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Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

SWOT analysis is best described as what type of tool?

A

Planning Tool

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2
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SWOT analysis can be effectively used by who?

A

Everyone (Admin/Squads)

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3
Q

SWOT analysis:

Strengths and Weaknesses are found where?

A

Internal

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4
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How many strategy types can be developed using SWOT?

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4

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5
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SWOT strategy that establishes a defensive plan to prevent an organization’s weaknesses from making it vulnerable to external threat?

A

W-T

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6
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SWOT strategy used strength to reduce vulnerabilities to real threats?

A

S - T

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7
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An often used method for gathering information when developing SWOT analysis.

A

SWOT Survey

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8
Q

SWOT survey an be useful tools to do what?

A

Identifying areas where a consensus of thoughts and attitudes exist

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9
Q

Ensuring every survey released internal/external is approved by chief or designee is considered what?

A

Very important

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10
Q

Staff studies contain a concise and accurate analysis of a specified problem and statements of optional solutions including what?

A

Pertinent data, recommendation or referred solution.

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11
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First step in process of preparing a staff study.

A

Identify problem

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12
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Where is the summary/statement of problem located?

A

First section/Written last

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13
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Important purpose of summary/statement of problem is what?

A

Inspire reader to read on

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14
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Summary should include, at least:

A

Major findings, specific solution/recommendations, startup/recurring costs.

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15
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Funding constraints, performance parameters, required authorizations, policy development deadlines, matrix, represent some, but not all of the things that are essential criteria relating to a___________.

A

Solution

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16
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What is the minimum number of option alternatives to solve a problem in a staff study?

A

3

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17
Q

Your conclusion should recommend____ and describe:

A

1, how your choice accomplishes task.

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18
Q

Voluminous data, schematics, diagrams and other materials that would be distracting to a reader if placed in the body of the study should be where?

A

Appendix

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19
Q

Information identifying books and other information sources should be placed where?

A

Bibliography

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20
Q

Lewis was more of a ________.

A

Leader

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21
Q

Clark was more of a ______________.

A

Manager

22
Q

What is POSDCORB?

A

More of a process of how we do something.

23
Q

What is LODESTAR?

A

More of a product of something that actually occurred.

24
Q

Janus is a mythical figure one way mirror hypothesis. “We make sense of our world ___________ and all understanding originates in reflection and looking ________.”

A

Retrospectively, backward

25
Q

According to Maple, Compstat was based on______________.

A

Battle of Britain

26
Q

3 distinct eras of policing in order

A

Political
Reform
Community Policing

27
Q

Sir Robert Peel described primary police mission as what?

A

Prevention of crime

28
Q

What was the primary tactic of reform era policing?

A

Motorized Policing.

29
Q

What did former chief of police OW Wilson believe in?

A

Strong management controls of centralized command structure

30
Q

Chief August Vollmer is well known for advocating what?

A

College education

31
Q

What is one of the main limitations of the machine metaphor?

A

Change is slow and resented.

32
Q

Henry V speech before battle was an example of what metaphor?

A

Culture

33
Q

What does the discussion center around in the Transition Metaphor?

A

The natural tensions which occur in most organizations

34
Q

What was Frederick the Great’s view of classic management?

A

Fear the officers not the enemy

35
Q

Frederick Taylor was the father of what?

A

Scientific Managment

36
Q

Organizational configurations of traditional organizations are what?

A

Rigid Bureaucracy

37
Q

Principle of an officer reporting to one an only one supervisor.

A

Unity of Command

38
Q

The number of officers a supervisor is responsible for supervising

A

Span of Control

39
Q

Scalar chains refers to what?

A

Positions in an organization are linked to one another.

40
Q

Lost on the moon exercise is used to display what?

A

Group Dynamics

41
Q

Groups develop in stages - New ideas emerge in which stage?

A

Storming Stage

42
Q

Groups develop in stages - In which stage does group structure develop?

A

Norming Stage

43
Q

Groups develop in stages - The end of a group achievement is often characterized by what?

A

Celebration

44
Q

________, sitting ducks and dens of iniquity refer to ______, victims and places of crime occurring.

A

Ravenous wolves, predators

45
Q

What is the PARETO RULE?

A

80/20 Rule. 80% of time is spent on 20% of problem areas.

46
Q

Problem oriented policing is resource intensive and requires _________, ___________ and ________ to perform effectively.

A

Time, energy and capacity

47
Q

In problem oriented policing, crime, reported crimes, arrests, convictions and jail time is described as a metaphor of a what?

A

Funnel

48
Q

ILP indicates policing requires what to be effective?

A

Information

49
Q

ILP requires what to be deployed effectively?

A

Enthusiastic support of command structure personnel

50
Q

ILP argues for __________________, disruption and crime enforcement to be effective.

A

Crime prevention

51
Q

Strategies in policing come and go, often strategies are no longer deployed because of what?

A

They are ineffective at reducing crime.

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