Chapter 7

Question 1

What are the 2 basic functions of a police executive

Answer 1

internal (managing and leading the organization)

external (managing interaction with environment)

Question 2

What is the single most common criticism of police executives by officers?

Answer 2

that they have lost touch with police work on the street

Question 3

How much of police budgets is spent on salaries?

Answer 3

75-80%

Question 4

Recommended set of principles for providing public service from Osborne and Gaebler (Reinventing governemt)

Answer 4

Gov should steer more than row

Gov should empower citizens and communities instead of just serving them

Gov should be mission driven, not rule driven

Gov should be results oriented, not input oriented

Gov should serve its customers not bureaucracy

Gov should prevent as well as cure

Gov should decentralize and adopt more participatory styles of leadership

Question 5

What is the problem with civil service?

Answer 5

frequently interferes with the executive’s need to hire / fire often dragging it out too long

civil service oversight is good but control is not

Question 6

Regarding budgetary matters, does the police executive have influence regarding politics?

Answer 6

opportunity to generate public pressure in support of police interests

Question 7

What are the different styles of Police Executives?

Answer 7

1) The Administrator

2) Top Cop

3) The Politician

4) The Statesman

Question 8

What is the Administrator style of a police executive?

Answer 8

-emphasizes internal role
-concentrates on planning, staffing, directing organization
-adheres to professional model of policing

Question 9

What is the Top Cop style of a police executive?

Answer 9

• internal role focus more on leading than managing
  -heavily involved in operations
  -demonstrates to POs what behaviors and attitudes are highly valued in the organization

Question 10

What is the Politician style of a police executive?

Answer 10

• view chief’s role as externally focused
• subordinates manage internal
  -successful at gaining both fiscal and community support
• neg: employees think chief is focused on politics at expense of officers

Question 11

What is the Statesman style of a police executive?

Answer 11

• emphasizes leadership among the troops through the organization and community
• delegates but charts overall course while influencing core values
  -neg: can sometimes deflect day to day , seeming to lose touch with employees and community