What Was the Main Purpose of the Metropolitan Police Act

question 96

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829?

• A) It allowed the use of a merit system for the hiring of police officers.
• B) It allocated funding to municipal police agencies across the United States.
• C) It established a full-time preventive police force in New York City.
• D) It created a police force to combat urban problems.

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