Deck 2: The Organization and Structure of American Policing

Question 1

Field operations' main division is the criminal investigations division.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Law enforcement agencies are not facing the need for change to meet the competition of private policing because private policing in not available everywhere.

Question 5

An artificial structure created to coordinate either people or groups and resources to achieve a mission or goal is known as a(n) __________.

A) department
B) institution
C) organization
D) hierarchy

Question 6

A clear statement of mission, goals, objectives and values; a division of labor among specialists; a rational organization or design; and a hierarchy of authority and responsibility are elements of __________.

A) field services
B) formal organization
C) channels of communication
D) flat organization

Question 7

The traditional organization of American law enforcement was greatly influenced by Sir Henry Fielding.

Question 8

Partnerships are a cornerstone of community policing.

Question 9

Evidence-based policing must report successes and failures to reach its full potential.

Question 10

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

A) foot patrol
B) investigations
C) prisoner security
D) special operations

Question 11

The traditional law enforcement organizational design is that of a pyramid-shaped hierarchy based on a military model.

Question 12

Who is known as the father of modern policing?

A) Sir Henry Fielding
B) O. W. Wilson
C) August Vollmer
D) Sir Robert Peel

Question 13

Administrative services, which are usually centralized, include recruitment and training, records and communications, planning and research, and technical services.

Question 14

CompStat is a quick-fix answer to crime.

Question 15

Small agencies perceive their risk of a terrorist attack to be high.

Question 16

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

Question 17

The 3-I model of intelligence-led policing consists of interpreting the criminal environment, influencing decision makers, and impacting the criminal environment.

Question 18

Community policing is different from traditional policing.

Question 19

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

Question 20

The order of authority is known as the __________.

A) hierarchical structure
B) ladder
C) chain of command
D) span of control

Question 21

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

A) proactive
B) community
C) reactive
D) problem-solving

Question 22

The philosophy that promotes "organization strategies, which supports the systematic use of partnership and problem solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder and fear of crime" is __________.

A) problem-oriented policing
B) traditional policing
C) CompStat policing
D) community policing

Question 23

An organization with fewer lieutenants and captains, fewer staff departments, fewer staff assistants, more sergeants, and more patrol officers is known as a __________.

A) hierarchal organization
B) small organization
C) unified organization
D) flat organization

Question 24

Field operations' main division is the __________________.

Question 25

When every member in an organization has only one supervisor, this is called __________.

A) span of control
B) chain of command
C) unity of command
D) flat organization

Question 26

_______________ is a philosophy that promotes "organization strategies, which supports the systematic use of partnership and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder and fear of crime."

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

The order of authority in an organization in referred to as its _____________________.

Question 30

In _______________ various features of an organization may be altered, but the core framework is untouched.

Question 31

The _______________ operates without official sanctions, but it influences the agency's performance.

Question 32

All are broad strategic or organizational approaches currently operating in contemporary policing except __________.

A) community policing
B) traditional policing
C) problem-solving policing
D) CompStat policing

Question 33

A(n) ___________ is an artificial structure created to coordinate either people or groups and resources to achieve a mission or goal.

Question 34

The _________________ is put together by design and rational plan.

Question 35

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 __________.

A) decentralization
B) centralization
C) flat organizations
D) span of control

Question 36

Traditional policing is __________.

A) proactive
B) reactive
C) neither proactive or reactive
D) both proactive and reactive

Question 37

____________________ are the official paths through which orders flow from management to personnel who carry out the orders.

Question 38

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

A) channels of communication
B) span of control
C) chain of command
D) unity of command

Question 39

Social psychologists and police officers tend to agree that if a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken. This theory is known as the __________.

A) broken-window theory
B) deteriorated neighborhood theory
C) sequence of events theory
D) differential association theory

Question 40

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

A) target enforcement
B) goal oriented policing
C) integrated patrol
D) CompStat policing

Question 41

Discuss intelligence-led policing and describe the benefits and downfalls of this type of policing.

Question 44

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

Question 49

Describe how traditional policing and community policing differ and the benefits and disadvantages of each.

Question 50

Describe what CompStat is and its usefulness in a law enforcement organization.

Question 54

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.