Test Bank For Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Planned Change, 6E By Wayne N. Welsh, Philip W. Harris, Bradley D. Edwards Chapter 1-7 Chapter 1
Test Bank: Introduction This test bank includes only objective questions. See the Instructor Guide for more open-ended questions. Each Instructor Guide contains the following:
Outline Chapter Overview Instructor Notes Suggested Reading Discussion, Review, and Essay Questions Class Exercises Teaching Tips (difficult concepts, teaching suggestions, suggestions for guest speakers, videos, etc.)
True/False Questions _____1.
Planned change rarely includes a role for consumers. (F)
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A “change agent” always guides planned change. (T)
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Three-strikes laws are an example of a “project.” (F)
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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) serves as a funding mechanism, providing grants to local, state, and tribal governments as well as non-profit organizations. (T)
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Policies may contain the authorization and funding for many different programs. (T)
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The President’s Commission report, The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, was extremely influential in shaping current conceptions of criminal justice as a “system.” (T)
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Conflict strategies require fewer resources than collaborative strategies. (F)
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Regardless of the specific change being proposed, resistance rather than consensus is the norm. (T)
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One major purpose of Stage 4 (“Action Planning”) is to identify the resources needed for an intervention. (T)
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According to the text, planning new programs and policies usually goes smoothly. (F)
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Multiple-Choice Questions 1. “Collaborative strategies” refer to: (a) the sixth stage of the seven-stage planning model in the text (b) a specific type of “social indicator” *(c) an approach for handling resistance to planned change that emphasizes participation from those affected by change (d) all of the above (e) none of the above 2. Planned change differs from unplanned change in that: (a) It deals with both programs and policies *(b) It is limited in scope and specific (c) It always works (d) All of the above (e) None of the above 3. Which of the following is an example of an “intervention”? (a) “Ban the Box” (b) mandatory arrest for domestic violence suspects (c) cash bail reform *(d) all of the above (e) none of the above 4. A ________ is a rule, set of rules or guidelines for how to make a decision. *(a) policy (b) program (c) project (d) all of the above (e) none of the above 5. A local Boys and Girls Club that offers varied after school recreation and services for juveniles is an example of a: (a) policy *(b) program (c) project (d) all of the above (e) none of the above 6. Huge cuts in social services since the 1980s may have magnified existing social problems. This is an example of which of the following trends discussed in the Introduction? *(a) declining resources (b) accountability (c) expansion of knowledge and technology (d) all of the above (e) none of the above 2
7. Government agencies have increasingly been called upon to demonstrate their effectiveness and efficiency in meeting their goals. This is an example of which of the following trends discussed in the Introduction? (a) declining resources *(b) accountability (c) expansion of knowledge and technology (d) all of the above (e) none of the above 8. Which of the following have resulted from improved computing technology? (a) greater ability to identify specific needs and problems in criminal justice (b) greater ability to collect and compare data on criminal justice processing (c) greater ability to detect crime and criminals *(d) all of the above (e) none of the above 9. A major purpose of Stage 1, “Analyzing the Problem,” is to: *(a)document the need for change (b) write goal statements (c) define the target population (d) all of the above (e) none of the above 10. A major purpose of Stage 3, “Program or Policy Design,” is to: (a) document the need for change (b) write goal statements *(c) define the target population (d) all of the above (e) none of the above
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Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, 6th ed.
Test Bank: Chapter 1—Analyzing the Problem This test bank includes only objective questions. See the Instructor Guide for more open-ended questions. Each Instructor Guide contains the following:
Outline Chapter Overview Instructor Notes Suggested Reading Discussion, Review, and Essay Questions Class Exercises Teaching Tips (difficult concepts, teaching suggestions, suggestions for guest speakers, videos, etc.)
True/False Questions
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“Incidence” refers to the number of new cases of a problem within a specified time period. (T)
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The “change agent” is defined as anyone who helps raise awareness about a specific problem. (F)
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According to the text, it makes no difference whether we define something as a “need” or a “problem.” (F)
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A “key informant” is paid by the police to give information about criminal activities. (F)
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Wherever time and resources permit, it is always desirable to use as many techniques as possible to analyze and provide evidence for a problem. (T) 4
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The Uniform Crime Reports is an excellent example of a social indicator. (T)
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Examination of social indicators often leads to the definition of a problem and attempts at change. (T)
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Police performance is often evaluated on the basis of numbers such as arrest rates and clearance rates rather than mediation skills. (T)
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Overlapping roles among stakeholders are not allowed (e.g., the change agent may not be part of both the target system and the action system). (F)
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Current thinking about criminal justice as a “system” was largely influenced by the 1968 President’s Commission report. (T)
Multiple-Choice Questions 1. A “stakeholder” includes: *(a) any person, group, or agency who has a legitimate interest in the problem or the intervention (b) etiology (c) social indicators (d) all of the above (e) none of the above 2. The planned change technique of ______________ is based upon an analogy to physics: a body will remain at rest when the sum of forces operating on it is zero. (a) conflict strategies (b) key informants (c) amenability *(d) force field analysis (e) monitoring 3. When we attempt to “apply boundaries” to a problem, we would consider which of the following? (a) a specific age group (b) a specific place or jurisdiction (c) a specific type of behavior *(d) all of the above (e) none of the above 4. ___________ refers to statistics reflecting some set of social conditions in a particular area over time. (a) initiator system *(b) social indicators (c) problem (d) etiology (e) change agent
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