Final Exam in LEA 1

Group of trained personnel in the field of public safety administration engaged in the achievement of goals and objectives that promotes the maintenance of peace and order, protection of life and property, enforcement of the laws and the prevention of crimes

• Police Officer

• Law Enforcement

• Police Organization

• Bureau

This type of police organization is the simplest and oldest type of organization. The channel of authority and responsibility extends in a direct line from top to bottom within the structures, authority is definite and absolute. Quick decisions can be made in this organization because of the direct lines authority

• Functional Organization

• Line Organization

• Staff Organization

• Auxiliary Organization

It is the assignment of the particular workers to particular tasks. It is also the grouping of activities and segregation of line, staff and auxiliary functions.

• Specialization

• Specification

• Precision

• Peculiar

It represents the formal relationship among superiors and subordinates in any given organization. It can be visualized as a ladder , with each rung (rank) representing a higher or lower level of authority.

• Hierarchy

• Authority

• Higher Rank

• Upper Level Manager

It is the right to command control the behavior of employees in lower positions within an organizational hierarchy.

• Delegation of Authority

• Authority

• Unity of Command

• Scalar Principle

It shows the vertical hierarchy of the organization which defines an unbroken chain of units from top to bottom describing explicitly the flow of authority

• Functional Principle

• Scalar Principle

• Principle of Balance

• Authority Level Principle

According to Hudzik and Cordner, it is the thinking about the future, thinking what we want the future would be, and thinking about what we need to do now to achieve it

• Police Planning

• Plan

• Operational Planning

• Planning

It is the use of rational design or pattern for all departmental undertakings rather than relying on chance in an operational environment.

• Strategic Planning

• Plan

• Operational Planning

• Planning

These are developed as a result of crisis. A particular problem may occur for the department has no plan and must quickly develop one, sometimes without careful preparation.

• Proactive Plan

• Reactive Plan

• Visionary Plan

• Strategic Plan

These are developed in the anticipation of problems. Although not all police problems are predictable, many are, and it is possible for a police department to prepare a response in advance.

• Proactive Plan

• Reactive Plan

• Visionary Plan

• Strategic Plan