Man. & Leading Todays Police: Challenges, Best Practices, Case Studies Flashcards
What edition is the book and who are the authors?
Hint: K.P, L.G., R.G.
4th edition
Kenneth Peak, Larry Gaines, Ronald Glensor
__ and __ are extremely important factors in determining whether or not an organization achieves its mission and goals.
Leadership and management
Police departments, for most people, are the most __ government agency in our society.
Visible
__ envisions change and introduces it to the department, while __ is responsible for implementing the change and transforming the department.
Leadership…management
Good leadership requires v__ to determine the direction the department should move. Management on the other hand is about d__.
Vision… dedication
Today’s environment is much more __.
Uncertain
The United States experienced its worse recession beginning in ___ since the __ __.
2008 … Great Depression
What resulted in the creation of new federal agencies and changed the direction of many others?
9/11 attacks
The ___ police shooting of __ __ by a Ferguson, MI police officer resulted in __ in that city and it raised a__ a__ of the police used of deadly force throughout the nation.
2014, Michael Brown
Riots… acute awareness
Entities consisting of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an objective or objectives.
Organizations
The first organizations were ___ ___ ___.
Primitive hunting parties
The New York City Police Department has more than ___ police officers.
The majority of police departments in the US have ___ or fewer officers.
34,500
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Formally defined as “a consciously coordinated social entity, with a relative identifiable boundary, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of goals”.
Consciously coordinated implies __ and __.
Organization
Leadership and management
There are many problems that are best addressed when there is a response from s__ a__.
S__ e__ refers to the fact that organizations are composed of people who interact with one another and with people outside the organization.
Several agencies
Social entity
Relatively identifiable boundary alludes to the organizations g__ and the p__ s__.
Goals and public served
Recently the Tucson Police Dep. announced a reorganization plane. This was due to a significant b__ d__.
Budget deficit
__ is getting things done through other people. __ ensure that tasks are accomplished and goals are reached.
The term Human Resources refers to the fact that supervisors are responsible for __ who, especially in the workplace, often have p__ and d__.
Leadership… leaders
People…problems and difficulties
Supervisors attempt to solve problems and difficulties through t__ and the provision of d__.
Managers generally are __ and __ who are responsible for units within a police department.
Training and the provision of direction
Lieutenants and captains
___ guide and lead the department by setting an overall direction and are at the highest levels within a police department.
Leaders at all levels in the police department move the department ___.
Administrators
Forward
Whereas __ is getting things done through other people, __ consists of tools by which to put __ into action.
Who are the primary conduits for the public to provide input into a police department?
Leadership
Management
Leadership
Police Chiefs
who are interface between administrative policy making and the actual work in the field?
Middle managers
