Criminal Law Chapter 4 - History of Law Enforcement Focus

Criminal Law Questions

M04 History of Law Enforcement Focus - 5 Questions (Chapter 4) / 3 Points

 Answer the following questions in separate paragraphs. Provide the question, then your answer. 

1. Correctly identify the early English policing system that led to modern U.S. policing. Briefly summarize its background and structure.

2. Explain the importance of the Metropolitan Police Act. What impact did the act have on professional policing?

3. What was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1833? Why was the act created?

4. What three ways did the September 11, 2001, attacks alter the law enforcement's mission in the American criminal justice system?

5. Describe Wilson’s three styles of policing.