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What should officers note when responding to a call?

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Route, evidence of suspicious activity, descriptions of people and vehicles, times of arrival at scene

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Upon arrival, what must officers first deal with

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If a suspect needs to be removed, description of bleeding suspect, medical assistance, preserve decedents

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The Medical Examiner must be notified when

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Death is from external causes, suspicious, injury following illness, sudden death, death not attended by a physician, prison death, death from contagious disease.

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Officers can only remove a body when

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Death is from natural causes, or death is from a highway accident.

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To preserve a crime scene, officers must

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Bar all unnecessary persons including unnecessary police officers, secure the crime scene, identify suspects or witnesses.

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After emergencies and security is set at a crime scene, preliminary investigation consists of

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Interviewing victims/wits/susps, neighborhood canvass, measure/photo/videotape/sketch, identifying and securing evidence, recording statements

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Things that should be documented in field notes at a crime scene

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Weather, lighting, personnel, descriptions of areas searched, items searched for, locations of evidence found, damaged or disturbed areas, lack of discovers of expected evidentiary items.

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Field sketches should include

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Measurements, identifies of all items at the scene, date and time of sketch, care number and classification, name and sig off sketching officer, assisting personnel, compass direction and landmarks of outdoor scene.

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How many officers should collect evidence

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Two, in case one is unavailable for trial.

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Modus Operandi

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Method of operation of the perpetrator. This must be determined by the officer. This includes, tools used, type of crime, victims, means of attack, worked spoken, vehicles used, property taken.

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Fourth Amendment

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Search and Seizure: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects again unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supposed by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized.

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Search warrants should be attained if

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there is suffice time. Three Factors: Is there state action? Is the place to be searched protected by the 4th amendment?, Is the search/seizure unreasonable.

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The 4th Amendment protects

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Person, houses, places, and effects

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What is not protected by the 4th Amendment?

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Open Field (unoccupied or un developed OUTSIDE OF THE INITIAL AREA AROUND THE HOME (The Curtilage) and is not an officer or commercial structure.

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4 Part Test to determine if an area is outside of the curtilage and therefore unprotected

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  1. Proximity to the home
  2. Whether the area is included within the enclosure surrounding the home
  3. The nature of the uses to to which the area is put
  4. The steps taken by the resident to protect the area from observations of passing persons.
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Is a locked storage shed, even outside the curtilage, protected?

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Yes, a warrant must issue.

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Do you need a warrant to look into an open shed, from an open field?

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No

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When does a search occur?

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When a reasonable expectation of privacy is infringed.

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When does a seizure occur?

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There is some meaning interference with an individual’s possessory interest in the property.

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What is a reasonable expectation of privacy REOP?

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An individual’s subjective expectation of privacy. What is sought to be kept private should be private.

What people expose to the public is not protected by the 4th A.

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Does abandoned property have a REOP?

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No.

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Does trash left in bins on a curb (outside of curtilage) have REOP?

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No

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Are observations made from public places (sidewalks, paths, common entrances) in violation of the 4thA?

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No

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Do motel and hotel occupants have a REOP?

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Yes

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Do overnight guests at a private residence have a REOP in their rooms and luggage?
Yes
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Do photographs and flashlights to aid vision and preserve the record violate a REOP?
No
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Can using binoculars violate a REOP?
No
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Does a dog sniffing for contraband with reasonable suspicion count as a search?
No, it is minimally intrusive
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What may search warrants be issued for?
Fruits of a crime, contraband/illegal property, instruments of a crime, bodily fluids for DNA, bodily fluid for blood or alcohol. Other evidence that will aid in apprehending or convicting a suspect.
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What is considered reasonable search with a warrant
Items seized within the scope of the search.
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Can officers detain and search persons not authorized on the warrant?
No. A terry pat is authorized.
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Does mere proximity to others suspected of criminal activity give probable cause to search said person?
No.
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Does a copy of the warrant need to be left on premises?
Yes
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Is a warrant needed to search abandoned property?
No, no expectation of privacy.
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Is a warrant needed to search pubic area? Such as a hidden box in a park?
No
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Is a warrant needed to search something in plain view?
No
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Is a warrant needed to search incident to arrest?
No
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Is a warrant needed to search and seize a movable vehicle?
No
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Is a warrant needed to search under exigent circumstances?
No
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Is a warrant needed to search during a Stop and frisk?
No
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What makes a consent search reasonable?
Knowing and Voluntary, person must have authority to consent
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Can a landlord give consent to search to search a lawful tenants medicine cabinet?
No
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Can a roommate consent to brach a common area?
Yes, but not a private area.
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Can a wife consent to the search of a home if the husband is not present?
Yes
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Can a search be conducted of a shared space if one person (ex. wife) consents but the other (ex. husband) does not?
No
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Can consent be obtained throng coercion, threats, force or intimidation?
No
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Can an officer request to search a car on a motor vehicle stole without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity?
No
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Can you search a movable car on a highway without a warrant if probable cause exists?
Yes
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To search a vehicle, do you need probable cause that evidence or contraband exists?
Yes
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If a car is not moveable (ex. on blocks or a mobile home? can it be searched without a warrant?
No, it must be treated like a house.
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If an officer is searching a motor vehicle without a warrant, must he have the same level of probable cause nessecary to obtain such warrant?
Yes
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Arizona V Gant
Officers may search a vehicle incident to a recent occupants arrest only when the arrestee is unsecured and within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search. Also officers can search the vehicle when officer believe other evidence relevant to the crime for which the person is arrested might be found.
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Do you need a warrant to GPS a vehicle?
Yes, it is a search/4th amendment seizure requiring a warrant. US v Jones
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Probable cause is more than mere suspicion but...
less than absolute certainty.
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Police can seize a watercraft,
If the operator was involved in an incident invoking death or SBI, or has been found intoxicated over .08 on three or more occasions.
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T/F The objective base for a stop and frisk is less than is require to arrest or full blown searches?
True
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A Brief, involuntary detention for the purpose of investigations
a Stop
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Drawing a weapon, using commanding voice, the presence of several officers, surrounding a car or ordering someone to exit, roadblock ,flashing emergency lights are all examples of
A Show Of Force
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Are these a show of force? Approaching a citizen in public, merely asking a question, requesting to search, following a pedestrian in a police car, identifying yourself as a police officer
No
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A rental van in a high crime area in the middle of the night. Reasonable Suspicion?
Yes
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An anonymous tip corroborated by officers observations. RS?
Yes
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What is the threshold required for a stop?
Reasonable Suspicion
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What standard of proof is required for arrest?
Probable Cause
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Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement
Hot pursuit of a felony suspect with exigent/dangerous circumstances,
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Can an officer arrest a felon outside of jurisdiction in hot pursuit?
Yes
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Can an officer arrest when outside of jurisdiction at the request of another agency?
Yes
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Can an officer arrest outside of jurisdiction if he observes a breach of peace that involves a threat of violence?
Yes
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Can an officer arrest a person in another jurisdiction for a motor vehicle violation in close pursuit?
Yes
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Is there a Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit for MA/CT/RI allowing officers to enter the other state in hot pursuit of a felon?
Yes, they must be brought before a judge in the jurisdiction of the arrest as soon as possible.
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When are Miranda Warnings required?
Custody AND Questioning
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When is a person seized?
When he/she believes they are not free to leave.
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If questioning takes place in a persons home/office etc...are they seized
Usually not....If they are in cuffs, yes.
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If a suspect is brought to the PD by police or in cuffs, then questioned, is Miranda Required?
Yes
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If a person voluntarily responds to the PD in his vehicle, and agrees to be questioned, is Miranda required
No
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What is interrogation?
Police questioning or actions that are likely to elicit an incriminating response. This includes statements made between officers
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To waive Miranda, a person must do so...
Knowingly, willingly, voluntarily.
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What are there three types of indetifzcations?
Photo line-up, show up, live line up.
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Can you transport the suspect to the victim?
No
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Should s suspect be shown to a witness in the patrol vehicle?
No
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What is the minimum number of photographs required for a photo line up?
5
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What is a blind administrator?
Someone who does not know the suspect in the line up, so they conduct the line up for impartiality.
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What is circumstantial evidence?
Evidence from a witness that describes a chain of events. Footprint found at scene, etc...
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What is real evidence?
Physical evidence found at the scene.
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What is direct evidence?
Knowledge of fact, oral statements, Sight, smell, touch, etc.
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What are excited utterances?
Statements made under the stress or excitement of the event. Can be linked with the demeanor of the person who said it.
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What is actual possession?
When someone is directly in control of something.
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What is constructive possession?
If someone does not have direct control but has both the power and intent at a given time to exercise dominion or control through himself or another person.
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What is a juvenile criminal complain called?
a Petition
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How many days does the family court have to to do a probable cause hearing?
5 in Prov, 7 in other counties.
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Juvenile Truancy, runaway, sexting, disobedience, possession/consumption of alcohol are considered
Status offenses
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Can a juvenile be interrogated without a parent?
Yes, but not ideal. It needs to be a knowing, voluntary waiver of his rights.
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Should status offenders be fingerprinted/photographed?
no
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Can a school official search a juvenile's locker?
Yes, if reasonable suspicious exists or to maintain order of the school's policies
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Can an officer search a student's locker?
Yes, if Probable Cause exists.
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What kind of evidence is needed to prove operation of a vehicle in a DUI crash in which the officer did not see the operator?
Circumstantial evidence.
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Can a police officer stop a vehicle based on a n anonymous, unidentified, unproven source?
No. The information must be detailed and corroborated.
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When can an officer get a warrant for blood if the DUI offender denied?
Felony cases such a DUI Death/SBI.
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The detention, interdiction, or the disparate treatment of an individual on the basis, in whole or in part, of the racial or ethnic status of such individual is the definition of
Racial Profiling
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31-21.2-3
Ban on Racial Profiling
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T/F First line supervisors often are the first to see training inadequacies.
True
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Organizational characteristics need to be
Viable and Dynamic. P10
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Accountability includes
Answering-providing an explanation or justification, such as for the execution of authority. Reporting on the results and fulfillment thereof, An assuming liability.
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Five levels of accountability:
(Personal, individual, team)-bottom of pyramid, organizational(mid pyramid), and stake holders (Tip of the pyramid. P 16.
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Who is the stakeholders in the accountability pyramid in law enforcement?
Supervisory body and the public.
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Who is the most important element of accountability?
Leadership
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Supervisory skills are Hu-TACK
Human, Tactical, Affective, Conceptual, and Knowledge. P19
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Human factors of supervisory skills
Coaching, Communicating, Counseling, Mentoring, Delegating, Integrating, Leading, Conflict Resolving
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Tactical factors of supervisory skill
Capability, Control, Expertise, Procedure, Tasks Oriented, Techniques
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Affective factors of supervisory skill
Attitude, Empathy, Equality, Fairness, Integrity, Interrelations, Values
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Conceptual factors of supervisory skill
Analysis, assessment, decision making, identification of objective, prioritizing problems, solving problems, interpreting, loyalty.
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Management expectations of a Supervisor
Positive Attitude, Loyalty, Integrity, Performance
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Subordinate Expectations of Supervisors
Accessibility, role model, assistance in attaining goals, integration, conflict resolution. P35
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Community policing
Building partnerships, collaboration, process facilitation, Improving quality of life, problem solving, scanning for problems, identifying stakeholders, analysis, response, assessment
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In communication, one-way communication means the recipient is responsible for understanding a message.
In two-way communicantion, the sender and recipient are responsible for making sure the message is understood and portrayed correctly.
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LEP
Limited English Proficiency P107
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Motivations-needs based
Physiological needs, security needs, social needs, esteem needs, self actualization needs,
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Valence
The strength of an individuals desire for an expected outcome
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coercive power
based on fear and the ability of the supervisor to administer some type of punishment
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expert power
based on experience, subordinates respond to a greater amount of knowledge
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legitimate power
written directives and clear cut examples
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recent power
associated with a leader's personality
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reward power
based on preferential work
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Behavioral theory of Leadership
initiating structure with patterns, and consideration structure based on friendship
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Contingency theory of leadership
The leaders style of leading match the demands of the situation
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Trait theory of leadership
distinguishing qualities of a leader such as ability, accountability, attainment, involvement, situational, and standing P169
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Traditional supervisors
Highly task oriented, aggressive
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Supportive supervisors
Encourage through praise and acknowledgment
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Innovative Supervisors
Embrace new philosophies and methods
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Active Supervisors
Actively involved, still perform as officer
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When looking at group structure, BLOW means
Be a part of the cause, Lend a hand, Obey the rules, Work in partnership
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Directive couceling
Fixing something on the spot
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Nondirective couseling
Changes behavior with growth through change in climate
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nonfeasance
failure to take appropriate action as required by la or policy
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Misfeasance
performing a required and lawful task in an unacceptable, inappropriate, or unprofessional manner
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Malfeasance
Wrongdoing or illegal conduct that depends on or is related to the issue of legitimate authors
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Ascendant workers
achievement focus, motivated, effective
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Indifferent workers
minimal effort, does not seek promotion, reluctant
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Ambient workers
does not like th make decisions, seeks approval, creative, intelligent, receptive to chance
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Erudite employees
Opinion or everything (jack billings)
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Tyrant employees
control oriented, do not show respect,
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Defeatist
Skeptical of change, resist new ideas, rigid
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X motivational Theory
Emphasis on control and direction. Ordinary employee with try to stay clear of work, chief concerns are security and survival. Tell them what to do.
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Y motivational theory
Average individual does not have dislike for work, employees exercise self control and discipline when committee to objective. Attaining a goal is a function of reward. Management should allow for individual gaol attainment while pursuing organizational objective. Potential of average employee is underutilized.
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Expectancy Theory
Promotes psychological success. Motivation=expectancy x valence
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Equity Theory
equity occurs when specific rewards are looked upon as fair and foundational to the total reward system

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