What Do You Understand By The Term Frankpledge Flashcards

An early form of English government that divided communities into groups of 10 men who were responsible for the group's conduct and ensured that a memeber charged with breaking the law appeared in court. Frankpledge System In early England, the alarm that citizens were required to raise on the witness or discovery of a criminal offense. Hue and Cry The head of a group of 10 men who served as an administrator and judge. Hundred-Man The head of the law enforcement for large district in Early England in the modern United States a _____ serves areas such as rural townships and is usually elected. Constable (comes stabuli) An early England system overseen by the constable in which a watchman guarded a city's town gates at night. Watch and Ward System The shire reeve led the English shire's military forces and judged cases. Sheriff A police organization created circa 1748 by magistrates Henry Fielding and Sir Jonh Fielding whose member went on patrol, rahter than sitting at a designated post. Bow Street Runners A private police force created by the West India Trading Company in 1798 that represented the first professional, salaried police force in London. Thames River Police Created in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel, the first successful bill to create a permanent, public police force. Metropolitan Police Act A slang term for the police force created in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel's metropolitan police act, derived from Bob, the short form of Robert. Bobbies It was not until ____ that the rural provinces were required to establish police forces. 1856 The english heritage contributed three enduring features to American policing Limited Police Authority Local Control Fragmented System There are more than _____ sepearte law enforcement agencies in the Unites States ranging from federal (FBI) to state (highway patrol) to local (city police and county sheriff). 18,000 Law enforcement agencies are for the most part _____. local, city or county institutions The Unites States does not have a national police force. We do have many state and federal law enforcement agencies, but they are not like the national police forces found in many parts of the world. . As imposed to the other countries in Europe, the _______of policing places a good deal of emphasis on the rights and liberites of the individual. Anglo-American tradition Informal policing began in New York City in _____, when the dutch settlement was called New Amsterdam. 1625 From 1609 to 1664 a group of men called the ______ ______, patrolled at night , carrying out loud rattles to raise an alarm if anything was amiss. Ratte Watch The city's first professional police force of 800 men was organized in ______. 1845 In an article titled Cops and Bobbies, 1830-1870 _____ _______ discussed how policing developed along different lines in London and New York. Wilber Miller In _____ New York police officers were allowed to carry revolvers to protect themselves from heavily armed offenders. 1860 Chicago offcial police force was created around _____ and reorganized several times over the next six decades until 1913. 1855 Particulary in the ______ and ______the vigilante tradition was part of American life. South and West Formed civil services system that did away with patronage and administered employment and promotion based on merit rather than political connections. Pendleton Civil Act (1883) The work of August Vollmer, a police chief of Berkely California is a highlight of the reform movement. In 1931 he wrote the ___________ report which set the police reform agenda for the rest of the century. Wickersham Commission report __________ increased police efficiency by assigning officers based on the amount of reported crime and call services. Orlando W. Wilson The most famous of the law enforcement administrators who championed professionalism was he Federal Bureau of Investigation's ________. J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover built the FBI into one of the ________ in the world. Established in 1930's during the Great Depression. premier law enforcement agencies The right and the power to commit an act or order others to commit an act. Authority Difference between police and military Discretion, visability, and authority. ________ agencies have nationwide jurisdiction but concentrate on specific offenses. Federal Law enforcement There are ____ federal law enforcement agencies. 60 founded in 1870 the __________ is responsible for enforcing federal laws. Department of Justice established in 1789 ___________primarily enforces the collection of revenue. Department of the Treasury Created after Sept. 11, 2001 ___________ is the newest cabinet-level department. Department of homeland security __________ placed under homeland security, its mission has been expanded to include terroism. Secret Services All states have highway partols, except Hawaii _______ have statewide jurisdiction for investigating criminal offenses- such as political corruption in which local police might not be in a postion to investigate their local bosses. State investigative bureaus. Most of the nations crime is handled by _______ local law enforcement agencies most local police forcews are operated by _________ municipalities. There are about 13,000 local police departments un the U.S. and the largfest is the _________ New York police department _____ OFFICES ARE THE MOST COMMON FORM OF COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE U.S. WITH ABOUT 3100 OFFICES. SHERIFF THE ____________ GREW OUT OF THE FBI'S COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM. NATIONAL DNA INDEX SYSTEM MAKING GEOGRAPHICAL MAPS WHERE OFFENSES OCCUR AND WHERE SUSPECTS AND OFFENDERS LIVE IS NOT A PARTICULARY NEW TECHNIQUE. CRIME MAPPING