Chapter 6

Question 1

What are the 6 police management functions?

Answer 1

System Building
Planning
Organizing
Staffing
Directing
Controlling

Question 2

What is systems building?

Answer 2

constructing coherent systems that take inputs, process them, and produce outputs that meet the goals and objectives of the police department

Question 3

Carrying out the management function of systems building requires attention to 4 interrelated systems concepts. What are they?

Answer 3

interdependence of elements within

organizational environment

key role played by feedback

need for ongoing learning, adaptation and change

Question 4

What is important about interdependence within system building?

Answer 4

each part effects the others

Question 5

What is the most neglected aspect of system building?

Answer 5

feedback
(need a closed loop system)

Question 6

Over the long term, most effective organizations will have these properties regarding organizational environments of systems building:

Answer 6

1) positive interchanges with their environments
2) continuous monitoring of their environments
3) provocative modification of their environments
4) systematic feedback
5) ongoing adaptation to internal and external changes
6) shared learning among elements of the organizations
7) Mechanisms that preserve and update system learning

Question 7

What are the 5 steps of the planning process for systems building?

Answer 7

1) ends analysis (define prob to be solved or goal to achieve)
2) forecasting
3) means analysis
4) implementation
5) evaluation

Question 8

What are the 4 basic types of Police Plans?

Answer 8

Reactive

contingency

operational (efficiency / improve)

strategic (broadest and longest lasting)

Question 9

Is their a correlation for the reasons why someone seeks employment and their performance?

Answer 9

no

Question 10

What are the 4 major training activities?

Answer 10

basic orientation
planned program
in-service to upgrade
self-development

Question 11

Is the periodic shifting or personnel recommended?

Answer 11

yes, for the fact it makes you well rounded and lessens stagnation however transfer should only be made if it appears they will positively affect system output

Question 12

What is the management function of Controlling?

Answer 12

ensuring that what is directed to be done IS DONE

involves influencing behavior (rewards, punishments etc)

Question 13

What are the 2 most important factors for police administrators

Answer 13

rewards and recognition