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Exam 1.3 Flashcards

1
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What must administrators of both small and large organizations must perform a wide range of tasks?

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  • Plan what the organization needs to accomplish
  • Organize a formal structure to accomplish the organization’s mission
  • Recruit, select, and train staff for the organization
  • Direct the decision-making process
  • Develop rules, policies, and procedures
  • Coordinate groups to work together toward a common mission
  • Report, keep records, and communicate
  • Budget and manage organization’s resources
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What is the purpose of the structure of police organization?

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  • Determines productivity
  • Determines achievement of goals
  • Helps carry out tasks effectively and efficiently
  • Helps maintain a balance between inclusivity and the need for rapid response + efficiency
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What is the organizational structure of policing influenced by?

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  • Size
  • Tradition
  • Function
  • Degree of professionalism
  • Receptiveness to change
  • Style of leadership
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What are hierarchies in policing?

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  • Organizational structures that take the shape of a pyramid
  • Many employees at the bottom, few management personnel at the top
  • Resistant to change
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What is line personnel in policing?

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Officers that perform actual police work

  • Ex. patrol officers, investigators
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What is the relationship between hierarchy and communication in policing?

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  • Clear division of authority ensures responsibility and accountability
  • Clarifies supervisor’s’ span of control
  • Top-down, one-way flow of information
  • Gives few opportunities for lower ranks for feedback
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What is Unity of Command?

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Each member of the organization has an immediate supervisor

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What is Rank Structure?

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Chain of command that determines who communicates with whom and identifies lines of authority

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What is Span of Control?

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Ratio of supervisors to subordinates

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What is the Paramilitary Structure?

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Rigid, military-like organizational structure that focuses on accountability

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Why was the Paramilitary Structure formed?

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Minimize corruption, Maximize efficiency by distancing officers from the public

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What does the Paramilitary Structure prioritize in utilization?

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  • Centralized and controlled power
  • Strong enforcement of rules, regulations, and discipline
  • Discouragement of individual creativity
  • Resistance of change in system
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What type of management does the Paramilitary Structure use to improve efficiency?

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Top-down management

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What does the Paramilitary Structure have in common with the military?

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Terminology

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What are limitations of the Paramilitary Structure?

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  • Authoritarian
  • No horizontal, bottom-up communication
  • Emphasizes strict obedience that hinders discretion and critical thinking
  • Inflexible structure slows down system changes
  • Restricts personal freedoms
  • Has narrow job descriptions
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What is the Matrix Structure?

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Organization that involves multiple support systems and authority relationships that are often found in a drug task force

17
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What is the Chain of Custody?

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A chronological documentation of all seizures, custodies, controls, transfers, analyses, and disposals of physical or electronic evidence

18
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What is the largest law enforcement division in terms of personnel and resources?

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Operations Division

19
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What are the main two subdivisions of the Operations Division?

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  • Patrol: Responsible for providing continuous police service; Backbone of police organization
  • Investigations: Responsible for making arrests based on evidence
20
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What does a patrol division do?

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  • Respond to calls for service
  • Make first contact with crime victims
  • Make arrests
  • Secure crime scenes
  • Conduct initial investigations of crime scenes as first responders
  • Control traffic
  • Respond to and investigate traffic accidents
  • Utilize watercraft, aircraft, bicycle, canine-assistance, and civilian volunteers
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What does an investigations division do?

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  • Obtain and process evidence; establish chain of custody
  • Make arrests based on evidence
  • Document crime scenes
  • Analyze records and reports
  • Authorize search warrants
  • Prepare cases for court testimony
  • Conduct undercover operations
  • Oversee juvenile unit
22
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What is a Functional Design?

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  • Organizational substructure
  • Creates positions and departments for specialized activities/functions
  • Identifies and integrates common tasks and areas of work
  • Varies according to size of department; minimal application to smaller departments
  • All employees understand the importance of responsibility and accountability
23
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What is a Place Design?

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  • Organizational substructure
  • Geographical establishment of primary units within an organization, including assigning personnel to different zones/jurisdictions
  • Establishes organization’s primary units geographically while still retaining many facets of Functional Design
24
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What is a disadvantage of a Place Design?

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It can increase problems with coordination, depending on the number and locations of beats, zones, districts, areas, sectors, or precincts

25
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What is a Place Design’s organizational structure based on?

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Geography

26
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What is a Time Design?

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  • Organizational design
  • Involves assigning personnel based on watches, tours, or shifts
27
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How are patrol divisions divided in a Time Design?

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3 watches/tours/shifts throughout 24-hour period

28
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How is shift coverage balanced in a Time Design?

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By hiring new staff and the use of overtime

29
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What is the Code of Ethics in policing?

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  • Set of principles that guide decision-making and acceptable behavior for police officers (on and off duty)
  • Defines standards for professionalism
30
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Why is professionalism important in policing?

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It is crucial to maintain the integrity of police officers and their public credibility

31
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What determines someone’s hierarchal position?

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Amount of work

32
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What organization developed the Code of Ethics in policing?

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The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

33
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What is the most commonly used structuring method in the U.S?

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Functional Design

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