Exam 12: Program Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections

Learning organizations have the inherent ability to adapt and change, improving performance through continual revision of ______.

In its ideal state, what is an essential component in the process of program planning, goal setting, and modification and improvement?

What do services or functions carried out by a program (i.e., what the program does) refer to?

General goals must be translated into ______ outcomes.

Which of the following is not an area of potential client change that should be assessed during a process evaluation?

What not only help to crystalize the agency's philosophical orientation on the supervision process but also provide for more measurable constructs that lend themselves to effective evaluation?

What occurs when social and behavioral researchers' interactions with and observation of subjects being studied affect the subjects' behavior?

What do the implementation of standards and accreditation mean for the future professionalization of corrections?

What is a desired state of affairs that outlines the ultimate purpose of a program?

Process analysis traditionally refers to assessment of the effects of the program on clients while they are in the program, making it possible to assess the institution's intermediary goals.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) implies that (1) one outcome is desired over others, (2) the outcome is measurable, and (3) the outcome is defined according to practical realities (e.g., public safety) rather than immeasurable moral or value-oriented standards.

The use of ______ operations in corrections carries some degree of controversy. This is largely because some people have a moralistic opposition to the idea that money might be made off the misery of others.

Formula evaluation refers to assessment of the effects of the program on clients while they are in the program.

The continued diversity of inmates, along with other challenges they present, means that offender populations are likely to become much less complicated to manage in the future.

Agencies that are adept at implementing evaluative information and recommendations are sometimes referred to as employment services.

Which potential client change that should be addressed during a process evaluation focuses on anxiety and depression of an offender?

Process evaluation involves all of the following except ______.

The ideal community corrections agency is a(n) ______.

Research and evaluation is a critical dimension of correctional programs.

All but the ______ levels of the Research Support Pyramid for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation require that a preponderance of the evidence supports a program's effectiveness.