Exam 2: The Organization and Structure of American Policing

The _____________ suggests that if it appears "no one cares," disorder and crime will thrive.

The combination of problem-solving policing and aggressive patrol is __________.

Field operations' main division is the __________________.

Discuss how the division of labor is divided in a law enforcement agency. Discuss any specific area in which duties may and do overlap one another.

Problem solving requires police to group incidents as a way to identify underlying causes of problems in the community.

The emerging law enforcement agency has a ______________, is decentralized, and empowers its employees.

The _________________ is put together by design and rational plan.

This type of policing focuses on determining the underlying causes of crime, fear of crime, and disorder and identifying solutions __________.

Specialization can enhance a department's effectiveness and efficiency, but overspecialization can impede the organizational purpose.

The official paths through which orders flow from management to personnel who carry out the orders are known as __________.

Community policing is different from traditional policing.

Discuss the broken-window theory and how it has affected law enforcement decisions in communities.

Managers should recognize the informal organization that exists within any law enforcement agency.

The larger the agency and the jurisdiction it serves, the more complex the organization and the chart depicting it.

This type generally refers to a department's organizational structure and operations: It encourages flattening of the organization and places decision making at the level where information is plentiful, usually at the level of the patrol officer __________.

In early law enforcement, the most common assignment was __________.

Who is known as the father of modern policing?