SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL FINAL
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE
◉ Organizational structures are established to designate how work
is to be divided among the various components of the establishment.
Regardless of what basis is used for this division—whether work is
apportioned according to function performed, as in laboratory; by
area, as in a system of precincts, geographic divisions, or beats; by
clientele handled, as in youth activities or juvenile offenses; or by
purpose, as in public relations activities, traffic control, etc.—the
division must be:
a. Logical and practicable
b. Logical and personal
c. Lackluster and practicable
d. Legal and practicable.
Answer: a. Logical and practicable
◉ For best results, the principle of ____________________________ and the
law of productivity, as stated by Alford, require assigning to each
worker the fewest possible kinds of tasks or operations in order to
improve the quality and increase the quantity of his work, thereby
,giving him the highest class of work for which his natural abilities fit
him.
a. Stagnation
b. Spatiality
c. Specialization
d. Speediness.
Answer: c. Specialization
◉ Which principle has been applied to the police, military and
administrative organizations, and relates to the number of
subordinates who can be supervised effectively by one supervisor?
a. Span of command presence
b. Span of authority
c. Confederation
d. Span of control.
Answer: d. Span of control
◉ Which of the following is true regarding delegation?
a. The principle of delegation relates to the process of committing an
activity to another's care.
,b. It is closely related to the principle of span of control in that even
though the span is excessive, the harm from it can be reduced by the
delegation of much detail to subordinates.
c. Those supervisors who refuse to allow anything to be done except
under their direct control are the primary causes of the crippling
bottlenecks that slow or stop effective operations.
d. All of the above.
Answer: d. All of the above
◉ While many activities can be passed down to others through the
process of delegation, the supervisor cannot avoid the responsibility
for such activities. Many supervisors have suffered dire
consequences by assuming that a job entrusted to a subordinate
relieved them of their responsibility for completing the job. They
should be encouraged to delegate all possible tasks to the lowest
level in the organization where the necessary ability to perform
them exists, but in doing so, they do not shed their responsibility for
the completion of the task and their:
a. Personal involvement in doing the task
b. Accountability for the results
c. Superiority
d. None of the above.
Answer: b. Accountability for the results
, ◉ Delegation may be accomplished by a specific or general directive
either in writing or orally. A simple task may be delegated in a
simple manner. A complex delegation should be supported by a
comprehensive _____________________ directive clearly identifying the
problem and the procedures to be followed if necessary.
a. Oral
b. Legalistic
c. Written
d. Collaborative.
Answer: c. Written
◉ Once a job has been delegated, its importance has been explained,
and necessary instructions have been clearly given for its
accomplishment, the supervisor should discreetly
_______________________________ as needed to ensure that the employee is
progressing satisfactorily.
a. Follow-up
b. Manage
c. Do work
d. Take over.
Answer: a. Follow-up
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE
◉ Organizational structures are established to designate how work
is to be divided among the various components of the establishment.
Regardless of what basis is used for this division—whether work is
apportioned according to function performed, as in laboratory; by
area, as in a system of precincts, geographic divisions, or beats; by
clientele handled, as in youth activities or juvenile offenses; or by
purpose, as in public relations activities, traffic control, etc.—the
division must be:
a. Logical and practicable
b. Logical and personal
c. Lackluster and practicable
d. Legal and practicable.
Answer: a. Logical and practicable
◉ For best results, the principle of ____________________________ and the
law of productivity, as stated by Alford, require assigning to each
worker the fewest possible kinds of tasks or operations in order to
improve the quality and increase the quantity of his work, thereby
,giving him the highest class of work for which his natural abilities fit
him.
a. Stagnation
b. Spatiality
c. Specialization
d. Speediness.
Answer: c. Specialization
◉ Which principle has been applied to the police, military and
administrative organizations, and relates to the number of
subordinates who can be supervised effectively by one supervisor?
a. Span of command presence
b. Span of authority
c. Confederation
d. Span of control.
Answer: d. Span of control
◉ Which of the following is true regarding delegation?
a. The principle of delegation relates to the process of committing an
activity to another's care.
,b. It is closely related to the principle of span of control in that even
though the span is excessive, the harm from it can be reduced by the
delegation of much detail to subordinates.
c. Those supervisors who refuse to allow anything to be done except
under their direct control are the primary causes of the crippling
bottlenecks that slow or stop effective operations.
d. All of the above.
Answer: d. All of the above
◉ While many activities can be passed down to others through the
process of delegation, the supervisor cannot avoid the responsibility
for such activities. Many supervisors have suffered dire
consequences by assuming that a job entrusted to a subordinate
relieved them of their responsibility for completing the job. They
should be encouraged to delegate all possible tasks to the lowest
level in the organization where the necessary ability to perform
them exists, but in doing so, they do not shed their responsibility for
the completion of the task and their:
a. Personal involvement in doing the task
b. Accountability for the results
c. Superiority
d. None of the above.
Answer: b. Accountability for the results
, ◉ Delegation may be accomplished by a specific or general directive
either in writing or orally. A simple task may be delegated in a
simple manner. A complex delegation should be supported by a
comprehensive _____________________ directive clearly identifying the
problem and the procedures to be followed if necessary.
a. Oral
b. Legalistic
c. Written
d. Collaborative.
Answer: c. Written
◉ Once a job has been delegated, its importance has been explained,
and necessary instructions have been clearly given for its
accomplishment, the supervisor should discreetly
_______________________________ as needed to ensure that the employee is
progressing satisfactorily.
a. Follow-up
b. Manage
c. Do work
d. Take over.
Answer: a. Follow-up
