Exam 13: Community Policing and Police Administration

Change resistance among police officers is compounded by police culture, peer dependency, cynicism, distrust in management, and distrust in the public.

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Question 21

Change management is referred to as the ability of leadership to prepare and support employees through organizational change.

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Question 22

In police management circles, which term has become one of the most abused and misunderstood concepts of the past 30 years?

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Question 23

Explain the impact that police unions can have on top cop reform efforts. Use an example to illustrate your answer.

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Question 24

Local law enforcement agencies get their funding only through taxes and grants.

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Question 25

Which theory did William Bratton employ as the underlying foundation for addressing quality of life concerns in the community?

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Question 26

Identify three motivations communities have to adopt community policing.

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Question 27

According to a survey of police agencies in 2010, the majority of departments reported which of the following?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 28

Which law enforcement position is responsible for delegating much of the operational decision making to the command staff who provide supervisory oversight to various units within the organization?

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Question 29

Pretextual stops are when police use a minor infraction or violation to dig deeper and find unrelated crimes.

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Question 30

William Bratton relied on which of the following forms of policing?

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Question 31

Following the 1960s President's Task Force, progressive police leaders collaborated with ______ to reform policing.

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Question 32

Historically, the public and police expected ______ policing, which focuses on crime-fighting and law and order.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 33

Which of the following entities funds the Sheriff's Office?

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Question 34

In many communities, police/citizen encounters are mostly positive.

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Question 35

What are the responsibilities of the top cop?

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Question 36

The relationship between leadership (i.e., top cops) and the police union is often ______.

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Question 37

Which of the following early innovations failed because police leaders did not understand the need for organizational change to support reforms?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 38

According to researchers, which of the following traditional methods used to address crime failed to reduce endemic crime problems?

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Change resistance among police officers is compounded by police culture, peer dependency, cynicism, distrust in management, and distrust in the public.

Change management is referred to as the ability of leadership to prepare and support employees through organizational change.

In police management circles, which term has become one of the most abused and misunderstood concepts of the past 30 years?

Explain the impact that police unions can have on top cop reform efforts. Use an example to illustrate your answer.

Local law enforcement agencies get their funding only through taxes and grants.

Which theory did William Bratton employ as the underlying foundation for addressing quality of life concerns in the community?

Identify three motivations communities have to adopt community policing.

According to a survey of police agencies in 2010, the majority of departments reported which of the following?

Which law enforcement position is responsible for delegating much of the operational decision making to the command staff who provide supervisory oversight to various units within the organization?

Pretextual stops are when police use a minor infraction or violation to dig deeper and find unrelated crimes.

William Bratton relied on which of the following forms of policing?

Following the 1960s President's Task Force, progressive police leaders collaborated with ______ to reform policing.

Historically, the public and police expected ______ policing, which focuses on crime-fighting and law and order.

Which of the following entities funds the Sheriff's Office?

In many communities, police/citizen encounters are mostly positive.

What are the responsibilities of the top cop?

The relationship between leadership (i.e., top cops) and the police union is often ______.

Which of the following early innovations failed because police leaders did not understand the need for organizational change to support reforms?

According to researchers, which of the following traditional methods used to address crime failed to reduce endemic crime problems?

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