mod 7

When considering Police Executive Styles, the style that best describes a Chief of Police who abides by the professional model of policing, believes in education, training and the use of technology, and is considered a manager first and an officer a distant second is the ___________ style.

administrator

In regards to media relations, the way that the Police Chief has the least amount of control over what information is being released is by:

authorizing every officer to release information

The average tenure for a Chief of Police is 15 years. This allows them to make major changes in their departments over time.

false

The majority of a budget goes to pay for _____________.

people and their support costs

The type of Police Executive Style that is found the least in our police departments but is needed the most is the ___________ style.

statesman

When considering Police Executive Styles, the style that best describes a Chief of Police who emphasizes the internal role, focuses more on leading that managing, and is heavily involved in operations is the ___________ style.

top cop

Lately management has been strengthening their position by taking part in contract negotiations to ensure that major management prerogatives are not lost through the contract process.

true

One of the most common critiques of the Chief of Police is that they have lost touch with police work.

true

The Chief of Police cannot only be concerned about external matters for his or her police department they must also be concerned with the internal matters that present themselves as well.

true

The majority (56.7%) of Police Chief Executives are promoted from within the department. This has its benefits and its concerns as well.

true