Reading Comprehension Flashcards
“No matter how efficient a police force may be, and no matter how careful to observe civil liberties, the police always will have to fight its way against an undercurrent of opposition and criticism from some of the very elements which it is paid to protect, and to which it is in the last analysis responsible. This is an enduring problem of the police.”
Which one of the following statements most nearly gives the meaning of the above statement?
A: The police force must expect some opposition from honest citizens.
B: The police force must spend much of its resources fighting an undercurrent of opposition.
C: The police force receives opposition because of the democratic system of party government.
D: The police force must expect opposition from criminal elements of the population.
A: The police force must expect some opposition from honest citizens.
“The misconduct of juveniles is a symptom of some inner or outer disturbance, usually both. To the casual observer his behavior may seem naughty or vicious, or both. To the delinquent himself it has as much meaning as socially approved activity has for the well behaved.”
Misconduct, according to this statement,
A: has meaning to the delinquent only if it carries with it strong social disapproval.
B: is resorted to in many cases as an attention getting device to impress the casual observer.
C: may result from personal maladjustments and is meaningful to the delinquent.
D: stems from a juvenile’s rejection of social approval for his normal activities.
C: may result from personal maladjustments and is meaningful to the delinquent.
“Trained employees work most efficiently and with a minimum expenditure of time and energy. Suitable equipment and definite, well-developed procedures are effective only when employees know how to use the equipment and procedures.”
This quotation means most nearly that
A: employees can be trained most efficiently when suitable equipment and definite procedures are used.
B: training of employees is a costly but worthwhile investment.
C: suitable equipment and definite procedures are of greatest value when employees have been properly trained to use them.
D: the cost of suitable equipment and definite procedures is negligible when the saving in time and energy is considered.
C: suitable equipment and definite procedures are of greatest value when employees have been properly trained to use them.
“In order to promote efficiency and economy in an agency, it is advisable for the management to systematize and standardize procedures and relationships in so far as this can be done; however, excessive routinizing which does not permit individual contributions or achievements should be avoided.”
On the basis of this quotation, it is most accurate to state that
A: systematized procedures should be designed mainly to encourage individual achievements.
B: standardized procedures should allow for individual accomplishments.
C: systematization of procedures may not be possible in organizations which have a large variety of functions.
D: individual employees of an organization must fully accept standardized procedures if the procedures are to be effective.
B: standardized procedures should allow for individual accomplishments.
“In spite of the necessity for military discipline, it must be realized, however, that the police officer differs from the soldier in that the former must be allowed a considerable degree of discretion. Therefore, it is unwise for a commanding officer to impose upon the subordinate a discipline which requires merely blind obedience and complete dependence upon his superior. The command of a police department necessitates a high degree of leadership in order that subordinates will cooperate as well as obey.”
The most accurate thought among the following which is expressed in the foregoing quotation is:
A: To impose discipline upon a police officer would result in complete dependence upon his superior.
B: The command of a police department necessitates a discipline which requires blind obedience.
C: It is unwise for a commanding officer to allow a police officer a degree of discretion.
D: A police officer more often than a soldier is confronted with situations requiring the exercise of individual judgment.
D: A police officer more often than a soldier is confronted with situations requiring the exercise of individual judgment.
“The medical examiner may contribute valuable data to the investigator of fires which cause fatalities. By careful examination of the bodies of any victims he not only establishes cause of death, but may also furnish, in many instances, answers to questions relating to the identity of the victim and the source and origin of the fire. The medical examiner is of greatest value to law enforcement agencies because he is able to determine the exact cause of death through an examination of tissue of apparent arson victims. Through study of a burned body or even of parts of a burned body frequently information is yielded which illuminates the problems confronting the arson investigator and the police.”
According to the above paragraph, the most important task of the medical examiner in the investigation of arson is to obtain information concerning the
A: identify of arsonists.
B: cause of death.
C: identity of victims.
D: source and origin of fires.
B: cause of death.
“On the basis of his experience, the personnel director came to the conclusion that monotony is dependent upon the traits of the individual rather than the characteristics of the task.”
Of the following, the statement that gives this conclusion most support is that
A: the breaking down of former trades into many repetitive tasks tended to increase the number of monotonous tasks.
B: some workers desire to perform certain tasks which other workers find dull and uninteresting.
C: the amount of satisfaction derived from work performance is dependent upon the amount of creative effort required to perform the assigned task.
D: monotonous tasks contain common characteristics.
B: some workers desire to perform certain tasks which other workers find dull and uninteresting.
