Police Administration 3rd Edition By Larry K. Gaines – Test Bank

Police Administration 3rd Edition By Larry K. Gaines – Test Bank

Chapter 4: Foundations of Police Organization

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1.The classical police organization is highly decentralized.

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2.According to Sir Robert Peel, the police must be under governmental control.

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3.According to Fredrick Taylor, scientific principles should be applied to work so that workers could exert the least amount of effort in accomplishing the greatest amount of work.

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4.Taylor’s scientific management emphasized workers over method.

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5.Max Weber was the father of scientific management.

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6.According to Weber, bureaucratic structure should emphasize specialization, among other factors.

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7.There is no formula or method for determining how many levels of hierarchy should exist in a given police department.

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8.The hierarchy of authority also implies that officers at various levels in the chain of command possess the same skill sets.

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9.To a great extent, span of control determines the number of levels within the chain of command.

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10.Delegation of authority is accomplished by two methods: policy formulation and direction.

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11.In the typical police department, the major areas of functional specialization are patrol, traffic, criminal investigation, delinquency prevention, communications, records, and staff services.

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12.In geographical differentiation (or specialization), a department uses substations or precinct stations as opposed to having all officers work out of a central headquarters.

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13.When officers are assigned to permanent shifts, they tend to be more alert and less fatigued, more productive, and less prone to accidents.

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14.Specialization increases the need for training.

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15.Specialization has a tendency to increase job dissatisfaction.

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