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Law enforcement agencies are not facing the need for change to meet the competition of private policing because private policing in not available everywhere.

A) True
B) False

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An artificial structure created to coordinate either people or groups and resources to achieve a mission or goal is known as a(n) __________.


A) department
B) institution
C) organization
D) hierarchy

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A clear statement of mission, goals, objectives and values; a division of labor among specialists; a rational organization or design; and a hierarchy of authority and responsibility are elements of __________.


A) field services
B) formal organization
C) channels of communication
D) flat organization

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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A(n) ___________ is an artificial structure created to coordinate either people or groups and resources to achieve a mission or goal.

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Match each statement to the item listed below

Premises
directly help accomplish the goals of the department using line personnel
Responses
span of control
line personnel
flat organization
channels of communication
chain of command
field services
administrative services
unity of command
hierarchy
pyramid of authority

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span of control
line personnel
flat organization
channels of communication
chain of command
field services
administrative services
unity of command
hierarchy
pyramid of authority

Match each statement to the item listed below

Premises
the shape of the typical law enforcement hierarchy, with the chief at the peak and having full authority, down through managers (captains and lieutenants) and supervisors (sergeants), to those who accomplish most of the tasks (officers)
Responses
line personnel
span of control
administrative services
chain of command
field services
pyramid of authority
flat organization
unity of command
hierarchy
channels of communication

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line personnel
span of control
administrative services
chain of command
field services
pyramid of authority
flat organization
unity of command
hierarchy
channels of communication

When every member in an organization has only one supervisor, this is called __________.


A) span of control
B) chain of command
C) unity of command
D) flat organization

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Match each statement to the item listed below

Premises
means that every individual in the organization has only one immediate superior or supervisor
Responses
unity of command
administrative services
chain of command
channels of communication
hierarchy
field services
flat organization
pyramid of authority
span of control
line personnel

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unity of command
administrative services
chain of command
channels of communication
hierarchy
field services
flat organization
pyramid of authority
span of control
line personnel

The philosophy that promotes "organization strategies, which supports the systematic use of partnership and problem solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder and fear of crime" is __________.


A) problem-oriented policing
B) traditional policing
C) CompStat policing
D) community policing

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Partnerships are a cornerstone of community policing.

A) True
B) False

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Match each statement to the item listed below

Premises
how messages are conveyed; usually follow the chain of command
Responses
hierarchy
field services
span of control
pyramid of authority
line personnel
flat organization
unity of command
administrative services
chain of command
channels of communication

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hierarchy
field services
span of control
pyramid of authority
line personnel
flat organization
unity of command
administrative services
chain of command
channels of communication

Social psychologists and police officers tend to agree that if a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken. This theory is known as the __________.


A) broken-window theory
B) deteriorated neighborhood theory
C) sequence of events theory
D) differential association theory

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Match each statement to the item listed below

Premises
those who actually perform most of the tasks outlined in the work plan
Responses
administrative services
field services
chain of command
unity of command
channels of communication
span of control
pyramid of authority
line personnel
flat organization
hierarchy

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administrative services
field services
chain of command
unity of command
channels of communication
span of control
pyramid of authority
line personnel
flat organization
hierarchy

The order of authority in an organization in referred to as its _____________________.

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Discuss intelligence-led policing and describe the benefits and downfalls of this type of policing.

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