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In colonial America, when it was difficult to stop a fire. What did colonies do to prevent fires? (Check all that apply.)

A
replace wooden chimneys with brick chimneys
B
organize water carriers to fill the buckets on every front porch
C
build hand tubs to pump out the water at a better speed than bucket brigades
D
form rattle watches fan out the flames
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Private military security, hired as security guards, often perform military duties in war zones for which they are not subject to prosecution.

A
False
B
True
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The work of Private Military Companies (PMC) often raise

A
concern about mercenaries
B
objections from the United Nations
C
problems for the unarmed private security agencies
D
doubts about how these forces are trained
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Why did more humane punishments emerge in the 18th century prisons?

A
Americans did not want to be compared to Britain’s Bloody Code.
B
More women were invovled with the prison system.
C
music and art were taught in the cultural schools
D
There was a climate of social and intellectual thought.
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The Constitutional laws, as seen in the application of the Fourth Amendment, do not protect citizens from searches by private security.

A
False
B
True
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Law in the U.S. comes from England’s common law that results from custom and practice. That means decisions are based on:

A
civil law
B
strict interpretation of written law
C
precedent
D
majority rule
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Requirements for police officers vary from state to state, but some basic requirements are:

A
live within city limits
B
excellent health and reach the age of 20
C
an Associate’s degree and U.S. citizenship
D
U.S. citizenship and valid state driver’s license
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To maintain life support, EMTs use the acronym CAB, which means:

A
Care, Ambulance, Blood
B
Clean, Active, Block
C
Crisis, Accident, Brace
D
Circulation, Airway, Breathing
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Which of the following best describes how the motivations for life and career differ between volunteer and career firefighters?

A
Career firefighters usually keep looking for higher positions and move frequently within departments, creating turnovers at many stations.
B
Career firefighters can develop rank once they have successfully passed all of their physical, aptitude, and intellectual tests.
C
Volunteer firefighters usually lack the ability to pass all of the physical or intellectual requrements.
D
Volunteer firefighters obey the same guidelines, are committed citizens, but they cannot fully dedicate themselves to firefighting as firefighters who receive salaries.
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Why was the Consitution such an important document when it was created? Check all that apply.

A
To contain in one document all the legal issues of the United States.
B
To be consistent with the thought of federalists, Hamilton, Madison, and Jay.
C
Printed publications showed how the best thinkers supported adopting this document.
D
To unify and consolidate the developing government in the United States.
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A well-qualified District Attorney (DA) prosecutes (Check all that apply.)

A
every kind of civil crime in civil court
B
often supervises defense attorneys cases in the federal courts as “United States Attorney”
C
every kind of crime in criminal court
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Beyond the basic requirements for high school diploma, driver’s license, and good health, what additional qualifications are needed for work in correctional insitutions? Check all that apply.

A
Second language skills
B
College or graduate degree
C
Pre-service training
D
Relevant job experience
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Why do police and other law enforcement officers receive extensive training in police work, with much of the training pertaining to the law?

A
To enable police to work under the supervision of attorneys.
B
To be able to pass exams on law and court requirements.
C
To understand how laws underlie basic duties of law enforcement officers.
D
To be prepared to engage in court activities.
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In order to hire highly qualified attorneys for federal public defender positions, the Office of Federal Publc Defenders looks for what qualities in their candidates?

A
Public speaking and public relations coursework
B
A degree in communications.
C
Think logically, problem solving, be able to work with all kinds of people.
D
Beyond a law degree, two additional Master’s degrees
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Jean Dominique Larrey was the first:

A
ambulance driver who organized ways to reach hospitals more quickly
B
soldier to treat Napoleon Bonaparte’s wounds in the French Revolution
C
physician to develop key measures in battlefield medicine to treat the most serious first
D
vet to keep Napoleon Bonaparte’s horses fit for battle
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What changes in the structure of prisons came about with the introduction of the word corrections in the mid 1950s?

A
Standard rules were introduced to correct the way prisons were run to be more effective.
B
The reformatory movement advocated for counseling prisoners in reform behavior.
C
Quakers advocated for ways to allow the prisoners to keep clean.
D
Prisons were moved to the country to give prisoners more light and space.
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What kinds of problems result from the structure of large jails such as Cook County Jail? Check all that apply.

A
They do not have space to separate people by crime and so they create communal cells.
B
Inmates are divided by lowest risk to most dangerous, but the jails are overcrowded and do not meet the inmates’ needs.
C
The authorities are not aware of the proper safety measures to prevent fires.
D
Inmates are not protected from violent staff or other inmates.
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The most significant act Sir William Garrow did for the due process system was:

A
to solve legal disputes by making common sense
B
to create the form of the adversarial process from the Germanic tradition of the Middle Ages
C
to show that all accused individuals are innocent until proven guilty and have the right to a defense attorney
D
to show that the burden of proof rested with the defense of the accused
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Both Maconochie and Brockway are known for stressing: (Check all that apply.)

A
punishment for not showing up for the educational programs.
B
the formation of groups where inmates worked to help with one another’s cases.
C
incentives for early release if inmates maintained good behavior.
D
earlier parole depending on how much work the inmate accomplished.
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The general and preferred requirements for private security officers are at least an Associate’s degree, or a four-year college degree, in police science or criminal justice and the ability to quickly assess situations.

A
False
B
True

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