Police Administration: Chapter 1 Intro to Police
Admin Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
Police administration is primarily concerned with 2 principles: - ANS 1. (Internal)
The performance of management duties with police departments;
2. (External) The implementation of policies and programs related to crime,
disorder, and public safety
What Three big concerns are currently dominating the agenda of police
administrators? - ANS 1. Rapid changes in modern technology
2. Terrorism/homeland security
3. Coping with difficult economic times
7 principles of Sir Robert Peels 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.
, Peels approach to police administration can be summed up as follows: - ANS 1.
Centralized organization with graded authority
2. Selective and stringent personnel standards
The Political Era involved? - ANS The pay and status of police work tended to be
low and it attracted those who could not find work elsewhere. American policing
was subverted by the influence of politics. Police work was the domain of certain
politically powerful ethnic groups and were likely dismissed by their agencies
because they belonged to the wrong political party. Decentralized organizational
structures were favored. The reason for this decentralized approach was to
protect political influence over the police.
The Professional Era involved? - ANS Police practitioners, academics, and
investigating commissions have decried the poor quality of police personnel;
pointed out the need for intelligence, honesty, and sensitivity in police officers.
Among most vocal, August Volmer, Bruce Smith and OW Wilson. Agreed that
physical strength was good but that good judgement, temperament and other
human qualities and skills were more important. They believed in strong
education, training, discipline and use of modern technologies. Supporting their
views, Wickersham Commission and the Presidents Crime Commission.
The Community Era involved? - ANS The community oriented model advocates,
among other things, less centralized organizational structure, closer ties to the
community, a stronger focus on prevention, and a problem-solving approach to
police work. This model supports the need for high quality personnel, but
emphasizes education and creativity over conformity, physical attributes and
unnecessarily rigid background characteristics.
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