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CCJ 220: Ch 3 Quiz
CCJ 220: Exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A 911 dispatcher would be considered an example of a Line position in the Police Department. | False |
| A sheriff that runs a department and not an office, would answer to the County commission. | True |
| According to Max Weber and O.W. Wilson, both span of control and unity of command fall under which principle of bureaucracy? | Hierarchy of authority |
| According to the book, a manager can effectively supervise 120 employees. | False |
| All of the following of municipal government organizations in the United States except: | Police Chief |
| Both internal and external influences make the NYPD adapt their organization, and this can be seen when a new commissioner takes command and sets a new direction. What theory does this exemplify? | Systems theory |
| Charles Rowen was a lieutenant in the military and served in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. | False |
| Choose an accurate reason why the United States is not considered a true democracy, but rather a federal republic. | National and state governments exist but only state government oversees local government |
| Due to their influence over the department, a police chief might possibly be considered a great leader, but they would also be officially designated police management. | True |
| For a police officer to properly function and be successful, there must be strong relationships between these three main policing elements. | Police Management, Police Leadership, Police Bureaucracy |
| If the response to an issue was to develop a new solution or way of accomplishing a previous goal, what organizational theory would apply? | Contingency theory |
| In regards to policing, the United States is a federal republic not a true democracy | True |
| In the council-manager form of government which of these is a unique feature of the city council members? | Members of city council have their own full time jobs |
| In the past three decades, a majority of police departments have moved to what shifts due to studies finding it was most beneficial to officers, organizational benefits & quality of work? | 10 hour |
| Max Weber advocated for effective civil service bureaucracies to remove politics from government. Which of these principles is not part of Weber's principles? | Familiar and friendly work environment |
| Police departments are organized using a hierarchy for authority that is commonly known as what? | Chain-of-command |
| Police organizations are highly centralized. Which change/effort, even though it may not have been considered successful, would probably be the biggest push against bureaucratic organizational and centralized policing? | Community policing movement |
| Police organize in a quasi-military fashion using basic principles of bureaucracy as spelled out by Max Weber. | True |
| Rules and regulations may describe the code of conduct or appearance for its officers or deputies. | False |
| The POSDCORB, commonly accepted elements of management by Luther Gulick does not include: | Operating |
| The division of labor principle allows a police chief to directly supervise every individual officer in the department. | False |
| The four ways police organize their departments is by time, personnel, location and rank. | False |
| The function of auxiliary services in police organizations is considered the "backbone of the department," because they include important specialty task forces. | False |
| The resource-dependency theory maintains police organizations change and adapt as needed, regardless of environment, they can keep up with external influences. | False |
| This form of local municipal governments is currently used by the least number of cities, but the oldest form in United States history. | County commission form |
| Those who supervise, direct, and control the line officers are referred to as | Staff personnel |
| To develop his police administration concepts, O.W. Wilson adopted lessons from Frederick Taylor and Max Weber. What topic(s) did Wilson learn from them? | Scientific management and Bureaucratic organization principles |
| To further clarify where in the hierarchy a person is located military ranks are often used to denote the level of authority in the chain of command. | True |
| To promote organizational uniformity, a rule is a requirement how something should be, while a procedure is the how to perform a required task or duty. | True |
| What book written from scratch by O.W. Wilson, makes him a pioneer in organizational policing and was used for police department promotional exams for decades? | Policing Administration |
| What does the "span of control" mean in police administration? | The number of people that one person can manage effectively |
| What is the ideal number of employees for a manager to supervise? | Five to seven |
| What part of POSDCORB would a manager utilize by keeping his new team up to date on training requirements and issuing orders? | Directing |
| What were the two main reasons early police departments found it difficult to adopt officer uniforms? | Politically controlled departments were not interested in providing order maintenance and service |
| What will detail specific actions that officers must perform? | Procedure |
| Which modern organizational theory would be more affected by receiving a large funding grant? | Resource-dependency theory |
| Which of the following is NOT given by a police chief when assigning tasks down the chain of command? | Responsibility |
| Which of these attributes is an example of the difference between police and the military? | Police serve the citizens of the community where they work |
| Which statement is the most correct regarding police leaders and police managers? | There can be natural leaders but management must be learned |
| Which statement would be accurate regarding a police commissioner? | The police commissioner runs the police department on a day to day basis |
| Which two presidents served in the law enforcement field before becoming president of the United States? | Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt |
| Who was known as the father of scientific management? | Frederick Taylor |
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