Question 1

A critical function of the _____________ level is to align the department's mission, goals, and objectives with its operational accomplishments.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle management 
B)  executive 
C)  supervisory 
D)  tactical

Question 2

Effective organizations are ones in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  managerial authority is supported by discipline 
B)  people work at their full potential to achieve the organization's mission 
C)  all subunits follow a specific plan 
D)  leaders are control-oriented

Question 3

Strategic management depends upon the empowerment of middle managers and supervisors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For an authority relationship to exist and be effective, what must be present?

Accepted Answer

A)  discipline 
B)  community contact 
C)  voluntariness on the part of the employee 
D)  communication channels

Question 5

Executives and middle managers expect supervisors to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  manage day-to-day operations 
B)  work for the attainment of organizational objectives 
C)  maintain a tightly controlled unit 
D)  create a positive work environment

Question 6

In the majority of police departments, hierarchical structure delineates

Accepted Answer

A)  scalar levels of command 
B)  political relationships 
C)  performance outcomes 
D)  budget levels

Question 7

Setting direction through leadership, authority, motivation, and empowerment is:

Accepted Answer

A)  coordination 
B)  controlling 
C)  commanding 
D)  planning

Question 8

Behavioral approaches used by supervisors to influence employees are:

Accepted Answer

A)  techniques of supervision 
B)  styles of supervision 
C)  leadership techniques 
D)  modes of control

Question 9

The areas of responsibility at the core of the police executive's role include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the community 
B)  the governing body 
C)  the department and its workforce 
D)  the legislature

Question 10

Direction is set through leadership, authority, motivation, and empowerment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Police departments, through the use of strategic management techniques, are creating open-system adaptive-learning organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Task Force on 21st Century Policing noted that a fundamental responsibility of all police executives is to consistently evaluate their organization's arrest productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What type of supervisor is directive, task-oriented, and command-and-control-oriented?

Accepted Answer

A)  innovative 
B)  supportive 
C)  active 
D)  traditional

Question 14

Commanding involves the structuring of an organization and deployment of resources necessary to establish accountability, workload, and resource distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Administration, Authority, and Command

A critical function of the _____________ level is to align the department's mission, goals, and objectives with its operational accomplishments.

Effective organizations are ones in which:

Strategic management depends upon the empowerment of middle managers and supervisors.

For an authority relationship to exist and be effective, what must be present?

Executives and middle managers expect supervisors to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT:

In the majority of police departments, hierarchical structure delineates

Setting direction through leadership, authority, motivation, and empowerment is:

Behavioral approaches used by supervisors to influence employees are:

The areas of responsibility at the core of the police executive's role include all of the following EXCEPT:

Direction is set through leadership, authority, motivation, and empowerment.

Police departments, through the use of strategic management techniques, are creating open-system adaptive-learning organizations.

The Task Force on 21st Century Policing noted that a fundamental responsibility of all police executives is to consistently evaluate their organization's arrest productivity.

What type of supervisor is directive, task-oriented, and command-and-control-oriented?

Commanding involves the structuring of an organization and deployment of resources necessary to establish accountability, workload, and resource distribution.