Chapter 10: Management Planning

Question 1

What are the two basic concerns in regards to quality and nature of police management planning?

Answer 1

Concern for System. Concern for Risk

Question 2

With Concern for System, what are the three key ingredients within the concern?

Answer 2

Purpose, Stability, Entirety

Question 3

What is “Purpose” in regards to concern for system management planning?

Answer 3

Managers awareness of importance towards individual activities in relation to the overall purposes and goals of the department. Establish a system of priorities, order of importance to the department future.

Question 4

What is “Stability” in regards to concern for system management planning?

Answer 4

To reduce the randomness and chance in the operation of the department. Establish some kind of order, sequence and predictability in the PD.

Question 5

What is “Entirety” in regards to concern for system management planning?

Answer 5

Uniform operations with records, training, communications. Functioning the department as a whole between the complex system of subsystems.

Question 6

With concern for Risk, what key factors should managers recognize that are closely interrelated?

Answer 6

Innovation (thinking and taking the risk to come up with something new) and Opportunity (taking the chance on the risk).

Question 7

What are; Purposeful Approach, Traditional Approach, Crisis Approach, Entrepreneurial Approach model represent?

Answer 7

The four different approaches in police management to planning

Question 8

This planning approach is concerned with system, takes risks, wants to take advantage of opportunities, integrates purpose, direction, innovation and creativity to contribute growth of the department?

Answer 8

Purposeful Approach

Question 9

This planning approach shows a high concern for system and stability, a desire to avoid risk, innovation and creativity. Maintain department’s present form, precedents and minimize risk?

Answer 9

Traditional Approach

Question 10

This planning approach demonstrates minimal concern for system and desire to avoid risk. Every problem, regardless of importance, is a pressing issue that must be solved immediately?

Answer 10

Crisis Approach

Question 11

This planning approach exhibits a low or negative concern for system and stability coupled with a strong willingness to accept risk and take advantage of opportunities. Its overly concerned with exploration and speculation. Takes inappropriate risks and overtax themselves?

Answer 11

Entrepreneurial Approach