homeland Security Era of policing?

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Question 18

According to the text, what is one of the two ways scholars list the policing eras?

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Question 19

What is the primary focus of policing under the Homeland Security Era?

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Question 20

What was identified as one of the biggest flaws of 9/11 that led to a new model of centralized organizational control?

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Question 21

In what city and state did August Vollmer serve as Chief of Police from 1905-1932?

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Question 22

What major change regarding police recruits was implemented for the first time under August Vollmer?

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Question 23

What was the annual wage for a police patrolman in Milwaukee in 1957, as cited in the 'News Box'?

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Question 24

How is the other list of policing eras, different from the one starting with the Political Era, structured?

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Question 25

During the Community Era, what became more common for police candidates to have, leading to mockery from 'old school officers'?

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Question 26

What role did research play during the Community Era?

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Question 27

The example of a mounted police officer being used to solve a string of burglaries illustrates the principles of which policing era?

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Question 28

In the 'Community Era Example', what was the catalyst that caused citizens to come out of their houses and speak to the police?

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Question 29

The text suggests that policing in the Homeland Security Era will probably always involve some sort of which other era's policing style?

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Question 30

What mission became central to the Department of Homeland Security following the 9/11 attacks?

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Question 31

According to the list of police department founding dates, which city founded its police department earliest?

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Question 32

What was a primary reason for the creation of police departments in large cities during the Political Era?

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Question 33

What does the text say about the acceptance of women in the police profession during the Political Era?

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Question 34

August Vollmer's assistance with the development of the School of Criminology occurred at which university?

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Question 35

What was the attitude of police administration during the Community Era toward suggestions, as exemplified by the story of the pregnant officer?

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Question 36

During which decades did the crime rate double, creating a time of unrest that spurred the move to the Community Era?

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Question 37

Which of these police departments was founded in 1863, according to the provided list?

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Question 38

The Political Era was characterized by the 'call' for policing being answered by following the principles of England and which individual?

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Question 39

What does the text identify as the 'panacea for the negativity' of the Political Era?

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Question 40

Vollmer's belief that detectives should use forensic laboratories is an example of what kind of methods being introduced in the Reform Era?

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Question 41

What shift in thinking was common in community policing, moving away from solving issues by police response alone?

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Question 42

The formation of the Department of Homeland Security and its mission to disseminate information was a direct response to the failures of which event?

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Question 43

What was the status of the Ku Klux Klan during the Political Era, according to the text?

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Question 44

How did Vollmer believe police should approach offenders to achieve rehabilitation?

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Question 45

What was a significant difference between problem-oriented policing and community policing?

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Question 46

The text describes the seven characteristics used by Kelling and Moore as evaluating policing 'most notably through its organizational structure, tactics, and' what other focus?

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Question 47

In the Homeland Security Era, what binds the different types of law enforcement agencies together, even though a national police department does not exist?

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Question 48

What was the result of the new free black population after the abolishment of slavery, according to the text on the Political Era?

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Question 49

During the Political Era, the text notes that the word 'policeman/men' is used because women were not allowed in the profession or were accepted only under what kind of view?

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Question 50

Which era is characterized by the idea that to fix 'decades-old issues,' police needed to turn to the community and its citizens for assistance?

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Other chapters

1.1. Crime and the Criminal Justice System1.2. Deviance, Rule Violations, and Criminality1.3. Social Norms: Folkways, Mores, Taboo, and Laws1.4. Interactionist View1.5. Consensus View and Decriminalizing Laws1.6. Conflict View1.7. The Three C's: Cops, Courts, and Corrections1.8. The Crime Control and Due Process Models1.9. How Cases Move Through the System1.10. Media Coverage of Crimes1.11. Wedding Cake Model of Justice1.12. Street Crime, Corporate Crime, and White-Collar Crime1.13. Different Types of Crimes and Offenses1.14. Victims and Victim Typologies1.15. Victim Rights and Assistance1.16. "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child" Myth/Controversy2.1. Dark or Hidden Figure of Crime2.2. Official Statistics2.3. Victimization Studies2.4. Self-Report Statistics2.5. Misusing Statistics3.1. Functions and Limitations of Law3.2. Civil, Criminal, and Moral Wrongs3.3. Sources of Criminal Law: Federal and State Constitutions3.4. Sources of Criminal Law: Statutes, Ordinances, and Other Legislative Enactments3.5. Sources of Law: Administrative Law, Common Law, Case Law and Court Rules3.6. Classifications of Law3.7. Substantive Law: Defining Crimes, Inchoate Liability, Accomplice Liability, and Defenses3.8. Substantive Law: Punishment: Incarceration and Confinement Sanctions3.9. Substantive Law: Physical Punishment Sentences3.10. Substantive Law: Monetary Punishment Sentences3.11. Substantive Law: Community-Based Sentences3.12. Procedural Law4.1. Importance of Policy in Criminal Justice4.2. The Myth of Moral Panics4.3. The Stages of Policy Development4.4. Importance of Evidence Based Practices4.5. Re-Evaluating Policy5.1. What is Theory?5.2. What Makes a Good Theory?5.3. Pre-Classical Theory5.4. Classical School5.5. Neoclassical5.6. Positivist Criminology5.7. Biological and Psychological Positivism5.8. The Chicago School5.9. Strain Theories5.10. Learning Theories5.11. Control Theories5.12. Other Criminological Theories6.1. Policing in Ancient Times6.2. Sir Robert Peel6.4. Levels of Policing and Role of Police6.5. Recruitment and Hiring in Policing6.6. Recruitment and Hiring Websites for Future Careers6.7. Police Misconduct, Accountability, and Corruption6.8. Current Issues: Police Shootings6.9. Current Issues: Use of Force and Vehicle Pursuits6.10. Current Issues: Stereotypes in Policing6.11. Current Issues: Accountability6.12. Current Issues: Internal Affairs and Discipline6.13.Current Issues: Body Cameras6.14. Myth: “Police Only Write Speeding Tickets to Harass Citizens and it is Entrapment.”7.1. Introduction to the U.S. Court System7.2. Jurisdiction7.3. Structure of the Courts: The Dual Court and Federal Court System7.4. Structure of the Courts: State Courts7.5. American Trial Courts and the Principle of Orality7.6. The Appeals Process, Standard of Review, and Appellate Decisions7.7. Federal Appellate Review of State Cases7.8. Courtroom Players: Judges and Court Staff7.9. Courtroom Players: Prosecutors7.10. Courtroom Workgroup: Defense Attorneys8.1. A Brief History of The Philosophies of Punishment8.2. Retribution8.3. Deterrence8.4. Incapacitation8.5. Rehabilitation8.6. Prisons and Jails8.7. A Brief History of Prisons and Jails8.8. Types of Jails8.9. Who Goes to Jail?8.10. Growth of Prisons in the United States8.11. Types of Prisons8.12. Prison Levels8.13. Who Goes to Prison?9.1. Diversion9.2. Intermediate Sanctions9.3. Probation9.4. Boot Camps/Shock Incarceration9.5. Drug Courts9.6. Halfway Houses9.8. House Arrest9.9. Community Residential Facilities9.10. Restorative Justice9.11. Parole9.12. Current Issues in Corrections9.13. Current Issues in Corrections: Mass Incarceration9.14. Current Issues in Corrections: War on Drugs and Gangs9.15. Current Issues in Corrections: Aging and Overcrowding9.16. Current Issues in Corrections: Reentry and the Future of Corrections10.1. Youth Crime10.2. Juvenile Justice10.3. History of the Juvenile Justice System10.4. Delinquency10.5. Juvenile Justice Process10.6. Due Process in the Juvenile Court10.7. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 197410.8. Getting Tough: Initiatives for Punishment and Accountability10.9. Returning to Rehabilitation in the Contemporary Juvenile Justice System10.10. The Structure of the Juvenile Justice System10.11. Juvenile InstitutionsGlossary