POLICE ADMINISTRATION EXAM 1 (CHAP. 1-4) | 175
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 LATEST
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Police administration is primarily concerned with Answer - 1. The performance
of management duties within police depts
2. The implementation of policies and programs related to crime, disorder, and
public safety.
big concerns for police administrators Answer - 1. Serious, violent crime
2. Terrorism/homeland security
3. Rapid changes in modern technology
4. Difficult economic times
1829 Answer - When was the origin of paid civilian policing as we know if?
Metropolitan police act of 1829 Answer - Authorized sir Robert peel to est a
police force for London with 1,000 men
Principles of Peelian Reform Answer - 1. The police should be organized along
military lines.
,2. Securing and training proper persons is essential.
3. Police should be hired on a probationary basis.
4. The police should be under governmental control.
5. Police strength should be deployed by time and area.
6. Police headquarters should be centrally located.
7. Police record keeping is essential.
Peel's approach to police administration Answer - 1. Centralized organization
with graded authority
2. Selective and stringent personnel standards
The reason for a decentralized approach? Answer - To protect local political
influence over the police.
Eras of policing Answer - 1. The political era
2. The professional era
3. The community era
Political era Answer - 1. Initially local politics served as a vehicle for ethnic
groups to help each other and police jobs was included in that
2. Reason for decentralized approach was to protect local political influence
over police
Professional era Answer - 1. August Volmer, Bruce Smith and O.W. Wilson were
in favor of higher standards
2. Important attributes- good judgement and even temperament
3. Emphasis on education, training, discipline and use of modern tech
, The community era Answer - 1. Advocates a more decentralized organizational
structure
2. Stronger emphasis on prevention
3. A problem-solving approach to police work
Contexts to consider in police administration Answer - 1. The social context of
police administration
2. The political context of police administration
3. The legal context of police administration
Social context of police administration Answer - 1. Disagreement over the
objectives/role of police
2. Tensions within ethnic group/ culture groups
3. Depts trying to have a more representative workforce to community
Political context of police administration Answer - 1. Police part of executive
branch
2. Federalism dividing up power, police primarily local or regional
Legal context of police administration Answer - 1. Police have to adjust to new
legislation
2. Constitutional law is constantly in flux
3. Police often given new duties with laws
4. Police constrained and regulated by law
5. Recently police administrators concerned with civil liability
Democratic society and the challenge of PAs Answer - 1. Democracy based on
consensus of society but police job starts when consensus breaks down
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 LATEST
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Police administration is primarily concerned with Answer - 1. The performance
of management duties within police depts
2. The implementation of policies and programs related to crime, disorder, and
public safety.
big concerns for police administrators Answer - 1. Serious, violent crime
2. Terrorism/homeland security
3. Rapid changes in modern technology
4. Difficult economic times
1829 Answer - When was the origin of paid civilian policing as we know if?
Metropolitan police act of 1829 Answer - Authorized sir Robert peel to est a
police force for London with 1,000 men
Principles of Peelian Reform Answer - 1. The police should be organized along
military lines.
,2. Securing and training proper persons is essential.
3. Police should be hired on a probationary basis.
4. The police should be under governmental control.
5. Police strength should be deployed by time and area.
6. Police headquarters should be centrally located.
7. Police record keeping is essential.
Peel's approach to police administration Answer - 1. Centralized organization
with graded authority
2. Selective and stringent personnel standards
The reason for a decentralized approach? Answer - To protect local political
influence over the police.
Eras of policing Answer - 1. The political era
2. The professional era
3. The community era
Political era Answer - 1. Initially local politics served as a vehicle for ethnic
groups to help each other and police jobs was included in that
2. Reason for decentralized approach was to protect local political influence
over police
Professional era Answer - 1. August Volmer, Bruce Smith and O.W. Wilson were
in favor of higher standards
2. Important attributes- good judgement and even temperament
3. Emphasis on education, training, discipline and use of modern tech
, The community era Answer - 1. Advocates a more decentralized organizational
structure
2. Stronger emphasis on prevention
3. A problem-solving approach to police work
Contexts to consider in police administration Answer - 1. The social context of
police administration
2. The political context of police administration
3. The legal context of police administration
Social context of police administration Answer - 1. Disagreement over the
objectives/role of police
2. Tensions within ethnic group/ culture groups
3. Depts trying to have a more representative workforce to community
Political context of police administration Answer - 1. Police part of executive
branch
2. Federalism dividing up power, police primarily local or regional
Legal context of police administration Answer - 1. Police have to adjust to new
legislation
2. Constitutional law is constantly in flux
3. Police often given new duties with laws
4. Police constrained and regulated by law
5. Recently police administrators concerned with civil liability
Democratic society and the challenge of PAs Answer - 1. Democracy based on
consensus of society but police job starts when consensus breaks down
