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Police Administration Exam 1 (chap. 1-4)
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Police administration is primarily concerned with
Ans: 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
Ans: 1. Serious, violent crime
2. Terrorism/homeland security
3. Rapid changes in modern technology
4. Difficult economic times
1829
Ans: When was the origin of paid civilian policing as we know
if?
Metropolitan police act of 1829
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Ans: Authorized sir Robert peel to est a police force for London
with 1,000 men
Principles of Peelian Reform
Ans: 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
Ans: 1. Centralized organization with graded aut hority
2. Selective and stringent personnel standards
The reason for a decentralized approach?
Ans: To protect local political influence over the police.
Eras of policing
Ans: 1. The political era
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2. The professional era
3. The community era
Political era
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 1. Advocates a more decentralized organizational
structure
2. Stronger emphasis on prevention
3. A problem-solving approach to police work
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Contexts to consider in police administration
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 1. Police part of executive branch
2. Federalism dividing up power, police primarily local or
regional
Legal context of police administration
Ans: 1. Police have to adjust to new legislation
2. Constitutional law is constantly in flux
3. Police often given new duties with laws
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Police Administration Exam 1 (chap. 1-4)
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Police administration is primarily concerned with
Ans: 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
Ans: 1. Serious, violent crime
2. Terrorism/homeland security
3. Rapid changes in modern technology
4. Difficult economic times
1829
Ans: When was the origin of paid civilian policing as we know
if?
Metropolitan police act of 1829
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Ans: Authorized sir Robert peel to est a police force for London
with 1,000 men
Principles of Peelian Reform
Ans: 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
Ans: 1. Centralized organization with graded aut hority
2. Selective and stringent personnel standards
The reason for a decentralized approach?
Ans: To protect local political influence over the police.
Eras of policing
Ans: 1. The political era
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2. The professional era
3. The community era
Political era
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 1. Advocates a more decentralized organizational
structure
2. Stronger emphasis on prevention
3. A problem-solving approach to police work
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Contexts to consider in police administration
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 1. Police part of executive branch
2. Federalism dividing up power, police primarily local or
regional
Legal context of police administration
Ans: 1. Police have to adjust to new legislation
2. Constitutional law is constantly in flux
3. Police often given new duties with laws
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