Deck 17: Challenges in Managing for the Future

Question 1

By 2010, one-half of all Americans will be at least 55 years old.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

For most users, computers have become part of the environment rather than just tools used for specific tasks.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Futurists believe that __________.

A) the future is predictable
B) future outcomes can be influenced by individual choice
C) the future is predetermined
D) all of these

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Managers should encourage reasonable risk taking.

Question 5

Change is inevitable and should be viewed as opportunity.

Question 6

According to the theory of the "boiled frog" phenomenon, gradual changes in the environment __________.

A) often cause a rapid response
B) are nothing to worry about
C) may go unnoticed
D) are good for morale

Question 7

Law enforcement managers tend to focus on the __________ future.

A) immediate
B) mid-range
C) extended-range
D) distant

Question 8

Technology will soon replace the need for human interaction.

Question 9

In the future, the most important skills will be __________ skills.

A) people
B) technical
C) driving
D) accounting

Question 10

In the future, the education and economic gap will narrow, as those at the bottom become less disadvantaged and dissatisfied.

Question 11

The face of law enforcement remains homogeneous in nature.

Question 12

It often takes a catastrophe such as the attacks on America on September 11, 2001, to bring about change.

Question 13

Workplace trends affecting law enforcement are also affecting other professions as well.

Question 14

Unlike the rest of society, policing is trending toward greater specialization.

Question 15

The public to be served in the future will include more one-income families, more two-parent families, more senior citizens and more minorities.

Question 16

New technologies are surpassing the previous state of the art in all fields, including policing.

Question 17

More than three fourths of the population in developed countries live in cities.

Question 18

Mid-range futurist thinking involves thinking how far into the future?

A) 2-5 years
B) 5-10 years
C) 10-20 years
D) 50 years

Question 19

In police work, every task can be accomplished better.

Question 20

The gap between the private sector industry and public law enforcement is widening.

Question 21

Which of the following was not described in the text as affecting management in the future?

A) flattening of the organizational hierarchy
B) more minorities
C) providing more services with fewer resources
D) better educated police

Question 22

The National Drug Control Strategy developed several goals designed to help in addressing the drug problem in the United States. Which of the following is not one of these goals?

A) education
B) encouraging border control
C) community action
D) treatment

Question 23

When discussing use of force, the key word when using force is what is __________.

A) used
B) necessary
C) observed
D) in the department policy

Question 24

Which tactic is not an effective tactic in reducing violent crime according to your text?

A) community policing
B) enhanced traffic stops
C) direct patrols
D) more officers on patrol

Question 25

The key issue in enforcing federal immigration law is that local departments __________.

A) are reluctant because of possible lawsuits
B) lack the manpower to devote to enforcing the laws
C) officers do not enforce them because they do not agree with the law
D) none of these

Question 26

What is the main difference between police departments of today and decades ago?

A) doing more with less
B) more minorities and women
C) greater restrictions because of feared lawsuits
D) less pay (when cost of living inflation is adjusted)

Question 27

All are critical issues included in the Motorola/PERF Critical Issues Series according to your text except __________.

A) use of force
B) management of mass demonstrations
C) violent crime
D) all are critical issues

Question 28

Which is not a challenge of law enforcement managers today?

A) gangs
B) drugs
C) property crime
D) terrorism

Question 29

People who study the future use __________ , the process of identifying factors likely to "drive" the environment.

Question 30

In futuristic terms, which of the following is the long-range future?

A) 30 to 50 years
B) 5 to 10 years
C) 20 to 30 years
D) 10 to 20 years

Question 31

Surveillance technology will have dramatic impacts, particularly in __________.

A) combating terrorism
B) undercover operations
C) traffic enforcement
D) organized crime investigations

Question 32

__________ is the science of using data from the past to forecast alternatives for the future and to then select the most desirable.

Question 33

According to a PERF survey in 2007, the number one factor contributing to violent crime is __________.

A) drugs
B) organized crime
C) teens
D) gangs

Question 34

According to a 2006 report, violent crime is __________.

A) increasing
B) decreasing
C) staying the same
D) increasing among youth

Question 35

According to your text, in 2000, Latinos made up 12.6 percent of the U.S. population; by 2050, they will make up __________.

A) 30 percent
B) 24.5 percent
C) 22.5 percent
D) 40 percent

Question 36

Which of the following is one of the fundamental premises under which futurists operate?

A) the future is predictable
B) the future is not predetermined
C) future outcomes are predetermined
D) our behaviors have no influence on the future

Question 37

The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 sets aside the constitutional requirement of a search warrant for government officials who wish to search someone's home to thwart __________.

A) terrorism
B) meth
C) organized crime
D) recidivism among parolees

Question 38

According to the American intelligence community, Al Qaeda was more powerful in __________ than it had been before the so-called "war on terror" began.

A) 2005
B) 2001
C) 2009
D) 2007

Question 39

As Americans become increasingly concentrated in urban centers, police will be called on to referee more disputes between __________.

A) minorities
B) gangs
C) haves and have-nots
D) families

Question 40

Megatrends 2000 predicted that all except which of the following would become worldwide trends?

A) moving from institutional help to self-help
B) moving from facilitators to order-givers
C) moving from high tech to high tech/high touch
D) moving from single language to trilanguage

Question 41

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ facilitators

Question 42

Research strongly suggests that drug usage and __________ are closely related.

Question 43

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ an industrial society

Question 44

The success of policing increasingly hinges on the ability of agencies to adapt to __________.

Question 45

The concept of unity or __________ of reality suggests that we operate in a "holistic universe."

Question 46

Discuss the ways the public will change in the future and the implications for law enforcement.

Question 47

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ order givers

Question 48

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ an information society

Question 49

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ high tech/high touch

Question 50

__________ is inevitable, and should be viewed as an opportunity.

Question 51

Discuss how use-of-force issues affect law enforcement personnel today and in the future.

Question 52

Discuss what management skills are important now in law enforcement and how that will change in the future.

Question 53

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ forced technology

Question 54

Discuss the role technology will play in the future of law enforcement work.

Question 55

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ world economy

Question 56

Technical competence used to be most important. Now and in the years ahead, __________ are most important.

Question 57

The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 sets aside the constitutional requirement of a search warrant for government officials who wish to search someone's home to thwart possible __________

Question 58

List and discuss the trends that are shaping the future of law enforcement.

Question 59

Three challenges law enforcement managers faced before the 21st century continue as major challenges in the 21st century: __________, __________ and __________

Question 60

The __________ refers to a classic experiment whose results suggest managers must pay attention to change in their environment and adapt-or perish.

Question 61

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ north (physically)

Question 62

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ long-term orientation

Question 63

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ multiple options

Question 64

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ short-term orientation

Question 65

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ south (physically)

Question 66

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ centralization

Question 67

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ decentralization

Question 68

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ networks

Question 69

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ hierarchies

Question 70

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ institutional help

Question 71

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ national economy

Question 72

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ self-help

Question 73

Megatrends For each of the following worldwide trends, place an " F " in the blank if we are moving away from it and a " T " if we are moving toward it.
____ either/or orientation