What was a primary reason for the creation of police departments in large cities during the Political Era?
Explanation
This question assesses the reader's understanding of the underlying societal drivers for the establishment of formal police agencies during the Political Era.
Other questions
According to researchers Kelling and Moore, which three eras of policing are discussed and evaluated using seven topical areas?
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven topical areas used by Kelling and Moore to evaluate the eras of policing?
The Political Era of policing is said to have begun around which decade?
Which of the following events did NOT mark the Political Era of policing?
In what year was the Chicago Police Department founded, according to the list provided in the text?
During the Political Era, what group had significant control over policing?
What happened to Black police officers after the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was ruled unconstitutional?
What were the main negative characteristics that led to the end of the Political Era and the beginning of the Reform Era?
Who is considered the pioneer for police professionalism and was a key figure at the forefront of the Reform Era?
Which of the following was a new belief about policing introduced by August Vollmer during the Reform Era?
How did August Vollmer view the role of police officers in society?
What major societal issue and historical events in the 1960s and 1970s led to the need for the Community Era of policing?
The Community Era of policing began in the 1980s and lasted until approximately what year?
What was the core principle of the Community Era of policing?
What policing strategy is described as an after-effect of community policing that focused on problems first and used a defined process for solutions?
Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions were mentioned as contributing to the changing policing environment that led to the Community Era?
What major event on September 11th, 2001, is cited as the beginning of the Homeland Security Era of policing?
According to the text, what is one of the two ways scholars list the policing eras?
What is the primary focus of policing under the Homeland Security Era?
What was identified as one of the biggest flaws of 9/11 that led to a new model of centralized organizational control?
In what city and state did August Vollmer serve as Chief of Police from 1905-1932?
What major change regarding police recruits was implemented for the first time under August Vollmer?
What was the annual wage for a police patrolman in Milwaukee in 1957, as cited in the 'News Box'?
How is the other list of policing eras, different from the one starting with the Political Era, structured?
During the Community Era, what became more common for police candidates to have, leading to mockery from 'old school officers'?
What role did research play during the Community Era?
The example of a mounted police officer being used to solve a string of burglaries illustrates the principles of which policing era?
In the 'Community Era Example', what was the catalyst that caused citizens to come out of their houses and speak to the police?
The text suggests that policing in the Homeland Security Era will probably always involve some sort of which other era's policing style?
What mission became central to the Department of Homeland Security following the 9/11 attacks?
According to the list of police department founding dates, which city founded its police department earliest?
What does the text say about the acceptance of women in the police profession during the Political Era?
August Vollmer's assistance with the development of the School of Criminology occurred at which university?
What was the attitude of police administration during the Community Era toward suggestions, as exemplified by the story of the pregnant officer?
During which decades did the crime rate double, creating a time of unrest that spurred the move to the Community Era?
Which of these police departments was founded in 1863, according to the provided list?
The Political Era was characterized by the 'call' for policing being answered by following the principles of England and which individual?
What does the text identify as the 'panacea for the negativity' of the Political Era?
Vollmer's belief that detectives should use forensic laboratories is an example of what kind of methods being introduced in the Reform Era?
What shift in thinking was common in community policing, moving away from solving issues by police response alone?
The formation of the Department of Homeland Security and its mission to disseminate information was a direct response to the failures of which event?
What was the status of the Ku Klux Klan during the Political Era, according to the text?
How did Vollmer believe police should approach offenders to achieve rehabilitation?
What was a significant difference between problem-oriented policing and community policing?
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?
In the Homeland Security Era, what binds the different types of law enforcement agencies together, even though a national police department does not exist?
What was the result of the new free black population after the abolishment of slavery, according to the text on the Political Era?
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?
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?