Describe situational leadership and how it applies to the police leader.
What will be an ideal response?
Situational leadership theories recognize that the workplace is a complex setting subject to rapid changes. Therefore, it is unlikely that one best way of managing these varying situations would be adequate. Simply, the best way to lead depends on the situation. Officers who are transferred to a new unit often have the willingness to do a good job, but are unfamiliar with how all the work is performed. When police departments initiate new programs or policies, officers often are resistant to them.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Pizarro et al. believe that supermax prisons potentially endanger society, beyond regular imprisonment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Travis Hirschi links the onset of criminality to the weakening of the ties that bind people to society. Identify and discuss the elements of the social bond and how they impede crime.
What will be an ideal response?
According to the various professional groups, violence in television, music, video games, and movies
a. May lead to increased levels of violent behavior among children. b. May lead to decreased levels of violent behavior among children. c. May have no effect on levels of violent behavior among children. d. May lead to emotional sensitization toward violence in real life.