Chapter 2 - The Importance Of Ethical Leadership

Question 1

Progress is teh ability to predict and control. Assumptions are based upon theory. Thus…

Answer 1

Theory and practice are inseparable

Question 2

Control involves selective adaptation to human nature rather than

Answer 2

Attempting to control human nature itself

Question 3

Name some moral crimes

Answer 3

Murder, burglary, and robbery because they deal with public safety as their foundation.

Question 4

Name some laws that are strictly moral (not so much public safety)

Answer 4

Prostitution, liquor sales, gambling.

Question 5

What branch of government are the police?

Answer 5

The executive branch

Question 6

What protects individuals from erroneous government depreciation of life liberty or property and the equal protection provisions protect against their arbitrary and discriminatory use of authority

Answer 6

Due process

Question 7

T of F: Values led ethical leadership in policing maximaizes effort by integrating prized community values into an agency’s mission, vision, strategy, operating plans, and services

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Where is quality police work linked to

Answer 8

The front line officer

Question 9

Describe an ethical leader

Answer 9

An ethical leader is one who possesses a philosophical moral foundation upon which decisions and behavior are based.

Question 10

Unethical and ineffective leaders are

Answer 10

Egotistical and arrogant

Question 11

What are the traits most often associated with ethical leaders

Answer 11

Honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity

Question 12

Good character, values, and ethics form the foundation for competence as a leader. What does this influence?

Answer 12

Attitude, thought processes, decision making, and behavior.

Question 13

Leadership is not so much the exercise of power as it is the

Answer 13

Empowerment of others. Leadership is service to others that requires tremendous commitment, energy,m patience, humility, and selflessness

Question 14

Police service to the community could be directly linked to

Answer 14

The ethical leadership

Question 15

What contributes to the rise or decline of community support for the police?

Answer 15

Fear of crime, police responses to social unrest, and citizen perceptions

Question 16

A task oriented leader is likely to be

Answer 16

Both relations-oriented and task-oriented, manage conflict successfully, and mobilize and direct individuals toward higher objectives.

Question 17

How are leadership qualities different than competencies

Answer 17

Qualities are understanding, courage, compassion, respectfulness, and genuineness. Competencies are the abilities to do things rather than feel things.

Question 18

What are the four competencies to leadership

Answer 18

Attention, meaning, trust, self

Question 19

What are the 8 major competency groups?

Answer 19

Critical thinking, change management, communication, relationship building, service orientation, sharing power and creating opportunity, action management, and inspiration and motivation

Question 20

Define competency

Answer 20

A highly specialized knowledge or skill that relates directly to the mastery of specific capabilities of a police officer that can be measured objectively

Question 21

Define leadership

Answer 21

The ability to influence or mobilize individual citizens, groups, businesses, and pubic and private agencies to act together and participate in activities designed to discover and implement solutions to community problems.

Question 22

Define leadership competency

Answer 22

The skill, or set of skills, necessary to promote community engagement, participation, and problem solving.

Question 23

What is the benefit to qualitative research.

Answer 23

probably its greatest strength is that it not only provides information to make decisions but also uncovers additional questions that needs to be answered.

Question 24

Essential police leadership competencies are grouped into what five categories

Answer 24

Community and related interpersonal competencies, motivational competencies, problem-solving competences, planning and organizing competences, and actual implantation competencies. Refer to these on page 34!

Question 25

Is leadership only considered a management function

Answer 25

Yes, but it should not be. Leadership qualities should be found in line officers to improve public confidence.

Question 26

T of F: misguided leadership and ethical confusion often contribute to the mistrust and the cynical critique of leaders, rather than promote a more positive view among the citizenry that prizes and demands ethical leadership of those in authority

Answer 26

True.