Policing America (11)

Mathew expects the police chief of his city to support him when required. He also expects the chief to look at the best interests of the police agency when dealing with judges and prosecutors. Mathew is more concerned with good salaries, benefits, and equipment than the cost-effectiveness of the police agency. Therefore, it can be observed that Mathew is a ___________.

• member of the police agency

• member of a special-interest group

• mayor

• member of the media

The first-line supervisor's position is felt by many to be the least difficult rank in the police hierarchy.

• True

• False

According to Max Weber, the principle of fixed jurisdictional areas is known as ________.

• specialization

• working capacity

• hierarchy of offices

• regulations

Which of the following is the primary expectation of media personnel from a police chief?

• to simply "keep the lid on" and manage to keep the morale high and number of citizen complaints low

• full cooperation with their efforts to achieve fast and complete crime information

• to back up the police agency in dealings with judges and prosecutors

• higher salary, benefits, and equipment

Staff and auxiliary services comprise the "non-line elements" in a basic police organizational structure.

• True

• False

Bambi & I, a toy manufacturing company, has a clearly defined organizational structure. Each manager has 10 subordinates reporting to him. This ensures that each employee reports to only one manager. Which of the following principles of Weber best describes the organizational structure of Bambi & I?

• technical competence

• hierarchy of offices

• specialization

• rules and regulations

The method officers are expected to use when booking a suspect is an example of a procedure.

• True

• False

Which of the following comparisons between policing in rural areas and policing in city areas is true?

• Rural officers may be assigned more mundane tasks than city officers.

• Rural officers' work is less solitary in nature than that of city officers.

• Rural officers have less number of varying tasks than city officers.

• Rural officers have more personnel assigned for narcotics investigations than city officers.

Which of the following is the primary operational function in a police organization?

• jail management function

• investigative function

• recruitment and training function

• patrol function

Weber's ideal bureaucracy was designed to eliminate inefficiency and waste in organizations.

• True

• False