Questions Flashcards
True or False: Your team needs you to put aside your individual strengths.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
Of the five types of communication from supervisor to staff, which one is designed to provide a police officer with a full understanding of his position?
(A) Job instructions (B) Job rationale (C) Procedures and practices (D) Feedback (E) Organizational goals
(B) Job rationale
Which of the four intelligences is defined mainly as positive or negative enthusiasm?
(A) physical intelligence (B) mental intelligence (C) emotional intelligence (D) spiritual intelligence (E) none of the above
(C) emotional intelligence
For officers given a choice between a bump in pay and empowerment, more than __% opt for more voice.
(A) 90
(B) 60
(C) 50
(D) none of the above
(A) 90
True or False: Team leadership reinforces the belief that accountability and empowerment go hand in hand.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
Expert power is acquired by your
(A) Decisions (B) Strengths (C) Vision (D) Communications (E) all of the above
(E) all of the above
What is/are the main difference(s) between COMPSTAT and its manual predecessors?
(A) it provides real-time data (B) it actually measures performance (C) it enforces precise accountability (D) it has unintentionally fostered teamwork (E) all of the above
(E) all of the above
Leadership is the ______ to command.
(A) authority (B) ability (C) confidence (D) capacity (E) all of the above
(D) capacity
What is the first step to be taken in building a reliable and valid evaluation process?
(A) chose multiple raters
(B) train the raters
(C) conduct a comprehensive and in-depth job analysis
(D) Create a Significant incidents database
(E) none of the above
(C) conduct a comprehensive and in-depth job analysis
Change is
(A) a construct (B) a paradigm (C) a preference (D) a constant (E) all of the above
(D) a constant
Of the six Pillars of Character shown below, which one embodies the values of justice, equity and due process?
(A) trustworthiness (B) respect (C) responsibility (D) fairness (E) caring (F) civic virtue and citizenship (G) none of the above
(D) fairness
Civilianization of police agencies has grown to the point where there is now one civilian employee for every ______ police officers.
(A) Three
(B) Five
(C) Ten
(D) none of the above
(A) Three
True or False: About 42% of adults frequently experience stress in their daily lives.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
Crime fighting relies on which of these 5 tactics?
(A) patrol (B) rapid response to calls for service (C) technology (D) follow-up investigation of crimes (E) performance measurements (F) all of the above (G) A, B and D only
(F) all of the above
We gain control of time and events by understanding how they relate to a
(A) specific Dimension-Occupational time (B) purpose-driven life (C) purpose-defined life (D) department's vision and mission statements (E) all of the above
(B) purpose-driven life
Authority in a police agency flows from the
(A) top down (B) bottom up (C) informal communication channels (D) subformal communication channels (E) all of the above
(B) bottom up
What is a supervisory problem with infotech abuse?
(A) if not used exclusively, it reduces the supervisor’s flow of information
(B) if abused, it reduces the supervisor’s chance of becoming a leader
(C) if abused, it reduces the supervisor’s flow of information because there will be little feedback from employees
(D) all of the above
(B) if abused, it reduces the supervisor’s chance of becoming a leader
According to Steven Covey, how many generations of time management are there?
(A) two (B) three (C) four (D) five (E) none of the above
(C) four
What do studies indicate about how employees perform under conditions of moderate stress?
(A) they are motivated to increase performance
(B) they act the same regardless of the stress level: defensive, protective and nervous
(C) they decrease performance levels until the relaxation response kicks in
(D) none of the above
(A) they are motivated to increase performance
Step 3 of strategic planning, Structure, sometimes have objectives that offer no clue on the link between the challenge and the action. This type of objective is called
(A) green-pasture
(B) blue-sky
(C) wishful thinking
(D) none of the above
(B) blue-sky
True or False: Time and productivity are linked.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
Step 3 of strategic planning, Structure, has an essential logical structure that consists of which of the below phases?
(A) a diagnoses (B) a guiding police (C) coherent action (D) all of the above (E) A and B only (F) B and C only
(D) all of the above
True or False: There is a “stress fad,” or stress syndrome, in police organizations today.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
The conduits we use to communicate messages are
(A) orally (B) in writing (C) non verbally (D) electronically (E) all of the above
(E) all of the above
True or False: Courageous team members know when it is necessary to transfer to another team or flat out quit the department.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
Which communications channel(s) carry those messages arising form the informal power structure that exists in every police organization?
(A) formal
(B) informal
(C) subformal
(D) all of the above
(C) subformal
As a supervisor, the truly tough, risky and confusing calls are about
(A) deployment (B) training (C) technology (D) people (E) all of the above
(D) people
The most common and difficult to correct problem employee is the
(A) overstressed
(B) hyperstressed
(C) malcontent
(D) all of the above
(C) malcontent
True or False: in a performance appraisal system, one source for performance appraisal is people outside the formal organization, such as citizens.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
There are three compelling reasons to delegate decision making. Check all three from the list below;
(A) enrichment (B) empowerment (C) time (D) mentoring (E) development (F) evaluation
(B) empowerment
(C) time
(D) mentoring
Remembering that silence may mean disagreement, not consent, is a way to avoid
(A) a common pitfall of performance evaluations
(B) becoming a victim of Groupthink
(C) failure at MBO
(D) all of the above
(B) becoming a victim of Groupthink
To become and remain a team leader you have to , day by day, think and live the following eight team-building activities. Which activity is used as a transaction between you and your followers, becoming a subtle linkage for galvanizing you and your team members as one?
(A) Accentuate the positive (B) Know what's going on (C) Get attention through vision (D) Create meaning through communication (E) Build trust through positive self-regard (F) Deploy through integrity (G) Master change (H) Afford empowerment
(C) Get attention through vision
The same mechanism that turned the stress response on can turn it off. This called the
(A) relaxation response (B) coping response (C) flight response (D) wellness balance response (E) none of the above
(A) relaxation response
True or False: Without evaluation and feedback, POP is likely to fail.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
True or False: As we grow, we change.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
What is the simple definition of a value as it relates to communication and responsibility?
(A) Something we believe that is important
(B) An enduring belief that a specific goal and means of attaining that goal are very important
(C) A list of what is right and wrong in our actions
(D) Items in our life we will not compromise
(B) An enduring belief that a specific goal and means of attaining that goal are very important
Which of the four intelligences is defined as our search for meaning?
(A) physical intelligence (B) mental intelligence (C) emotional intelligence (D) spiritual intelligence (E) none of the above
(D) spiritual intelligence
pg 13
If stress is a response to change, what is Hyperstress?
(A) change overload (B) change underload (C) favorable or positive changes (D) unfavorable or negative changes (E) A and C
(A) change overload
As a source of our values and strengths, which value programming period is active from age of about 7 to 14?
(A) Socialization
(B) Modeling
(C) Imprinting
(D) none of the above
(B) Modeling
True or False: In a police agency, authority flows from the bottom up.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
In goal setting, any beginning should be with what in mind?
(A) an end (B) a plan (C) strategic thinking (D) the department's mission (E) none of the above
(A) an end
True or False: Many police organizations would grind to a slow and burdensome pace, or at minimum would be highly inefficient, if delegation did not occur.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
If stress is a response to change, what is Eustress?
(A) change overload (B) change underload (C) favorable or positive changes (D) unfavorable or negative changes (E) B and C
(C) Favorable or positive changes
Each good decision should start with a
(A) task analysis
(B) forced space for reflection
(C) foundation in the trained mind
(D) none of the above
(B) forced space for reflection
Every decision should start with a
(A) question (B) assessment (C) stop (D) prayer (E) all of the above
(C) stop
True or False: Courageous team members challenge bad ideas, poor conduct, and dysfunctional procedures.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
True or False: We grow the most in areas where we’re most weak.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
The prime usage of communications is to
(A) make decisions (B) transmit decisions (C) foster teamwork (D) assure accountability (E) all of the above
(A) make decisions
There are three very important and compelling reasons to delegate decision making. What are they?
(A) Empowerment, Time and Mentoring (B) Enrichment, Time and Knowledge (C) Mentoring, Knowledge and Accomplishment (D) Cause, effect and process (E) none of the above
(A) Empowerment, Time and Mentoring
The seven steps of decision making are listed below. At which step do you pay the price to make the decision into a reality?
(A) Step 1 - Heart (B) Step 2 - Discipline (C) Step 3 - Confidence (D) Step 4 - Participation (E) Step 5 - Chance (F) Step 6 - Intuition (G) Step 7 - Future (H) none of the above
(B) Step 2 - Discipline
Once a vision is conceived, the next step is to transform the mental image into
(A) a strategic one
(B) a tangible one
(C) a mission statement
(D) none of the above
(B) a tangible one
True of False: In the section of Happiness and PERMA, the author states that happiness should be approached as a destination.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
“Happiness should not be approached as a destination, but rather as a healthy way we experience our travels.” pg 157
Of the five types of communications from team members to a supervisor, which is described as a “second opinion” about how we are being treated?
(A) Goal clarification
(B) Feedback on objectives and methods
(C) Feedback on policies and practices
(D) Performance and grievances of others
(E) Performance and grievances of the employee
(E) Performance and grievances of the employee
Of the five types of communication from supervisor to staff, which one is also a means for motivation in the individual performer?
(A) Job instructions (B) Job rationale (C) Procedures and practices (D) Feedback (E) Organizational goals
(D) Feedback
In matters of employee misconduct, what would likely happen if the complaint is found to be intentionally malicious?
(A) the compliant would be quickly arrested by the agency
(B) the complainant would be arrested by an outside agency after conducting another investigation
(C) department policy would prohibit any action which could act to discourage other complaints from coming forward
(D) none of the above
(C)department policy would prohibit any action which could act to discourage other complaints from coming forward
Of the six forms of listening, which one looks for the positive reasons in the transaction?
(A) empathic listening (B) appreciative listening (C) comprehensive listening (D) factual listening (E) evaluative listening (F) feedback
(B) appreciative listening
What type of courage is referred to when living by those principles may “require us to put our comfort, possessions, relationships and careers at risk”?
(A) moral courage (B) physical courage (C) spiritual courage (D) Supervisory courage (E) none of the above
(E) none of the above
Should be moral grit - pg 48
Of the six forms of listening, which one is typically corrective rather than supportive?
(A) Empathic Listening (B) Appreciative Listening (C) Comprehensive Listening (D) Factual Listening (E) Evaluative Listening (F) Feedback
(F) Feedback
The seven steps of decision making are listed below. Which step is referred to when you make a “snap” decision?
(A) Step 1 - Heart (B) Step 2 -Discipline (C) Step 3 - Confidence (D) Step 4 - Participation (E) Step 5 - Chance (F) Step 6 - Intuition (G) Step 7 - Future (H) none of the above
(F) Step 6 - Intuition
While perception appears to be ______, it is in fact a _____ phenomenon.
(A) relative / learned (B) automatic / learned (C) relative / perceived (D) automatic / perceived (E) none of the above
(B) Automatic / learned
The practice which seeks to move beyond incident handling and require that incidents be looked on as symptoms of an underlying problem is
(A) COP (B) POP (C) COP-POP (D) ILP (E) none of the above
(B) POP
True or False: While a police supervisor initiates the Leading by Objective (LBO) process, it is best structured as a two-way channel.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
Position plus rewards plus sanctions provides you with
(A) authority
(B) leadership
(C) power
(D) all of the above
(A) authority
What is included in the competence side of trustworthiness?
(A) technical competence
(B) knowledge
(C) teamwork
(D) all of the above
(D) all of the above
True or False: To a large extent, your performance as a leader is directly related to your ability to accurately appraise the performance of your assigned personnel.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
In the workplace, you get the behavior you
(A) ignore
(B) sanction
(C) reward
(D) none of the above
(C) reward
True or False: The more information there is, the easier it is for communication to succeed.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
The Gallup Organization identified five universal domains of Well Being (WB). They are all listed below, not in any order. Which was identified as the most important on their list?
(A) social (B) financial (C) career (D) community (E) physical
(C) career
What do studies indicate about how employees perform under conditions of excessive stress?
(A) if properly trained they are motivated to increase performance
(B) they perform the same regardless of the stress level; defensive, protective and nervous
(C) performance suffers only slightly in police employees because they are used to excessive stress
(D) individual vitality and performance drops markedly
(D) individual vitality and performance drops markedly
Leading by Objective (LBO) necessitates setting goals that are
(A) tangible
(B) attainable
(C) measurable
(D) all of the above
(D) all of the above
What purpose was assigned to the Police-Community Relations era of the 1960’s?
(A) bring police officers closer to the community
(B) promote mutual support with the community
(C) encourage communication with the community
(D) encourage teamwork with the community
(E) all of the above
(F) A and B and C only
(G) B and C and D only
(F) A and B and C only
SARA stands for what within Problem Oriented Policing?
(A) Search, Analyze, Remove, Again (if needed)
(B) Stop, Achieve, Results, Assign blame (if not successful)
(C) Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment
(D) none of the above
(C) Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment
Which is our most important and learnable human skill?
(A) empathy
(B) choice
(C) communication
(D) none of the above
(C) communication
If a decision is not time critical, what is the best way to handle it?
(A) delegate it to a subordinate and review the outcome
(B) put forth alternate decisions to observe reactions and effects, then choose the right one
(C) delay it until someone else picks up on the issue, the collaborate
(D) delay the decision a reasonable time to give it the consideration it deserves
(E) none of the above
(D) delay the decision a reasonable time to give it the consideration it deserves
Leisure is activity undertaken by choice, labor is
(A) undertaken by choice as well (B) undertaken by necessity (C) compulsory (D) a habit (E) none of the above
(C) compulsory
Which of the four intelligences are we only vaguely aware of?
(A) Physical Intelligence (B) Mental Intelligence (C) Emotional Intelligence (D) Spiritual Intelligence (E) none of the above
(A) Physical Intelligence
True or False: In complaints against officers, all reports of complaint investigations, sustained or not, should be part of the accused employee’s personnel folder.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
What is the HALO error concerning the police performance evaluation process?
(A) Historical And Legal Observations
(B) When an evaluator incorrectly treats two or more dimensions of performance as identical or correlated.
(C) When an evaluator incorrectly gives all high marks to an employee because that employee seems competent and likeable.
(D) Happiness Always Loses Objectivity
(B) When an evaluator incorrectly treats two or more dimensions of performance as identical or correlated.
pg 112
True or False: A successful POP program must be capable of being transferred to other law enforcement agencies.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
A model of the virtue you seek to create, described in the present tense, as if it were happening now, is
(A) a vision
(B) a mission
(C) a plan
(D) none of the above
(a) a vision
Of the five types of communications from team members to a supervisor, which is used by an employee to find out if others are similarly reprimanded?
(A) Goal clarification
(B) Feedback on objectives and methods
(C) feedback on policies and practices
(D) Performance and grievances of others
(E) Performance and grievances of the employee
(D) Performance and grievances of others
True or False: A 360-degree appraisal turns out to be a very weak appraisal process.
(A) True
(B) False
(B) False
True or False: The paper trail time line is long; digital trail time line is short.
(A) True
(B) False
(A) True
The phrase “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly” argues for
(A) flexibility between fast and slow decisions
(B) learning to always make quick decisions
(C) learning to always take your time in making decisions
(D) flexibility to let others make the slow decisions while you make the quick ones
(E) none of the above
(A) flexibility between fast and slow decisions
or
(B) learning to always make quick decisions
What are the chances of you being actively disengaged if you boss focuses on your weeknesses? (A) 1% (B) 22% (C) 44% (D) 75% (E) none of the above
(B) 22%
What activities are in the TOP TWO that most commonly cited as time wasters?
(A) drop in visitors and telephone interruptions
(B) drop in visitors and unscheduled meetings
(C) e-mail and telephone interruptions
(D) e-mail and internet
(D) e-mail and internet
Low job satisfaction or low morale is typically the result or lack of
(A) supervision
(B) leadership
(C) empowerment
(D) all of the above
(C) empowerment
If stress is a response to change, what is Distress?
(A) change overload (B) change underload (C) favorable or positive changes (D) unfavorable or negative changes (E) none of the above
(D) unfavorable or negative changes