Leadership in Law Enforcement
Question 1 of 205.0 PointsTo build good planning systems, police executives must include the mechanism of:A. feedback.B. process.C. method.D. device.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 2 of 205.0 PointsWhich one of the following limits our intuitive powers?A. Making the obvious seem strangeB. Wild thinkingC. A new idea every dayD. Fixation on logicReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 3 of 205.0 PointsGoal setting is the constancy of:A. reflection.B. team building.C. progress.D. power sharing.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 4 of 205.0 PointsThe first step in developing the ability to think strategically is:A. wild thinking.B. recognizing insight.C. tuning in.D. creativity training.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 5 of 205.0 PointsWhat is one major blunder in crafting a vision, defining goals, and developing a strategy?A. Making the processes a team effortB. Failing to insert the paradigmsC. Not making the processes a shared effortD. None of the aboveReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 6 of 205.0 PointsAnother word for a vision statement is a __________ statement.A. missionB. mentalC. compassD. code of conductReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 7 of 205.0 PointsVision is the constancy of:A. loyalty.B. purpose.C. change.D. teamwork.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 8 of 205.0 PointsWhich of the following is NOT one of the system-building properties likely to be found in the most effective organizations?A. Systematic feedbackB. Continuous monitoring of their environmentsC. Ongoing adaptation to changesD. Mechanisms that automatically void system learningReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 9 of 205.0 PointsWhich of the following is the first step in the planning process?A. EvaluationB. Ends analysisC. Means analysisD. ImplementationReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 10 of 205.0 PointsThe six basic police management functions are system building, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and:A. terminating.B. experiencing.C. controlling.D. facilitating.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 11 of 205.0 PointsWhich of the following is NOT a basic model for the dissemination of news information by police agencies?A. All employees are authorized to release news information and answer media questions.B. The police executive handles all media relations personally.C. All information is forwarded to City Hall where decisions about the release of information are made.D. The police executive delegates media relations responsibility to a specific individual or unit within the department.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 12 of 205.0 PointsEighty-five percent of a leader’s abilities involve:A. authoritarian attitude.B. a talent for quantifying.C. a good speaking voice.D. EI (emotional intelligence).Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 13 of 205.0 PointsThe only thing worse than a bad decision is:A. a snap decision.B. the refusal to make one.C. a coercive one.D. a random one.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 14 of 205.0 PointsWhich of the following is NOT one of the most important areas in which the police executive needs independence, according to Patrick V. Murphy?A. Negotiations with the police labor unionB. Personnel mattersC. Disciplinary mattersD. Prohibitions against partisan political activity by police agency membersReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 15 of 205.0 PointsWhich is NOT one of the three compelling reasons to delegate decision making?A. IntuitionB. Empowerment of othersC. TimeD. MentoringReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 16 of 205.0 PointsSome police executives exhibit just one police executive style, while others represent combinations of two or more styles. Which of the following is NOT one of the four styles?A. The administratorB. The top copC. The statesmanD. The judgeReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 17 of 205.0 PointsBetween stimulus and response there is:A. workplace.B. a problem.C. space in which to make a choice.D. purpose.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 18 of 205.0 PointsThe “top cop” police executive style focuses more on:A. leading than on managing.B. planning, organizing, and staffing.C. charting the overall course of the organization.D. avoiding making enemies.Reset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 19 of 205.0 PointsOf the police executive styles, the __________ is found least often in police departments.A. administratorB. statesmanC. judgeD. politicianReset SelectionWhat’s This?Question 20 of 205.0 PointsThe police executive fills two basic roles – one focused internally on running the organization, and the other focused:A. on leading the organization.B. on managing the organization.C. externally on relations with the environment of the organization.D. None of the above
