Police Management Examinations : Preparation Guide

by Henry, Vincent E.

• ISBN13: 9781889031637
• ISBN10: 1889031631
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Looseleaf Law Pubns Corp

Summary

Law enforcement's most valuable testing guide for Lieutenants, Captains and Assistant Chiefs. In addition to presenting material likely to be on your examinations, it is also the goal of this book to challenge traditional thinking about police organisations and offer new strategies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iii
Foreword	v
The Path to the Way
Preparing for Promotion	3	(22)
Reading for Understanding	3	(2)
Energizing the Learning Process	5	(2)
Before the Test Announcement	7	(1)
What's on the Test?	7	(2)
Types of Test Questions	9	(1)
The Test Announcement	10	(1)
Eligibility Criteria	10	(1)
Duties and Responsibilities	11	(1)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	11	(1)
Methods of Selection	12	(1)
Submitting an Application	13	(6)
Motivation: The Key to Success	19	(6)
The Gate to the Way
Management Study Guide	25	(50)
Organizations	26	(3)
Management Functions	29	(4)
Management Philosophies And Theories	33	(1)
Theory X and Theory Y Management	33	(2)
Behavioral School of Management	35	(1)
Contingency Approach to Management	36	(1)
Management by Exception	36	(4)
New Thinking About The Management Process	40	(4)
Management Concepts And Terms	44	(1)
Span of Control	44	(1)
Delegation of Authority	45	(1)
Unity of Command	45	(1)
Leadership Theories And Styles	45	(1)
Trait Theory of Leadership	46	(1)
Behavioral Theory of Leadership	46	(1)
Path-Goal Theory of Leadership	47	(1)
Leadership Styles	47	(5)
Motivating	52	(1)
Motives, Needs, Drives, and Influences	53	(1)
Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs	53	(1)
Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory	54	(1)
Alderfer's ERG Theory	55	(1)
McClelland's Three-Needs Theory	56	(2)
Communicating	58	(1)
What Is Communication?	59	(1)
The Police Manager's Role in the Communication Process	60	(1)
Effective Communication	60	(1)
Barriers to Effective Communication	61	(2)
Disciplining	63	(1)
Positive Discipline	64	(1)
Negative Discipline	64	(1)
Progressive Discipline	64	(1)
Delegating	65	(1)
Roadblocks to Delegation	65	(1)
How to Delegate	66	(1)
Controlling	66	(1)
Evaluating	67	(1)
Formal Evaluation Systems	67	(2)
Informal Evaluation Systems	69	(1)
Enhancing Job Performance	69	(6)
Footprints along the Path
The Written Examination	75	(108)
About Written Tests	75	(1)
The Importance of Test Validity and Reliability	76	(1)
How Written Tests Are Constructed	77	(3)
Advantages of Multiple-Choice Tests	80	(1)
Predicting Successful Job Performance	81	(1)
Appealing Written Tests	81	(1)
Studying For Written Tests	82	(1)
Arranging Study Material	82	(1)
Highlighting Material	83	(1)
Repeating the Process	84	(1)
Other Important Tips	84	(2)
Practice Taking Tests	86	(1)
Taking the Multiple-Choice Test	87	(1)
Your Physical Condition	87	(1)
Test Directions	87	(1)
Time	87	(1)
The Test Booklet and Answer Sheet	87	(1)
Understanding Questions and Answers	88	(1)
Marking Questions and Answers	88	(1)
Returning to Unanswered Questions	89	(1)
Changing Answers	90	(1)
Essay Questions	90	(1)
How Essay Questions Are Developed	90	(3)
Tips for Taking Essay Tests	93	(2)
Practice Essay Test, Part 1	95	(8)
Practice Essay Test, Part 2	103	(8)
Multiple-Choice And Multiple-Choice/Essay Practice Tests	111	(2)
Answer Sheet	113	(4)
City of Monroe Lieutenant Examination	117	(22)
Scoring The City of Monroe Lieutenant Examination	139	(1)
Answer Key	139	(1)
Self-Evaluation Topic Chart	140	(3)
Answers and Analysis For The City of Monroe Lieutenant Examination	143	(12)
The City of Fair Haven Captain Examination	155	(18)
Scoring The City of Fair Haven Captain Examination	173	(1)
Section 1 Answer Key	173	(2)
Answers and Analysis For The City of Fair Haven Captain Examination	175	(5)
Essay Question 1: Critical Answer Components	180	(1)
Essay Question 2: Critical Answer Components	180	(3)
Voices along the Path
The Oral Examination	183	(24)
The Difference Between Oral And Written Tests	183	(1)
The Oral Board	184	(1)
The Position Description	185	(1)
Conducting The Oral Examination	185	(1)
Scoring The Examination	186	(2)
First Impression---Lasting Impression	188	(1)
Preparing For Your Oral Examination	189	(2)
Creating Your Own Mock Oral Board	191	(1)
Your Physical Appearance and Other Significant Factors	192	(3)
Tips	195	(1)
Checklists	195	(3)
Questions Frequently Asked at Oral Examinations	198	(9)
Crossroads along the Path
The Assessment Center	207	(18)
History of Assessment Centers	207	(1)
How Situational Exercises Are Developed	208	(2)
How Assessment Centers Work	210	(1)
How to Prepare For The Assessment Center	211	(1)
The In-Basket Exercise	211	(7)
Preparing for the Next Assessment Center Exercise	218	(1)
The Supervisor/Subordinate Exercise	218	(3)
The Leaderless Discussion Group Exercise	221	(1)
The Community Meeting Exercise	222	(3)
Assessment Center Practice Test	225	(58)
How to Take the In-basket Practice Test	225	(2)
In-basket Exercise	227	(32)
Analysis and Discussion of In-basket Exercise	259	(24)
Looking Back on the past
Police Training and Experience	283	(14)
Section 9: Education ad Other Training	288	(1)
Education	288	(1)
Other Training	289	(1)
Section 10: Experience	289	(1)
Section 11: Special Skills or Abilities	290	(1)
Grading Training And Experience Examinations	290	(7)
Glossary of Key Terms
Glossary	297