End-of-the-Semester Test POS 711 S2021

FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (POLICING)

QUALIFICATION CODES: 07BACJ LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: POS 711 S COURSE NAME: POLICE ORGANISATION
SESSION: JUNE 2021 PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES MARKS: 75
END-OF-THE-SEMESTER TEST QUESTION PAPER

EXAMINER ELIPHAS !OWOS-ÔAB
MODERATOR: GEORGE XOAGUB (FIC-BANK OF NAMIBIA)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of 3 (three) questions of equal value
2. All the Questions are compulsory
3. Read the questions carefully, before you answer.
4. Number answers according to the numbering structure provided in the examination question paper.
5. You will be penalized for illegible handwriting
PERMITTED MATERIAL
Question Paper and Stationery Only
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (including this front page)

QUESTION 1
2.1 Explain and Illustrate the principle and application of ‘Scalar Chain’ and
‘Gang Plank’ in police organisations.
(10)
Scalar Chain…is a pre-defined formal path of authority & communication in the order
of highest to the lowest.
Gang Plank...is the shortest emergency route, providing access to lower levels in
other scalar chains…shorter route provided so that communication is not delayed.
Students required to illustrate as above and explain the utility of Scalar Chain
and Gang Plank respectively.
2.2 Describe the term ‘Organisational Control’ and outline three dimensions
emanating from organisational control. Make use of practical examples to
reinforce your outline. (10)
Organizational Control: “the formal administrative apparatuses that an organization
institutes in order to achieve coordination and control among its workers and its
work” (Maguire 2003,16).
Organisational Control consists of three dimensions.
 Administration (refers to the resources and personnel a police agency devotes to
organizational maintenance and the day-to-day operation of the organization).
 Formalization (refers to formal, codified, organizational rules and guidelines,
e.g., standard operations procedures topics (SOPs), employee manuals, and other
written rules).
 Centralization (Locus) of Decision Making refers to the degree to which the
authority make decisions is concentrated in a relatively small number of workers
(usually upper management) or is spread throughout the organization.
Students will gain marks if practical examples are cited.
2.3 Read the passage below and compile a full List of References in
accordance with the APA Referencing Style. (5)
(25)
Keeping in mind that law enforcement falls within the executive branch of
government responsible for enforcing the law, police officers must be aware of and
adhere to several types and sources of law on an almost call-by-call basis. Three types
of law with which the police must be very familiar include the substantive,
procedural, and case law. This position is articulated by Professors Petrus Nambala,
Lennox Shakanda Musiyalike and Dr. Ndapewoshali Ndilokelwa Tuyoleni on pages 12 to
13 in their book entitled “Changing of Police Paradigms” recently published by
Reuters Press Agency in the town of Tsumeb on the 12 th of April 2021. The subtitle of
the book is “Crime Prevention”.
Nambala, P., Musiyalike, L.S, and Tuyoleni, N.N. (2021). Changing of Police
Paradigms: Crime Prevention. Tsumeb: Reuters Press Agency.
QUESTION 2
2.1 Define the term ‘Organisation’ and outline three issues emanating from this
definition. (6)
2.2 Describe the following terms:
a) Descriptive Theory (3)
b) Normative/Prescriptive Theory (3)
2.3 Read the passage below answer the questions a) and b).
Keeping in mind that law enforcement falls within the executive branch of
government responsible for enforcing the law, police officers must be aware of and
adhere to several types and sources of law on an almost call-by-call basis. Three types
of law with which the police must be very familiar include the substantive,
procedural, and case law. This position is articulated by Professors Petrus Nambala,
Lennox Shakanda Musiyalike and Dr. Ndapewoshali Ndilokelwa Tuyoleni on pages 12 to
13 in their book entitled “Changing of Police Paradigms” recently published by
Reuters Press Agency in the town of Tsumeb on the 12 th of April 2021. The subtitle of
the book is “Crime Prevention”.
a) Compile a full List of References in accordance with the APA

Referencing Guidelines.
(5)
b) Compile an in-text citation in accordance with the APA Guidelines.
(2)
(25)
QUESTION 3
3.1 Galbraith recommends his “Star Model” for choosing an effective organisational
design. The Star Model provides a framework that identifies five categories for
consideration when making organisational design changes.
Outline and explain each of the five (5) categories as espoused by Galbraith in his
Star Model.
3.2 Describe the term ‘institutional isomorphism’ and explain three (3) main ways
institutional isomorphism is created and impacts an organisation’s structure and
ways of working. Make use of practical examples. (10)
(25)
TOTAL MARKS (75)
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FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (POLICING)

SESSION: JUNE 2021 PAPER: THEORY

DURATION: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES MARKS: 75

END-OF-THE-SEMESTER TEST QUESTION PAPER

MODERATOR: GEORGE XOAGUB (FIC-BANK OF NAMIBIA)

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (including this front page)

a) Compile a full List of References in accordance with the APA

TOTAL MARKS (75)

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