Police Administration 10th Edition By Gary W. Cordner 9781138389168 Chapter 1-15 Complete Guide .
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Cordner 9781138389168 Chapter 1-15 Complete Guide .
Police Administrations two primary concerns are? - ANSWER: -Internal: performance of management
duties within police organizations.
-External: the implementation of policies and programs designed to reduce crime and disorder and
enhance public safety.
Three ongoing concerns that continue to dominate the agenda of police administrations are: -
ANSWER: Terrorism, Rapid changes in technology, and coping with difficult economic times.
Police Administration does not take place in a vacuum, it has a _______ and a ______. - ANSWER:
History, Context
Peel's police commissioners were named? - ANSWER: Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne
Peelian Reform - ANSWER: -The police should be organized along military lines.
-Securing and training proper persons is essential.
-Police should be hired on a probationary basis.
-The police should be under government control.
-Police strength should be deployed by time and area.
-Police headquarters should be centrally located.
-Police record keeping us essential.
The foundation of Peel's approach to police administration is in his ____________. - ANSWER: First
two principles of being formed along military lines and securing and training proper persons is
essential.
Wickersham vs Presidents Crime Commission: - ANSWER: Wichersham was in the 1930's and said
American police were totally substandard. PCC was in 1960's, and said there had been insufficient
progress in policing between the 30's and the 60's. Both found that the quality of police personnel
was low in terms of carrying out the job to be done and in comparison to the rest of the population.
The very idea of professionalism may encourage police officers to think of themselves as _______. -
ANSWER: Better than the average person.
Key strategies of the professional model have been found to be far less effective than originally
though. They are: - ANSWER: Preventative patrol, rapid response, and follow up investigations.
The community policing model advocates: - ANSWER: -A less centralized organizational structure
-Closer ties to the community
-A stronger focus on prevention
-And a problem solving approach to work
The diversity that makes the US such a vibrant and resilient country makes_______ and _______
responsive policing a major challenge. - ANSWER: Effective and Responsive
Policing in America is predominantly a local function. - ANSWER: -3/4's of our nations one million
police professionals work for local governments.
-90% of the 18,000 or so agencies are local PD's or SO's.
Consequence of the local charter of police is that half of the agencies are comprised of _______? -
ANSWER: 10 or fewer officers.
,Over the last several decades, police administrators have become increasingly concerned with
______. - ANSWER: Civil law, particularly civil liability.
Many officers suffer from? - ANSWER: Litigiphobia
Components of Community Oriented Policing - ANSWER: Philosophical, Strategic, Tactical,
Organizational.
Philosophical Dimension of COP - ANSWER: Includes the central ideas and beliefs underlying COP.
Including the necessity of citizen input, providing tailored and personal service to the public. The
administrators job here is to articulate the agencies philosophy on policing to the community and his
officers. Make sure the philosophy really guides his officers.
Strategic Dimension of COP - ANSWER: Provided the link between broad ideas and beliefs that
underlie COP and the specific programs and practices by which it is implemented. It assured that
agency policies, priorities, resource allocation are consistent with the community-oriented
philosophy.
Three strategic elements of COP: - ANSWER: Alternative police operational strategies, a sharper
geographical focus, and stronger emphasis on prevention.
Tactical Dimension of COP - ANSWER: Translated the ideas philosophies, and strategies into concrete
programs, practices, and behaviors.
Three most important tactical elements of COP: - ANSWER: -Positive interactions with the public.
-Partnerships
-Problem-oriented approach to police work
•Primarily carried out by officers, detectives, and other operational-level personnel. Not
administrators.
Organizational dimension of COP - ANSWER: Addresses the changes in police organization,
administration, management, and supervision that might be required to facilitate the implementation
of COP.
Changes of Organizational Dimensions for COP - ANSWER: Structure, Management, and Information
Duties performed by police in the 1800's include: - ANSWER: -controlling alcoholics, inebriates,
vagrants, the disorderly, and the homeless.
-controlling gambling, prostitution, and other forms of vice.
-controlling riots, disturbances, and crowds.
-watching for fires.
-maintaining basic public health standards in the streets and other common areas.
-inspecting businesses, taverns, and lodging houses.
-licensing peddlers, transportation for hire, and other forms of commerce.
A study by the American Bar Foundation found that police exercised __________ in deciding whether
to arrest and prosecute when a law is violated. - ANSWER: Considerable discretion
Who found that a police officers discretion varied depending on the type of situation encountered.
That police had great latitude in self-initiated LE situations. - ANSWER: James Q. Wilson
In considering the means and ends of police work, LE is considered as one means of the job, and not
an ends. Therefore, the ends pursued by police work are its principle goals: - ANSWER: Protections of
life, property, and maintaining order.
, Scholarly research of the police began in the ______ and came of age in the _______. - ANSWER:
1950's and 1960's
Police Services Study - ANSWER: Is the most valid study of patrol work.
-38% of police-citizen encounters dealt primarily with crime related problems.
-most were non-violent crimes or suspicious circumstances.
-the next most common kind of encounters were for disorder problems and traffic related matters,
each attributing to 22%.
-Lastly, 18% were primarily of a service nature.
Similar results to the Police Services Study were found in Minneapolis and Wilmington, Delaware. -
ANSWER: -Minneapolis found:
•32% of calls were classified as conflict management, 30% as crime, and 19% as traffic.
-Wilmington found 26% of total patrol time was devoted to criminal matters, while 50% was spent on
the combination of call handling and public contact.
Criminologists Clifford Shearing and Jeffrey Leon refer to the police "license and capability" meaning: -
ANSWER: The authority and power vested in the police.
Egon Bittner has argued that the _______ is at the core of the police role. - ANSWER: Use of Force
According to Bittner, the police use "Non Negotiably coercive force: - ANSWER: The police officer, not
the citizen, decides whether to use force and how much to use.
Bittner terms "intuitive grasp" suggests that: - ANSWER: The police officer draws on common sense,
judgement, and other personal recourses when analyzing and acting on a situation, rather than on
rules, training, or supervision.
Situation Exigencies means: - ANSWER: The nature of the specific situation at hand.
Approximately ______ Americans die each year in encounters with police. - ANSWER: 1,000
Sources such as ______ create a perception that police use of force is more common than is actually
the case. - ANSWER: YouTube
Police Services Study percentages on encounters: - ANSWER: -57% interviewed a witness or person
requesting service.
-40% interrogated a suspect
-29% conducted a search or inspection
-28% lectured or threatened (other than threat of force)
-27% gave information
-23% gave reassurance
-14% used force or the threat of force
-11% gave assistance
-9% gave a ticket
-8% used persuasion
-5% made an arrest
-2% gave medical help
Other National studies have found that police used for in ____ of public contacts in 2008, and ____ of
vehicle stops in 2011. Pushing and grabbing were the most common actions taken. - ANSWER: 2%
Most interesting characteristic of the Police Services Study is the importance of communication skills.
___ of the ___ most common actions taken by officers consisted entirely of listening or talking. They
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