Test Bank For An Introduction to Policing 8th Edition by John S. Dempsey

True / False

1. Most police management experts say the span of control in a police department should be one supervisor to every 11 to 15 officers of a lower rank.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Organizing the Department: Managerial Concepts

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.01 – Identify the major managerial concepts that must be considered when organizing a police department

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

2. Most government employees at the federal, state, and local levels are managed by a civil service system.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Alternative Organizational Models and Structures

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.01 – Identify the major managerial concepts that must be considered when organizing a police department

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

3. A reserve officer is not considered to be sworn personnel.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Organizing by Personnel

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.4 – Describe the differences between sworn and non sworn or civilian police department members, and list some way in which civilianization can benefit a police department

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

4. In some jurisdictions, reserve officers are paid, and in some they are not.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Organizing by Personnel

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.4 – Describe the differences between sworn and non sworn or civilian police department members, and list some way in which civilianization can benefit a police department

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

5. Most police departments, particularly large departments, are governed by civil service regulations.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Alternative Organizational Models and Structures

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.01 – Identify the major managerial concepts that must be considered when organizing a police department

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

6. The 4–10 schedule makes it easier for managers to schedule employees.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Organizing by Area

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.05 – Discuss the special problems that must dealt with in organizing a police department that operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

7. Police unions are predominantly local organizations that bargain and communicate with the local police department and the mayor or chief’s office.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Organizing by Personnel

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.02 – Describe some recent examples of shared leadership in policing

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

8. All three shifts in the police three-tour system have the same characteristics.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Organizing by Time

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.05 – Discuss the special problems that must dealt with in organizing a police department that operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

9. Modern police organizations can be considered bureaucracies.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Organizing the Department: Managerial Concepts

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.01 – Identify the major managerial concepts that must be considered when organizing a police department

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering

10. A civil service system solves all managerial problems with promotion, demotion, and dismissal.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

POINTS:   1

REFERENCES:   Alternative Organizational Models and Structures

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INPO.DEMP.16.03.01 – Identify the major managerial concepts that must be considered when organizing a police department

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Remembering