1. Areas of Law Enforcement: Multiple choice and true/false
Criminology B Unit 3
Areas of Law Enforcement:
Federal Agencies, State and Local Law Enforcement and Areas of Forensics
25 points possible
Multiple choice and true/false

2. Question 1
J. Edgar Hoover was the long time director of what federal agency?
DEA
Customs and Border Protection
FBI
ATF

3. Question 2
The siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas was headed by which federal agency?
U.S. Marshals
ATF
DEA
Customs and Border Protection

4. Question 3
What state was the first to establish a formal area of state law enforcement with executive powers?
California
Florida
North Carolina
Pennsylvaina

5. Question 4
Which of the following was NOT listed as a power of the County law enforcement agencies and Sheriff?
Law enforcement services
Voter registration
Maintain county jail
Officer for county courts

6. Question 5
Both Elian Gonzalez and James Meredith received protection from which federal agency?
U.S. Marshals
FBI
Customs and Border Protection
ATF

7. Question 6
Which law enforcement agency first established the 10 basic questions to identify when studying the M.O. of a crime?
FBI
New York City Police
Scotland Yard
DEA

8. Question 7
In the Timothy Spencer investigation using DNA for the first time, what were the odds that the sample was not Spencer’s?
1 in 5,000
1 in 700,000
1 in 10,000,000
1 in 700,000,000

9. Question 8 What was established with the Innocence Project of 2004?
The right of those accused to unlimited appeals
The rights of victims of illegal searches to have the evidence thrown out
The ability of convicted individuals to seek DNA tests to prove innocence
The ability of CODIS to make matches for in unsolved crimes in the U.S.

10. Question 9
What is the average amount of time for those exonerated based on DNA evidence to have spent time in prison?
10 months
7 years
10 years
15 years

11. Question 10
This area of federal law enforcement was considered the first in the history of the U.S.
DEA
ATF
FBI
U.S. Marshals

12. Question 11
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding law enforcement within the state of Minnesota?
There are over 10,000 Peace Officers in MN
An example of a specialty agency is the State Fairgrounds Police
The BCA is actually considered a Federal agency outside of the state of MN
There are county sheriff positions for each county in MN

13. Question 12
Who is directly responsible for the licensing and training of Peace Officers in the state of MN?
Governor
POST Board
Individual colleges and universities
Each police agency

14. Question 13
What city was the first to establish a formal police department in 1838?
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
San Francisco

15. Answer Key C B D A