1. Chain of command – officers higher in chain of command have more organizational authority than do
the officers in lower ranks
2. Criminal investigative services - Detectives are responsible for the follow-up investigation of felonies,
selected misdemeanors, and missing or unidentified persons; they also investigate narcotics violations.
Summarize the responsibilities of different police functional areas .and organized criminal activity.
Investigative services are normally responsible for the collection of forensic evidence, which is then
processed and analyzed through a unit commonly referred to as a department’s crime lab Pg 76
3. Internal affairs - function serves to ensure the integrity of a department’s operations. Internal affairs
units have the responsibility of “policing the police. Pg 78
4. Line authority - provides that members at ranks report directly to those members “above” them
(chain of command). Pg72
5. Paramilitary structure - may exactly match –police rank very much resembles – and in some
departments, may exactly match – those of the American armed forces
6. Span of control - the number of subordinates that any one supervisor can be expected to supervise
effectively Pg 72
7. Staff authority - staff authority is not so much about directing people to perform job tasks or
supervising them as they perform those tasks. Pg 72
8. Unity of command - that under normal circumstances, each member of an organization reports to
one supervisor. This concept helps to avoid confusion and misinterpretation between officers and their
respective supervisors. Pg 72