Question: You have been appointed the new commissioner of the Anycity Police Department. Anycity is a suburban city 60 miles from a major U.S. city; it has a population of 30,000 people and a police department of 100 officers. The major police problems in Anycity are disorderly teens making unnecessary noise at night, parking and traffic problems in the commercial district during busi- ness hours, and daytime residential burglaries. The former commissioner`s assistant tells you that the department has no organizational chart, no written rules and procedures, and "has always done a great job in the past." Anycity`s city manager, however, tells you that the former com- missioner was incompetent and that the department is totally disorganized and ineffective. You review the department`s personnel records and find that of the 100 officers in the department, 30 percent are patrol officers, 30 2. 3. percent are detectives, and 40 percent are super- visors. In view of what you have learned in this chapter, would you reorganize the department? Why or why not? If you would reorganize, how would you do it?