Chapter Questions
What are some of a police executive's primary roles? (Use the three major categories of the Mintzberg model of CEOs in developing your response.)
What are the components and advantages of using the assessment center process for hiring and promoting police personnel?
What are some elements of the police chief's and sheriff's positions that make them attractive and unattractive? Do you think that contemporary qualifications for the positions are adequate? How do chiefs and sheriffs differ in role and background?
What are the "Ten Commandments" of good executive leadership?
How might some of Machiavelli's views of leadership apply to today's police chief executives?
What are some recommended interviewing and psychological testing protocols for police chief candidates?
How do the role and function of sergeants differ from those of upper or middle managers?
What are the three types of political arena conflicts that can cause police chiefs to lose their jobs? What are examples of "good politics" and "bad politics?"
What are some of the 12 qualities said to make a good police officer, and what are some of the innovative means now in use for recruiting and hiring quality officers?
How would you describe the various parts of the "hurdle" (recruitment and hiring) process used by the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department?
What are some similarities and differences between the FTO and PTO concepts?
What are the primary responsibilities of executive, management, and supervisory personnel under COPPS?