Deck 3: Police Organization and Administration

Question 1

Administrative tasks that are completed by all police organizations, whether small or large in size, include which of the following?

A) planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting
B) planning, organizing, sending, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting
C) planning, organizing, staffing, delegating, coordinating, reporting, budgeting
D) none of these

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is inconsistent with the paramilitary model of policing?

A) rigid differences among ranks
B) emphasis on individual creativity
C) centralized command structure
D) strong enforcement of rules, regulations, and discipline

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Most police organizations are accurately described as ______.

A) equal-parity agencies
B) rank-equality agencies
C) hierarchies
D) all of these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The concept that every employee reports to an immediate supervisor is termed ______.

A) open command
B) unity of command
C) command presence
D) span of control

Question 5

At the bottom of the hierarchal pyramid are the ______, who do the actual police work.

A) police chiefs
B) commanders
C) line officers
D) administrators

Question 6

Which of the following would be likely to result in change within a police department?

A) the passage of new laws by a state legislature
B) budget and staffing shortages
C) new technologies
D) all of these

Question 7

Many agencies have adopted the paramilitary model in highly specialized police units. Which of the following is an example of these specialized units?

A) SWAT
B) game wardens
C) SRTs
D) reserve police

Question 8

There are a number of different designs for police organizations. Which of the following is a design mentioned in Chapter 3?

A) reality
B) functional
C) date
D) master

Question 9

Which of the following would be the largest section of a police department's jurisdiction?

A) beat
B) zone
C) district
D) precinct

Question 10

Police units such as aircraft, watercraft, bicycle, and canine are usually associated with which division?

A) detectives
B) traffic
C) patrol
D) administration

Question 11

Which division in the police department is often regarded as the "glamour division"?

A) investigations
B) traffic
C) motorcycle
D) patrol

Question 12

A functional organization design benefits employees by ______.

A) clearly defining responsibilities for which one is accountable
B) the ability to gain exposure to many specialties
C) taking preferences into account for assignments
D) equalizing the command structure of police departments

Question 13

What division is regarded as the "backbone" of the police department?

A) investigations
B) staff services
C) detectives
D) patrol

Question 14

Which design do police departments use if they want to establish the primary units geographically while retaining significant aspects of functional design?

A) GIS
B) place
C) local
D) placement

Question 15

If a police department divides shifts into three 8-hour shifts to ensure 24-hour coverage, this is an example of ______ design.

A) time
B) shift
C) hourly
D) place

Question 16

The foundation of ______, a significant professional achievement, lies in the development of standards containing a clear statement of professional objectives.

A) a policy manual
B) a procedures manual
C) a profession
D) accreditation

Question 17

Which of the following is characteristic of a profession?

A) code of ethics
B) dedication to self-improvement
C) unique, identifiable academic field of knowledge
D) all of these

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of collective bargaining?

A) work stoppages
B) higher wages
C) increased sick days
D) increased pensions

Question 19

How is the chain of command visible in a police department?

A) different colored caps or uniforms
B) different brass accessories on uniforms
C) different types or numbers of stripes on the uniforms
D) all of these

Question 20

According to the ______ characteristic of a hierarchical structure, a police officer or line officer reports directly to and is responsible to a single person.

A) rank structure
B) unity of command
C) span of control
D) pyramid structure

Question 21

Which of the following members of a police organization is likely to do a greater amount of actual police work?

A) police chief
B) police officer
C) precinct commander
D) administrator

Question 22

Which of the following supervisors will likely have the largest span of control in a police organizational structure?

A) police chief
B) captain
C) commander
D) deputy police chief

Question 23

An Incident Command System, or ICS, that is used in a large-scale emergency situation addresses which of the following problems?

A) too many people reporting to one supervisor
B) unclear lines of authority
C) lack of reliable incident information
D) all of these

Question 24

______ is a characteristic that is seen as a drawback of using the paramilitary structure in a police organization.

A) Central command structure
B) Strong enforcement of regulations and rules
C) Discouragement of individual creativity
D) Terminology similar to that of the military

Question 25

Which of the following choices is NOT a similarity between police departments and the military?

A) the frequency of being called into action as an organization
B) chain of command
C) rank structure
D) use of government-sanctioned force

Question 26

______ is a movement that encourages decision making at the lowest possible levels and allows for the development of police officers that serve diverse needs in a community instead of focusing only on crime control.

A) Paramilitary structure
B) Community policing
C) Rank structure
D) Unity of command

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT associated with the classical principles of management?

A) enhanced relationships with community stakeholders
B) specialization of labor
C) centralized decision making
D) centralized leadership

Question 28

The majority of patrol work is ______.

A) reactive
B) preventative
C) mediating disputes
D) participatory

Question 29

______ is often regarded as the backbone of all police operations.

A) Training
B) Patrol
C) Sleep
D) Empathy

Question 30

The patrol division is NOT responsible for which of the following?

A) providing continuous police service to the community
B) making initial contact with crime victims
C) forming departmental policy and implementing administrative changes
D) making arrests

Question 31

The patrol division in some larger police organizations utilizes all of the following specialty patrol units EXCEPT for ______.

A) hot air balloons
B) bicycles
C) watercraft
D) helicopters

Question 32

Recent studies have indicated that ______ is more effective than routine preventive patrol in deterring crime.

A) unscheduled preventive patrol
B) "hot spot" policing
C) randomly selecting varying parts of the district to patrol
D) relying solely on information from live streaming cameras clearly marked by a flashing blue light

Question 33

Which of the following would NOT be an argument for hiring civilian employees within a police department?

A) Civilians have smaller retirement plans.
B) Civilians increase the diversity of police agencies.
C) Civilians reduce some of the workload and potential job opportunities for police.
D) Civilians can fill specialist positions.

Question 34

Unions and management typically have a(n) ______ relationship.

A) familial
B) competitive
C) adversarial
D) friendly

Question 35

All of the following might be described as a "job action" associated with collective bargaining EXCEPT for ______.

A) work speedups
B) work slowdowns
C) blue flu
D) thin blue line

Question 36

Which of the following would be an example of a situation that would necessitate an incident command system to be activated?

A) a large outdoor music festival
B) a response to an active shooter
C) a major holiday parade in one of the largest U.S. cities
D) a celebratory parade following a postseason win of a local sports team

Question 37

Which of the following would NOT be considered a characteristic of a profession?

A) a code of ethics
B) membership in professional associations
C) dedication to self-improvement
D) a charismatic leader

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT associated with maintaining the chain of custody of evidence?

A) proper storage of the evidence
B) secure storage of the evidence
C) easily accessible crime lab
D) secure transmission of the evidence to and from the appropriate parties

Question 39

Which U.S. president declared drugs to be a threat to national security?

A) Richard Nixon
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Bill Clinton
D) George H. W. Bush

Question 40

Community policing tends to operate best in ______ organizational structures where officers have the greatest ability to use discretion.

A) functional
B) matrix
C) traditional
D) none of these

Question 41

Police SWAT teams originated in reaction to the emerging issue of ______.

A) bootlegging
B) illegal immigration
C) human smuggling of narcotics
D) the use of guerrilla tactics against the police

Question 42

Historically, unionization efforts in private industries have used ______ as a tool for bargaining, a practice that the public has been opposed to for police officers.

A) pensions
B) work stoppages
C) vacation and sick days
D) longevity pay

Question 43

Collective bargaining typically results in ______.

A) highly formalized rules
B) rewards based on merit
C) protection for only the highest performing officers
D) a collegial relationship between union representatives and police administrators

Question 44

What is the final product of collective bargaining negotiations?

A) increased pay
B) a contract
C) more vacation days
D) job actions

Question 45

A police officer in which of the following types of departments would be most likely to have highly specialized responsibilities?

A) rural
B) small
C) large
D) culturally diverse

Question 46

In ______ design, patrol officers perform their duties within their assigned geographic area.

A) time
B) zone
C) beat
D) place

Question 47

Without ______, a police chief's ability to implement broad change may be limited.

A) cutting-edge technology
B) long-standing institutional traditions
C) a paramilitary structure
D) job security

Question 48

Rank structure is another term for the phrase "chain of command."

Question 49

One of the best features of the pyramid structure in police departments is that it doesn't suffer from any communication problems like other organizational structures encounter.

Question 50

A police commander with 15 years of experience holds a higher rank in the department than a shift sergeant with 25 years of experience.

Question 51

Police organizations are static in nature.

Question 52

The paramilitary structure of police departments fosters a resistance toward departmental change.

Question 53

One disadvantage of the functional organizational design is that responsibility and accountability for the completion of work are not clearly understood by the employees of each unit.

Question 54

The paramilitary structure of policing could be criticized for discouraging or hindering critical thinking in the daily duties of officers.

Question 55

A benefit of functional organizational design is an emphasis on individual responsibility and accountability.

Question 56

There currently is no national police officers' union.

Question 57

Strong public opinion against policing strikes has historically made it very difficult for labor disputes to reach the point of a work stoppage.

Question 58

Public-sector workers generally are more unionized than their private-sector counterparts.

Question 59

Applying for accreditation with CALEA is voluntary because agencies are not required to be accredited.

Question 60

One of the objectives of the CALEA standards is to increase the effectiveness and scope of interagency cooperation and coordination.

Question 61

Larger police departments have fewer levels of hierarchy within their departments.

Question 62

A police chief of a smaller department could feasibly be tasked with the scheduling of all officers and detectives.

Question 63

Line officers have more policing responsibilities compared to higher ranking positions such as police chiefs.

Question 64

The militaristic structure and style of policing makes it easier for line officers to have a voice in changing policy and management decisions in an organization.

Question 65

Professionalism is slowly becoming a goal of more police departments around the country as evidenced by increasing participation in accreditation processes.

Question 66

The shift into a more educated police force makes police departments even more similar than they already were to the military model.

Question 67

The operations division is usually the largest division within any given police department.

Question 68

Evidence in a crime may be something that cannot physically be seen or touched.

Question 69

Civilian staff in a police department are usually specialists in their assigned position.

Question 70

An officer working in a smaller police department has a greater chance of handling a far greater variety of types of cases than an officer who works in a large city police department.

Question 71

The paramilitary model discourages critical thinking among officers.

Question 72

The paramilitary structure within police organizations attempts to proceed with change quickly.

Question 73

In a matrix structure, employees may report to more than one superior.

Question 74

Task forces are generally a permanent, long-term solution for problems of great concern to all within an area.

Question 75

The Fraternal Order of Police is also in charge of publishing the national minimum standards for police departments and personnel.

Question 76

The most common educational requirement for becoming a police officer is still only a high school education.

Question 77

Some critics who argue against unions in policing point out that those who contribute very little to the organization are protected, while those who strive for advancement are not rewarded for their efforts.

Question 78

Most police chiefs serve at the pleasure of the city council or mayor.

Question 79

Some departments have shifted from 12-hour work shifts to 8-hour work shifts to save the department money in their overtime budget.

Question 80

Although a substantial amount of literature is available on policing, much of it is dedicated to public opinion-based discussions of recent events as opposed to more scientific, scholarly work.