Why Law Enforcement
Organizations Fail 2nd edition
Patrick OHara Questions And
Answers
What is the aim of this book?
✓~ To diagnose why law enforcement organizations fail.
There are many examples of why law enforcement organizations fail such as
✓~ the 1985 confrontation between the Philadelphia police and MOVE.
Analysis of the incidents is ________, flowing from wider perspectives (race
and class,disclosure analysis, conflict management).
✓~ decuctive
Official reviews are _______ building from facts to conclusions. However, the
author of these reviews shape these conclusions.
, ✓~ inductive
These incidents generate an equal amount of
✓~ Heat and light.
At best, ______ ______ arise from these incidents.
✓~ positive reforms
At worst, harshly worded explanations and suggested remedies result in the
police ______ __ ________ the suggested remedies.
✓~ Dismissing or resisting.
Two examples of how a variety of explanations emerge from police failures are
✓~ Waco and the MOVE incident.
Many similarities existed between the incidents including:
✓~ 1. An armed clash with law enforcement.
2. Law enforcement officers died.
3. A cult like following.
,4. The belief of an apocalyptic clash with law enforcement.
5. A hostage element.
6. Evacuating women and children (implied hostages) mostly (Waco) or
completely (MOVE) failed.
7. A push for a tactical assault due to fruitless negotiations.
8. The sudden shift to assault amid hastily made tactical plans.
9. The disastrous outcome of each.
Despite these similarities, the review of each case was
✓~ divergent.
The MOVE incident was blamed on
✓~ 1. race.
2. lack of action on the part of the mayor.
3. negligence in planning and carrying out the assault.
Waco was blamed on the ATF and FBI for
, ✓~ Allegedly criminalizing gun ownership and the free practice of religion.
_____ mobilized Timothy McVeigh as an activist and he blew up the Oklahoma
Federal Building.
✓~ Waco
Beyond the mobilization of a few activist, most did not see
✓~ the MOVE incident as a race related or the Waco incident as an FBI
conspiracy.
However, these conspiracy theorizes have been born and have had the
✓~ endurance to last for years.
Obscured in these conspiracy theories is the ________ of the organization and
_______ that provided the spark that ignited the incidents.
✓~ failure.
management.
Organizations Fail 2nd edition
Patrick OHara Questions And
Answers
What is the aim of this book?
✓~ To diagnose why law enforcement organizations fail.
There are many examples of why law enforcement organizations fail such as
✓~ the 1985 confrontation between the Philadelphia police and MOVE.
Analysis of the incidents is ________, flowing from wider perspectives (race
and class,disclosure analysis, conflict management).
✓~ decuctive
Official reviews are _______ building from facts to conclusions. However, the
author of these reviews shape these conclusions.
, ✓~ inductive
These incidents generate an equal amount of
✓~ Heat and light.
At best, ______ ______ arise from these incidents.
✓~ positive reforms
At worst, harshly worded explanations and suggested remedies result in the
police ______ __ ________ the suggested remedies.
✓~ Dismissing or resisting.
Two examples of how a variety of explanations emerge from police failures are
✓~ Waco and the MOVE incident.
Many similarities existed between the incidents including:
✓~ 1. An armed clash with law enforcement.
2. Law enforcement officers died.
3. A cult like following.
,4. The belief of an apocalyptic clash with law enforcement.
5. A hostage element.
6. Evacuating women and children (implied hostages) mostly (Waco) or
completely (MOVE) failed.
7. A push for a tactical assault due to fruitless negotiations.
8. The sudden shift to assault amid hastily made tactical plans.
9. The disastrous outcome of each.
Despite these similarities, the review of each case was
✓~ divergent.
The MOVE incident was blamed on
✓~ 1. race.
2. lack of action on the part of the mayor.
3. negligence in planning and carrying out the assault.
Waco was blamed on the ATF and FBI for
, ✓~ Allegedly criminalizing gun ownership and the free practice of religion.
_____ mobilized Timothy McVeigh as an activist and he blew up the Oklahoma
Federal Building.
✓~ Waco
Beyond the mobilization of a few activist, most did not see
✓~ the MOVE incident as a race related or the Waco incident as an FBI
conspiracy.
However, these conspiracy theorizes have been born and have had the
✓~ endurance to last for years.
Obscured in these conspiracy theories is the ________ of the organization and
_______ that provided the spark that ignited the incidents.
✓~ failure.
management.
