Police Administration 3rd Edition By Larry K. Gaines – Test Bank

Overview

Chapter 11:
Labor Relations

True / False Questions

1. Labor unions were organized as early as the late 1700s.

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2. Police employee groups began forming during the professional era of policing.

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3. The Boston police strike was the first police strike in the United States.

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4. The National Association of Police Organizations is the umbrella organization for the estimated 4,000 police unions and fraternal organizations in the United States.

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5. Several states and municipalities have laws prohibiting collective bargaining.

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6. Where deficient work conditions exist, it is clear that unions can improve matters, especially in the areas of salary and supplementary compensation.

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7. Community policing has caused a measure of conflict between police managers and line officers.

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8. Management typically views the union as a negative force within the police organization that attempts to procure financial gains and control over administrative policymaking without regard to the best interests of the department or the community.

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9. Public sector collective bargaining came into being during the 1800s.

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10. Collective bargaining is a good way of preserving management prerogatives.

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11. Arbitration is the most common method of impasse resolution.

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12. Layoff of officers is a critical concern to police unions.

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13. A contract that is acceptable to all sides is the result of successful negotiation.

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14. Police strikes are frequent today.

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15. The New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association once ran a full-page ad informing people that they should not join the NYPD.

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