Chapter_3_Organizing_the_Police_Department

Chapter_3_Organizing_the_Police_Department

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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1. Most police management experts say the span of control in a police department should be one supervisor to every 11 to 15 officers of a lower rank.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
POINTS:	1
REFERENCES:	Organizing the Department: Managerial Concepts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	INPO.DEMP.16.03.01 – Identify the major managerial concepts that must be considered when organizing a police department
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remembering

2. Most government employees at the federal, state, and local levels are managed by a civil service system.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
POINTS:	1
REFERENCES:	Alternative Organizational Models and Structures
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	INPO.DEMP.16.03.01 – Identify the major managerial concepts that must be considered when organizing a police department
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remembering

3. A reserve officer is not considered to be sworn personnel.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
POINTS:	1
REFERENCES:	Organizing by Personnel
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	INPO.DEMP.16.03.4 – Describe the differences between sworn and non sworn or civilian police department members, and list some way in which civilianization can benefit a police department
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remembering

4. In some jurisdictions, reserve officers are paid, and in some they are not.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
POINTS:	1
REFERENCES:	Organizing by Personnel
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	INPO.DEMP.16.03.4 – Describe the differences between sworn and non sworn or civilian police department members, and list some way in which civilianization can benefit a police department
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remembering

5. Most police departments, particularly large departments, are governed by civil service regulations.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
POINTS:	1
REFERENCES:	Alternative Organizational Models and Structures
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	INPO.DEMP.16.03.01 – Identify the major managerial concepts that must be considered when organizing a police department
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remembering

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