Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Planned change rarely includes a role for consumers.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A "change agent" always guides planned change.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Three-strikes laws are an example of a "project."

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Boot camps were mandated and funded by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

Question 5

Policies may contain the authorization and funding for many different programs.

Question 6

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."

Question 7

Conflict strategies require fewer resources than collaborative strategies.

Question 8

Regardless of the specific change being proposed, resistance rather than consensus is the norm.

Question 9

One major purpose of Stage 4 ("Action Planning") is to identify the resources needed for an intervention.

Question 10

According to the text, planning new programs and policies usually goes smoothly.

Question 11

"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

Question 12

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

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of an "intervention"?

A) "Weed and Seed"
B) mandatory arrest for domestic violence suspects
C) three-strikes laws
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 14

A ________________________ is a rule or a set of rules or guidelines on how to make a decision.

A) policy
B) program
C) project
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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