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Staff and auxiliary services comprise the "non-line elements" in a basic police organizational structure.

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The administration of most police organizations is based on:

A) the traditional, pyramidal, quasi-military structure
B) a "wheel" configuration
C) Peel's 1829 organization structure for London
D) J. Edgar Hoover's writings

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Which of the following is not a principal feature of a bureaucracy?

Discuss the possible problems police administration face in regards to political influence.

__________ acts as a guide or steering device and lets us know whether the receiver has interpreted our symbols as we intended.

Within a bureaucracy,_____________ refers to the principle of fixed jurisdictional areas.

The basic organizational chart of a small police agency tends to be more pyramidal than that of a large police department.

Of the ten tasks of sergeants,which of the following is the most important?

Explain how consolidated,and civilianized police services operate,and their advantages.

Which function is not commonly associated with the job of county sheriff?

The chief executive is said to be the "backbone" of the police organization.

Which of the following is not one of the three major roles of chief executives outlined in the Mintzberg model?

Organizations are entities of at least five people who cooperate to accomplish an objective(s).

Under span of control,the number of people who can be adequately supervised is small,normally three to five.

Unlike police chiefs,___________ tend to be elected.

________ agencies tend to have a more flattened organizational structure.

The method officers are expected to use when booking a suspect is an example of a(n)___________.