Question

Some early police forces were organized by politicians. This era of the history of policing is known as the Political Era. What was the major weakness of these forces? corruption not enough officers to staff forces not enough money to support agency budgets none of the above

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) corruption.

The major weakness of these forces was corruption.

The problem and big issue here were that policemen, police officers were appointed by politicians that most of the time served political interests instead of serving the citizens. This was part of the United States political history from 1840 to 1920, commonly known as the Political Era of Policing. Local politicians hired the police members and of course, the forts served the politician interests which allowed corrupt practices and injustices in society.