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The Police in America, 4/e
Samuel Walker, University of Nebraska
Charles M. Katz, Arizona State University-West

Officers and Organizations
Police Organizations

True or False

Answer the following questions.



1

American law enforcement agencies are organized along quasi-military lines.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

American police departments are remarkably different in terms of organizational structure and administrative style.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Bureaucracies tend to become inward looking, self-serving, and isolated from the people they serve.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Friendship patterns have little or no effect in the management of a police department.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Civil service procedures are a major feature of American police organizations.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE