Deck 13: Planning, Programming, and Budgeting

Question 1

Planning occurs at every level of the police agency.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What term describes the act of acquiring and managing resources?

A) planning
B) programming
C) budgeting
D) directing

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Operational planning is the specifying of unit work assignments.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

As part of planning, "risk" refers to the manager's attitude toward innovation and opportunity.

Question 5

Sunk costs are the resources previously committed to a program that make it impossible for the department to enact changes in current procedures.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a step in the planning process?

A) identifying objectives
B) identifying alternatives
C) implementing the plan
D) securing feedback

Question 7

Once the strategies are evaluated and data relative to the performance of each strategy are developed, the manager, in consultation with departmental staff, will select the strategy to be implemented.

Question 8

What do administrators do to reduce uncertainty about the future by predicting environmental conditions?

A) planning
B) programming
C) forecasting
D) budgeting

Question 9

Planning occurs at what levels of a police agency?

A) administrative level
B) management level
C) staff level
D) all levels

Question 10

Program plans are plans that the department implements on a one-time basis to achieve a policy goal.

Question 11

The administrative philosophy used to develop the budget varies across agencies and is linked to the philosophy of the government.

Question 12

Non-programmed decisions are decisions where solutions are available from past experience.

Question 13

CompStat is the enhancement of police intelligence-gathering capability.

Question 14

In PPBS, managers must justify their total budget request.

Question 15

Planning revolves around two concerns: concern for the system and risk.Concern for the system includes which key ingredients?

A) purpose
B) stability
C) entirety
D) all of these choices

Question 16

The term "resources," as part of budgeting, refers strictly to money provided to the department.

Question 17

Forecasting allows a department to narrow its range of priorities.

Question 18

The final phase in the budgeting process is the audit.

Question 19

Programming translates planning into "action-oriented" strategies.

Question 20

For decision-making purposes, it is safe to rely on one's experience.

Question 21

What term describes resources previously committed to a program that make it impossible for the department to enact changes in current procedures or operational policy?

A) sunk costs
B) outside pressures
C) personality characteristics
D) past conditioning

Question 22

__________ is the systematic study of crime and disorder problems as well as other police-related issues.

Question 23

What is the first step in planning a budget?

A) presenting a "wish list" to the city council
B) weighing strategic plans and goals
C) determining the most cost-effective way to achieve goals
D) ranking the department's goals

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a basic function of budgets?

A) control
B) analysis
C) management
D) planning

Question 25

__________ refers to acquiring and managing resources.

Question 26

__________ planning is the specifying of unit work assignments.

Question 27

The acronym SARA refers to:

A) scanning, analysis, review, alternatives
B) scanning, analysis, response, assessment
C) securing, alternative, response, arrangements
D) securing, analysis, response, assessment

Question 28

A __________ plan is a plan the department develops for implementation when a "critical incident" occurs.

Question 29

Factors that affect decision making include:

A) outside pressures
B) sunk costs
C) personality characteristics
D) all of these choices

Question 30

Crime mapping is:

A) independent of crime analysis
B) part of crime analysis
C) not necessary if crime analysis is undertaken
D) none of these choices

Question 31

A choice among possible courses of action is a __________.

Question 32

What term describes a choice among possible courses of action?

A) planning
B) decision
C) programming
D) forecasting

Question 33

__________ are the resources previously committed to a program.

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a step in the strategic planning process?

A) securing feedback
B) problem identification
C) evaluation of alternative strategies
D) selection of the strategy to be implemented

Question 35

__________ translates planning into "action-oriented" strategies.

Question 36

__________ refers to the research and analysis of societal trends and forecasting the future environmental picture as it relates to the police department.

Question 37

__________ is short for computer comparison statistics.

Question 38

The final phase of the budgeting process is:

A) audit
B) budget execution
C) budget approval
D) budget preparation

Question 39

In __________, group members concentrate on ensuring acceptance of their decision instead of realistically appraising alternatives of action.

Question 40

Errors in decision making include:

A) cognitive near-sightedness
B) assuming the future will repeat the past
C) oversimplification
D) all of these choices

Question 41

__________-led policing is the enhancement of police intelligence-gathering capability.

Question 42

Describe several common errors in decision making.

Question 43

Explain the functions served by a budget.

Question 44

A budget __________ would identify problems such as overuse of overtime.

Question 45

Distinguish between programmed and non-programmed decisions.

Question 46

__________ is the basic function of a budget.

Question 47

A critical part of budget __________ is ensuring that expenditures do not exceed budget allocations.

Question 48

Summarize the steps in the planning process.

Question 49

Discuss the benefits of police planning.

Question 50

The __________ is the financial or fiscal plan for the department.