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Managing and Leading Todays Police Challenges Best Practices Case
Studies 4th Edition Peak Test Bank
Chapter 1 Leading and Managing Today’s Police: Challenges and Opportunities
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Which conceptrefers to the fact that organizations are composed of people who interact with one
another and with people outside the organization?
A) jurisdictional borders B) social entity
C) consciously coordinated D) relatively identifiable boundary
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2) Which concept implies leadership and management? 2)
A) jurisdictional borders B) relatively identifiable boundary
C) social entity D) consciously coordinated
3) Robbery detectives who investigate robberies falls under which concept? 3)
A) relatively identifiable boundary B) jurisdictional borders
C) consciously coordinated D) social entity
4) Which concept consists of tools by which to put leadership into action? 4)
A) community policing B) management
C) leadership D) problem solving
5) In a medium size police agency, who are the first-line management? 5)
A) sergeant B) police chief C) officer D) captain
6) Which concept consists of ensuring that tasks are accomplished, and goals are reached? 6)
A) management B) problem solving
C) community policing D) leadership
7) After the Industrial Revolution, which city in England utilized night watchman in an effort to
reduce crime?
A) Glasgow B) Manchester C) Liverpool D) London
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8) After the Industrial Revolution, what led to the use of night watchman? 8)
A) increase in immigration B) increase in population
C) decrease in immigration D) decrease in population
9) Who were the forerunner of today’s sheriffs? 9)
A) night watchmen B) thief takers
C) shire-reeves D) Roman army
10) Who introduced a bill in Parliament, the Act for Improving the Police in and near the Metropolis,
creating the first modern police department?
A) Sir Walter Scott B) Sir Robert Peel
C) Henry Fielding D) King John of England
11) Who employed a group of “thief takers” who investigated crimes in the area and brought criminals
to justice?
A) Sir Robert Peel B) King John of England
C) Sir Walter Scott D) Henry Fielding
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12) Which king was forced to sign the Magna Carta? 12)
A) King James II B) King John of England
C) King Henry VIII D) King Edward I
13) Police departments were able to hire a number of veterans as officers after which war? 13)
A) Cold War B) World War I C) World War II D) Civil War
14) What did many police departments create to help deal with the disorder during the 1960s? 14)
A) intelligence-led policing (ILP) B) police-community relations units
C) bureaucratic policing D) evidence-based policing
15) Which method of policing became prevalent as a result of the 9/11 attacks? 15)
A) intelligence-led policing (ILP) B) police-community relations units
C) evidence-based policing D) bureaucratic policing
16) Which method of policing is a method where decisions about practices and strategies are based on
what works or is effective and efficient?
A) evidence-based policing B) intelligence-led policing (ILP)
C) police-community relations units D) bureaucratic policing
17) What method of policing is a method where decisions about practices and strategies are based on
what works or is effective and efficient?
A) police-community relations units B) intelligence-led policing (ILP)
C) evidence-based policing D) bureaucratic policing
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18) What are specific results or achievements toward which police departments direct their efforts? 18)
A) goals B) strategic planning
C) order maintenance D) mission statements
19) The statement “to safeguard the lives and property of the people we serve, to reduce the incidence
and fear of crime, and to enhance public safety while working with diverse communities to
improve their quality of life” is likely an example of .
A) a goal B) a strategic planning document
C) a mission statement D) a provision of services
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20) Black Lives Matter likely traces its roots to the shooting of which individual? 20)
A) Michael Brown B) Keith Scott
C) Jordan Davis D) Trayvon Martin
21) What essentially is the right for officers to use power to enforce the law? 21)
A) a mission statement B) procedural justice
C) police legitimacy D) strategic planning
22) Which of the following is a recent innovation used by law enforcement? 22)
A) fingerprinting B) facial recognition
C) night watches D) use of thief-takers
23) Which of the following is not a benefit of body-worn cameras used by police? 23)
A) privacy B) document actions with citizens
C) calming effect D) training opportunities
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TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
24) Organizations are entities consisting of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an
objective or objectives.
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25) Social entity refers the organization’s goals and the public served. 25)
26) The term consciously coordinated implies leadership and management. 26)
27) Patrol officers generally are lieutenants and captains who are responsible for units within a Police
department.
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28) Leadership is getting things done through other people. 28)
29) Early night watches involved citizens who patrolled the streets at night to deter and observe for
crime.
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30) Early night watchman had a significant impact on reducing crime. 30)
31) The Magna Carta served as the foundation of the United States Constitution. 31)
32) The first policing system to evolve in England was the frankpledge system. 32)
33) The night watchmen were the forerunner of today’s sheriffs. 33)
34) Sir Robert Peel believed that the military provided the best management structure for a modern
police department.
35) Henry Fielding was an early reformer who wrote about crime and poverty in London in an effort to
draw attention to the crime problem.
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36) Early police departments were inefficient and rife with corruption. 36)
37) Police scandals often resulted in reform political candidates to be elected and brought changes to
the police departments.
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38) As a result of the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. 38)
39) A mission statement a document that details specific goals that a police department is committed to
accomplish and the specific strategies the department deploys to accomplish the goals.
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40) Goals are specific results or achievements toward which police departments direct their efforts. 40)
41) Black Lives Matter is a national movement that is a reaction to the police shooting black men. 41)
42) Police legitimacy is how citizens evaluate police performance. 42)
43) Body-worm cameras by police can increase transparency and citizens’ views of procedural justice. 43)
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44) Privacy is one concern with body-worm cameras. 44)
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
45) What is leadership and how does it affect the police organization?
46) What is management and what are the levels of management in a police department?
47) Explain how English policing affected the creation of policing in the United States.
48) What are police legitimacy and procedural justice? Explain how they affect policing and why they are
important.
49) What is an organization? How do police departments meet the three criteria that describe an organization?
50) Explain why evidence-based policing is important. Provide an example of evidence-based policing.
51) Why are mission statements important? What do you think is the primary mission of police departments?