Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Police departments have written policies and procedures that cover most aspects of their operation.
2. Decisions made by organizational supervisors should be strictly based on accomplishing the goals of the organization.
3. Selection and promotion decisions should be based on subjective criteria.
4. One potential drawback to using civil service examination results for the selection process is that it may hinder the ability of police department leaders to diversify their departments.
5. Some scholars argue that since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the police have become more military like and the military have become more police like.
1. Police departments operate as a monopoly, as citizens have only one option, to use the services of the agency, or not.
2. Because police departments operate as monopolies, they are able to operate without regard for citizen satisfaction.
3. The police are unique in that they are the only public agency that operates as a street-level bureaucracy.
4. Due to written policies and intensive supervision, there is very little opportunity for police discretion to be misused or abused.
5. “Street cops” and “management cops” do not necessarily have the same goals or priorities.
1. As policing is such an important public service, departmental budgets are sufficient to provide the required personnel, equipment and training.
2. The goals of police organizations are difficult to specify and even more difficult to achieve.
3. For the most part, police departments of similar size are structured similarly.
4. A Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit is an example of a specialized police unit.
5. Smaller police departments tend to be more racially diverse than larger ones.

Answer 1

1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True