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In many communities, police/citizen encounters are mostly positive.

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Change management is referred to as the ability of leadership to prepare and support employees through organizational change.

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Pretextual stops are when police use a minor infraction or violation to dig deeper and find unrelated crimes.

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Which of the following entities funds the Sheriff's Office?


A) cities
B) federal government
C) county
D) state government

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What are the responsibilities of the top cop?

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Varies. The top cop, the police chief, h...

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Identify three motivations communities have to adopt community policing.

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Varies. First, police and other governme...

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The relationship between leadership (i.e., top cops) and the police union is often ______.


A) amicable
B) civil
C) contentious
D) disastrous

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Historically, the public and police expected ______ policing, which focuses on crime-fighting and law and order.


A) community
B) traditional
C) intelligence-led
D) problem-oriented

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According to researchers, which of the following traditional methods used to address crime failed to reduce endemic crime problems?


A) hot spot policing
B) SARA model
C) Compstat
D) rapid response

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Which of the following early innovations failed because police leaders did not understand the need for organizational change to support reforms?


A) team policing
B) problem-oriented policing
C) hot spot policing
D) intelligence-led policing

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According to a survey of police agencies in 2010, the majority of departments reported which of the following?


A) cuts on overtime spending
B) reduced salary increases or no salary increases
C) laying off employees
D) implementing furloughs

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Local law enforcement agencies get their funding only through taxes and grants.

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Following the 1960s President's Task Force, progressive police leaders collaborated with ______ to reform policing.


A) citizen review boards
B) the military
C) politicians
D) academic scholars

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Change resistance among police officers is compounded by police culture, peer dependency, cynicism, distrust in management, and distrust in the public.

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In police management circles, which term has become one of the most abused and misunderstood concepts of the past 30 years?


A) predictive policing
B) community policing
C) traditional policing
D) problem-oriented policing

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Explain the impact that police unions can have on top cop reform efforts. Use an example to illustrate your answer.

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Varies. The police union wields substant...

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Which law enforcement position is responsible for delegating much of the operational decision making to the command staff who provide supervisory oversight to various units within the organization?


A) police detective
B) police sergeant
C) police captain
D) police chief

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Which theory did William Bratton employ as the underlying foundation for addressing quality of life concerns in the community?


A) broken windows theory
B) social disorganization theory
C) routine activities theory
D) differential association theory

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William Bratton relied on which of the following forms of policing?


A) problem-oriented policing
B) predictive policing
C) community policing
D) traditional policing

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