WEEK 3 Flashcards
(45 cards)
2 or more people who cooperate to accomplish the same objective
organization
larger organizations where people of the org are accomplishing different tasks towards a common goal
bureaucracies
individuals report to someone higher than themselves
chain of command
council-manager, mayor-council, and commission are…
3 main forms of local government organizations
people elect city council members and help make the city function
council-manager
mayor and city council are elected separately, paid the same way, strong vs week mayor structure
mayor-council
mayor chairs city council meetings and is a voting member and has the ability to hire and fire
strong mayor structure
mayor chairs meetings, but doesn’t vote and isn’t in charge of money
weak mayor structure
people vote individual commissioner to a government board and each commissioner is in charge of a specific duty
commission
this person said that bureaucracy is a division of labor, hierarchy, merit system, written rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
max weber
finite # of people can supervise (5-7 people to productively supervise)
span of control
no employee should have to report to more than 1 superior
unity of command
giving those under you a job
delegating
each job has its own chain of command
division of labor
a broad statement issued to every member of the dept. that describes in general what the agency does
policy
detail specific actions and what the officer will do, how they do their jobs
procedures
defines what an officer can or cannot do
rules
the force of law behind it, if you violate these you get in trouble with the law
regulations
an officer who carries out primary tasks
line officer
direct/control line officers (Sergent)
staff
help with training
direct personnel
police chief
command
5 roles that impact what police’s role is
citizens, judicial, legislature, executives, and police
interpret the law
judicial