Exam 1: Introduction to Police Administration

The community policing era preceded the 1980s' return to law and order.

__________ refers to the general managing and organizing that occurs at the highest levels of an organization.

In police organizations, line personnel provide support and assistance.

Police departments have identifiable boundaries.In this view, "boundaries" refer to:

Policing has recently entered into a seventh historical era, the homeland security era.

A __________ is used to enumerate a department's purpose

Summarize the elements of the political era.

__________ refers to the fact that public expectations and needs are constantly changing, requiring the department to change.

The first historical policing era was the progressive reform era.

If individuals or units concentrate on their own objectives without considering the department's overall goals, this is known as __________.

During the community relations era, __________ programs focused on improving the police department's image through public education.

During the __________ era, police came to see themselves as law enforcers.

In what era did the role of the police as law enforcers, or "crook catchers," crystallize?

__________ refer to the department's goals and the people it serves.

Goals are the specific processes an organization uses to direct its efforts.

Suboptimization refers to the practice of individuals or units concentrating on their own objectives without considering the department's overall goals.

The Wickersham Commission advocated redefinition of the police role from:

The Wickersham Commission encouraged America's law enforcement agencies to adopt a "law and order" focus.

What event was most responsible for the homeland security focus in many police agencies today?

A highly centralized department structure was most characteristic of what policing era?