Question 1

Policies are:

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A)   specific methods for handling matters relating to issues such as patrol, booking, and use of force
B)   reflective of the purpose and philosophy of the organization
C)   more detailed than procedures
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Unity of command is an organizational principle dictating that:

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A)   every officer should report to one and only one superior
B)   officers ignore the chain of command during critical incidents
C)   the first responder is always in charge at a crime scene
D)   conflicting orders be issued by several supervisors in some cases, for better effectivenessE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Organizations are:

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A)   normally found only in large agencies
B)   unique, and usually are not bureaucracies
C)   entities of at least 2 people
D)   found only in agencies with a pyramidal structureE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Rules and regulations are:

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A)   general and serve basically as guides to thinking rather than action
B)   directives that leave little or no latitude for individual discretion, like not smoking in public
C)   the preferred methods for handling matters
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Job instructions and feedback are forms of ___________ communication within an organization.

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Question 6

List and briefly describe the five types of downward communication within a police organization.

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Question 7

Policing is based on a quasimilitary,pyramidal organization structural.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are the pros and cons of civilianization? How should a department determine how civilianized it should become?

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Civilianization, or the process of repla...

Question 9

The rank hierarchy within a police department allows the organization to maintain the ___________.

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The answer of The rank hierarchy within a police department...

Question 10

An office holder is responsible for completing the tasks of the office,regardless of the number of hours it might take.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The first-line supervisor's position is felt by many to be the least difficult rank in the police hierarchy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explain how a police agency becomes accredited,and the benefits and disadvantages of doing so.

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Question 13

Overall,studies show that sheriffs have better experience,training,and education than do municipal police chiefs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

All of the following elements compose the communication process except:

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A)   encoding
B)   medium
C)   feedback
D)   stimuliE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Traditionally,the job tenure of police chiefs has been:

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A)   long, about 10 years
B)   short, about 5.5 years
C)   said to be "stormy"
D)   proportionate to chiefs' burnoutE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Because most citizen calls-for-police-service do not involve a crime or a sworn officer to enforce the laws,many agencies have increasingly ____________a lot of functions.

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A)   civilianized
B)   begun charging for
C)   stopped performing altogether
D)   sent Police Explorer Scouts forE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The involvement of ________ in policing has often been the cause of police corruption.

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Question 18

Graphically describe the basic policing organizational structure,including operations and nonoperational elements.

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Question 19

Procedures are:

Accepted Answer

A)   general and serve basically as guides to thinking rather than action
B)   directives that leave little or no latitude for individual discretion, like not smoking in public
C)   the preferred methods for handling matters
D)   None of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Compared with police chiefs,sheriffs tend to be:

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A)   younger, having more training, more likely to be a college graduate
B)   better paid, less political, less educated
C)   older and more likely to have come up through the ranks
D)   older, having less training, less likely to be college graduatesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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