Supervision of Police Personnel Part 1
Exam - Answered 2024
________________ are plans consisting of a set of broad principles that guide
personnel in the accomplishment of general organizational objectives.
a. Procedures
b. Goals
c. Objectives
d. Policies - ANSWER-d. Policies
__________________ may be defined as the art of influencing, directing, guiding, and
controlling others in such a way as to obtain their willing obedience, confidence,
respect, and loyal cooperation in the accomplishment of an objective.
a. Leadership
b. Supervision
c. Management
d. Delegation - ANSWER-a. Leadership
___________________ involves the extraction of satisfaction from the outside world in
the drive toward a goal that is blocked and a desire to hurt or destroy the source of the
pain, those things or persons who are symbols of the barrier.
a. Aggression
b. Personality
c. Escapism
d. Withdrawal - ANSWER-a. Aggression
A certain portion of all disciplinary actions fail because supervisors do not know how to
make personnel investigations. The answer to this problem is:
a. Punishment
b. Shift change
c. Better scheduling
d. Training - ANSWER-d. Training
A successful supervisor is able to deal effectively with both the formal and the
____________________________ organization.
a. Informal
b. Strategic
c. Scientific
,d. None of the above - ANSWER-a. Informal
A supervisor conducting an interview with an employee in regards to an employee's
concern should display what type of attitude?
a. Friendly
b. Direct
c. Condescending
d. Firm - ANSWER-a. Friendly
A supervisor may assist subordinates in relieving their frustration. All of the following are
appropriate except:
a. Being alert for symptoms
b. If the frustration reaction involves aggression that the individual is unable to suppress
because of his deficient control mechanisms, it would seem that relief is most
adequately achieved by directing the aggression into harmless channels.
c. The supervisor should not engage in nondirective counseling.
d. The supervisor should help relieve his troubled subordinate of frustration by providing
an opportunity for the achievement of a feeling of success. - ANSWER-c. The
supervisor should not engage in nondirective counseling.
According to Robbins, evidence suggests that which of the following is true?
a. Productive workers are more likely to be happy workers rather than the reverse.
b. Happy workers are more likely to be productive workers than the reverse.
c. Happy workers are more motivated.
d. Productivity is reduced when workers are too happy. - ANSWER-a. Productive
workers are more likely to be happy workers rather than the reverse.
According to the American Council for Drug Education, ______________ dependence
is without question the most serious drug problem in the country.
a. Marijuana
b. Amphetamine
c. Barbiturate
d. Alcohol - ANSWER-d. Alcohol
According to the text, it would be eminently ______________________ for the
supervisor to postpone communicating with his subordinate merely because both might
find the interchange disagreeable.
a. Fair
b. Unfair
c. Agreeable
d. Unpleasant - ANSWER-b. Unfair
,According to the text, the introductory step in the instructional process will perhaps tax
the imagination of the teacher more than the other four steps of instruction. This is the
step in which the ACID test must be applied. The D in the acronym ACID stands for
which of the following?
a. Direction
b. Desire
c. Diligence
d. Disequilibrium - ANSWER-b. Desire
According to the text, which of the following is a false statement?
a. The degree of motivation by the teacher has a direct bearing on the student's learning
rate and performance.
b. Learning proceeds best when the student is motivated to learn - when he wants to
learn and when he puts forth effort to learn.
c. One of the greatest spurs to motivation is the recognition by the student that his
personal or professional growth will be directly dependent on the effort he expends to
improve himself.
d. The positive use of stimulation is always inferior to the use of fear of dismissal
because of unacceptable scores would be a powerful influence on performance. -
ANSWER-b. Learning proceeds best when the student is motivated to learn - when he
wants to learn and when he puts forth effort to learn.
After a complaint investigation is concluded, it usually receives a classification. Which of
the below best describes unfounded?
a. When the evidence indicates that the alleged act did in fact occur but was legal,
proper, and necessary.
b. The alleged act did not in fact occur and that the complaint was false.
c. Cannot be resolved by investigation because sufficient evidence is not available.
d. The allegation is true but that the employee's actions were consistent with
departmental policy. - ANSWER-b. The alleged act did not in fact occur and that the
complaint was false.
After an officer is included in a traumatic incident such as a shooting, which of the
following should occur?
a. Mandatory critical incident stress debriefing
b. Voluntary only, critical incident stress debriefing
c. Suspension without pay
d. Automatic re-assignment to another division - ANSWER-a. Mandatory critical incident
stress debriefing
, All of the following are guidelines for successfully making the transition from officer to
supervisor except:
a. Educate yourself for your new position.
b. Learn the skills to be an effective supervisor.
c. Show a genuine apathy and concern for your employees.
d. Communicate regularly with your employees. - ANSWER-c. Show a genuine apathy
and concern for your employees.
All of the following are true except:
a. Supervisors should be constantly aware that what motivates one person may fail
entirely to motivate another because of individual differences.
b. The employee hungry for the satisfaction derived from such motivators as praise,
recognition, and the like is usually a good producer, but when he becomes disinterested
in his job and the satisfaction available from it, he sometimes loses his drive to produce.
c. Motivation through the process of inspiration is unquestionably the most difficult yet
the most powerful and lasting force in forming attitudes that will induce workers to make
fuller use of their potential.
d. Recognition is not a strong motivating force in people. - ANSWER-d. Recognition is
not a strong motivating force in people.
All of the following are true of the functional organization except:
a. The functional organization in its pure form is rarely found in present-day
organizations except at or near the top level.
b. The functional organization does not divide responsibility and authority among
several specialists.
c. The functional responsibility of each "functional manager" is limited to the particular
activity over which he has control, regardless of who performs the function.
d. Coordination of effort in this type of organization becomes difficult since the
employees responsible for results may be subject to the functional direction of several
persons. - ANSWER-b. The functional organization does not divide responsibility and
authority among several specialists.
All of the following are true regarding the line and staff organization except:
a. The line and staff type organization is a combination of the line and functional types
and is found in almost all but the very smallest police agencies today.
b. It combines staff specialists or units with line organization.
c. The service of knowledge can be provided to line personnel by specialists such as
the criminalist, the training officer, the research and development specialist, the public
relations officer, or the intelligence specialist.
d. Channels of responsibility and authority are a problem. - ANSWER-d. Channels of
responsibility and authority are a problem.
Exam - Answered 2024
________________ are plans consisting of a set of broad principles that guide
personnel in the accomplishment of general organizational objectives.
a. Procedures
b. Goals
c. Objectives
d. Policies - ANSWER-d. Policies
__________________ may be defined as the art of influencing, directing, guiding, and
controlling others in such a way as to obtain their willing obedience, confidence,
respect, and loyal cooperation in the accomplishment of an objective.
a. Leadership
b. Supervision
c. Management
d. Delegation - ANSWER-a. Leadership
___________________ involves the extraction of satisfaction from the outside world in
the drive toward a goal that is blocked and a desire to hurt or destroy the source of the
pain, those things or persons who are symbols of the barrier.
a. Aggression
b. Personality
c. Escapism
d. Withdrawal - ANSWER-a. Aggression
A certain portion of all disciplinary actions fail because supervisors do not know how to
make personnel investigations. The answer to this problem is:
a. Punishment
b. Shift change
c. Better scheduling
d. Training - ANSWER-d. Training
A successful supervisor is able to deal effectively with both the formal and the
____________________________ organization.
a. Informal
b. Strategic
c. Scientific
,d. None of the above - ANSWER-a. Informal
A supervisor conducting an interview with an employee in regards to an employee's
concern should display what type of attitude?
a. Friendly
b. Direct
c. Condescending
d. Firm - ANSWER-a. Friendly
A supervisor may assist subordinates in relieving their frustration. All of the following are
appropriate except:
a. Being alert for symptoms
b. If the frustration reaction involves aggression that the individual is unable to suppress
because of his deficient control mechanisms, it would seem that relief is most
adequately achieved by directing the aggression into harmless channels.
c. The supervisor should not engage in nondirective counseling.
d. The supervisor should help relieve his troubled subordinate of frustration by providing
an opportunity for the achievement of a feeling of success. - ANSWER-c. The
supervisor should not engage in nondirective counseling.
According to Robbins, evidence suggests that which of the following is true?
a. Productive workers are more likely to be happy workers rather than the reverse.
b. Happy workers are more likely to be productive workers than the reverse.
c. Happy workers are more motivated.
d. Productivity is reduced when workers are too happy. - ANSWER-a. Productive
workers are more likely to be happy workers rather than the reverse.
According to the American Council for Drug Education, ______________ dependence
is without question the most serious drug problem in the country.
a. Marijuana
b. Amphetamine
c. Barbiturate
d. Alcohol - ANSWER-d. Alcohol
According to the text, it would be eminently ______________________ for the
supervisor to postpone communicating with his subordinate merely because both might
find the interchange disagreeable.
a. Fair
b. Unfair
c. Agreeable
d. Unpleasant - ANSWER-b. Unfair
,According to the text, the introductory step in the instructional process will perhaps tax
the imagination of the teacher more than the other four steps of instruction. This is the
step in which the ACID test must be applied. The D in the acronym ACID stands for
which of the following?
a. Direction
b. Desire
c. Diligence
d. Disequilibrium - ANSWER-b. Desire
According to the text, which of the following is a false statement?
a. The degree of motivation by the teacher has a direct bearing on the student's learning
rate and performance.
b. Learning proceeds best when the student is motivated to learn - when he wants to
learn and when he puts forth effort to learn.
c. One of the greatest spurs to motivation is the recognition by the student that his
personal or professional growth will be directly dependent on the effort he expends to
improve himself.
d. The positive use of stimulation is always inferior to the use of fear of dismissal
because of unacceptable scores would be a powerful influence on performance. -
ANSWER-b. Learning proceeds best when the student is motivated to learn - when he
wants to learn and when he puts forth effort to learn.
After a complaint investigation is concluded, it usually receives a classification. Which of
the below best describes unfounded?
a. When the evidence indicates that the alleged act did in fact occur but was legal,
proper, and necessary.
b. The alleged act did not in fact occur and that the complaint was false.
c. Cannot be resolved by investigation because sufficient evidence is not available.
d. The allegation is true but that the employee's actions were consistent with
departmental policy. - ANSWER-b. The alleged act did not in fact occur and that the
complaint was false.
After an officer is included in a traumatic incident such as a shooting, which of the
following should occur?
a. Mandatory critical incident stress debriefing
b. Voluntary only, critical incident stress debriefing
c. Suspension without pay
d. Automatic re-assignment to another division - ANSWER-a. Mandatory critical incident
stress debriefing
, All of the following are guidelines for successfully making the transition from officer to
supervisor except:
a. Educate yourself for your new position.
b. Learn the skills to be an effective supervisor.
c. Show a genuine apathy and concern for your employees.
d. Communicate regularly with your employees. - ANSWER-c. Show a genuine apathy
and concern for your employees.
All of the following are true except:
a. Supervisors should be constantly aware that what motivates one person may fail
entirely to motivate another because of individual differences.
b. The employee hungry for the satisfaction derived from such motivators as praise,
recognition, and the like is usually a good producer, but when he becomes disinterested
in his job and the satisfaction available from it, he sometimes loses his drive to produce.
c. Motivation through the process of inspiration is unquestionably the most difficult yet
the most powerful and lasting force in forming attitudes that will induce workers to make
fuller use of their potential.
d. Recognition is not a strong motivating force in people. - ANSWER-d. Recognition is
not a strong motivating force in people.
All of the following are true of the functional organization except:
a. The functional organization in its pure form is rarely found in present-day
organizations except at or near the top level.
b. The functional organization does not divide responsibility and authority among
several specialists.
c. The functional responsibility of each "functional manager" is limited to the particular
activity over which he has control, regardless of who performs the function.
d. Coordination of effort in this type of organization becomes difficult since the
employees responsible for results may be subject to the functional direction of several
persons. - ANSWER-b. The functional organization does not divide responsibility and
authority among several specialists.
All of the following are true regarding the line and staff organization except:
a. The line and staff type organization is a combination of the line and functional types
and is found in almost all but the very smallest police agencies today.
b. It combines staff specialists or units with line organization.
c. The service of knowledge can be provided to line personnel by specialists such as
the criminalist, the training officer, the research and development specialist, the public
relations officer, or the intelligence specialist.
d. Channels of responsibility and authority are a problem. - ANSWER-d. Channels of
responsibility and authority are a problem.
