Chap 4 Flashcards
What are the 3 subsystems of the police organization?
1) Operations
2) Administration
3) Auxiliary Services
Operation subsystems are activities that directly do what?
assist the public
What is the goal of operations subsystem?
maintaining order and protecting life and property (almost identical to the entire police agency)
What is the backbone of police service?
patrol
What is selective traffic enforcement?
traffic law should be based on an analysis of traffic accident patterns
What percentage of police is recommended to assign to investigative services?
10-15%
What does the administrative subsystem do?
HR, training, analysis, budget, legal , public info, inspections , IAd
in order to plan effectively and make informed decisions about operations, administration and auxiliary services, PDs need to perform at least 3 types of analysis. What are they?
Crime and Problem Analysis
Operations Analysis
Administrative Analysis
all to make improvements from analyzing the different components
What is incremental budgeting and what is the problem with it?
present year budget but adding on
fails to incorporate evaluation of various desirability of programs and no room for innovation
In small departments, who should be responsible for Internal Affairs?
the chief
What does the auxiliary services subsystem do?
benefit other units within the department
