Soc 3344 Discussion/Essay Study Guide Sp 07 Chapter 3 1. What criteria do police departments use to determine whether an applicant should be hired? Which ones do you think are the most important? Why? 2. What are the differences between polygraph examination and the background investigation? Why are polygraph examinations given to recruits? 3. What is the difference between basic training and in-service training? What makes a good police training program? 4. How would you create a field training program? How would your field training program operate? 5. What is career development? What are the common methods of implementing career development in policing? Why is it important? 6. What is affirmative action? Should it be utilized in police recruitment, selection, and promotion? 7. Are there differences between male and female police officers? Do women make good police officers? Should their role be limited or expanded? Why? 8. Should there be an education requirement for police recruitment? 9. Is it possible for a police department to have a zero-tolerance policy toward prior drug use by police recruits? Why or why not? 10. What techniques should be utilized for the training of future police officers during their basic training? Essay/Short Answer 1. Define and contrast the processes of “screening in” and “screening out.” 2. What is Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act? What were the ramifications of this Act for police departments? 3. Other than eliminating discrimination, what are the three benefits of integration of police agencies? 4. The text outlines the arguments made by opponents and advocates of a residency requirement. Choose a side and make the argument as it is presented in the text. 5. The selection process for police recruits includes seven steps that are outlined in your text. Briefly describe at least four of these steps. 6. What are the three primary objectives of field officer training programs? 7. What are the three sequential phases of police training? 8. Describe the common arguments against women in policing. Explain why they are not justified. 9. Choose three of the discrimination cases discussed in the text and describe their significance. 10. Define and contrast lateral and vertical expansion. Chapter 4 1. Why is it important for police administrators to know organizational theory? 2. There are several theories of organization outlined in the text. Which do you feel is most appropriate for a police department? Why? 3. Why is communication important in a police department?4. Why is it important for superiors in a police department to acknowledge input from subordinates toward problem solving? Explain. 5. Describe the contract negotiation process. What types of issues are normally discussed during this process? Essay/Short Answer 1. Luther Gulick postulated that administration consisted of seven activities. These activities formed the acronym POSDCORB. Tell what the letters stand for and provide a brief description of each. 2. Max Weber outlined the principles of organization. He delineated six principles that have become the foundation of classical organizational theory. What are they? 3. What were the results of the Hawthorne studies? 4. Within the context of McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y, describe the “X” employee and the “Y” employee. 5. Describe participative management and explain how it works. 6. Define and contrast “problem-solving groups” and “quality circles.” 7. Describe Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. How does a person reach self-actualization? 8. Define management by objectives and describe how it would be implemented in a police department. 9. Total quality management encompasses three primary areas. What are these three areas? Provide a description of each. 10. What is COMPSTAT? Where was it developed? How is it used in law enforcement? Chapter 5 1. How many patrol techniques can you list? What are their benefits? What are the problems associated with them? 2. What is the police traffic function? Why is it important? 3. What role does the patrol officer play in the preliminary investigation? Why are their efforts crucial to the eventual solving of a crime? 4. How does rapid response to calls for service affect the apprehension rate? Why do police agencies still attempt to respond rapidly to calls? 5. What has been the impact of DNA testing and automated fingerprint identification on investigating crimes? 6. What is the detective’s role in a police agency? Why is there so much prestige associated with being a detective? Is it warranted? 7. Are paramilitary units a necessary part of a police department? Are there any problems associated with their use? Essay/Short Answer 1. The traffic unit is responsible for reducing the frequency and severity of accidents and facilitating the orderly flow of traffic. Describe the three ways in which these two objectives are accomplished. 2. Alpert and Dunham summarize the activities that are accomplished by patrol. Discuss five of the eleven that are outlined in your text. 3. What are the factors used to determine patrol beats? 4. Discuss the reasons for the increasing re-implementation of foot patrol in departments across the country. 5. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses associated with bicycle patrol. 6. Discuss the results of the Kansas City Routine Preventive Patrol study.7. Discuss the contemporary research results relating to rapid police response. 8. What is a D-run? What type of patrol technique is it? 9. There is some variation in the way Repeat Offender Projects (ROPs) are implemented. They generally fall into one of three categories. Discuss the three categories. 10. Discuss the three historical periods of the police detective as they are presented in your text. 11. The traffic control function is carried out through three activities; discuss each of these. 12. Discuss the issues surrounding the enforcement of DUI and seat belt laws. Chapter 6 1. What is discretion? Is it good or bad? What makes it good or bad? Can it be both? 2. In which types of situations do police officers exercise the most discretion? At which level do officers have the most discretion? 3. Why do we refer to the police as the “gatekeepers” of the criminal justice system? 4. What are vice crimes? Why