Question 1

A community mental health system was created to lock up mental patients in prison that had been previously released.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Innovative policing is preferred by community members versus traditional police operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Police officers often resort to arrest rates as a benchmark for success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The ____________ basically gave law enforcement agencies greater authority and ease in wiretapping, searching homes of suspects, and, in particular greater arrest powers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Patriot Act 
B)  Federal Reform Act 
C)  Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Act 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Patriot Act 
B)  Federal Reform Act 
C)  Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Act 
D)  None of the above

Question 5

Obstacles and sources of resistance to change must be identified and eliminated or controlled if planned change is to be successful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

__________ can be thought of as the systematic application of the concept of planned change.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ can be thought of as the...

Question 7

Fatal remedies are the result of the natural regressive effects of social engineering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

________ change results from conscious, deliberate, and planned efforts by organizational members, typically managers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Random 
B)  Purposive 
C)  Crescive 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Random 
B)  Purposive 
C)  Crescive 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

An agency's modern practices have influenced the traditional values, structure, or leadership in order to implement change successfully.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The analysis for a successful change is based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Formulating the problem 
B)  Selecting Objectives 
C)  Designing Alternatives 
D)  Collecting data 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Formulating the problem 
B)  Selecting Objectives 
C)  Designing Alternatives 
D)  Collecting data 
E)  All of the above

Question 11

Since the rise of computer crimes criminal justice agencies have acquired new techniques that, has assisted in the prevention of this new white collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Change in criminal justice organizations occurs after a problem gets everyone's attention and it becomes apparent to decision makers that we are not expending our resources wisely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Organizational development is made up of various objectives which include:

Accepted Answer

A)  To increase incidence of confronting problems rather than ignoring them. 
B)  To increase the level of personal satisfaction among organizational members. 
C)  To increase open communication within organization 
D)  All of the above 
A)  To increase incidence of confronting problems rather than ignoring them. 
B)  To increase the level of personal satisfaction among organizational members. 
C)  To increase open communication within organization 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

____________ ______________ focuses on the environmental influences of an organization.

Accepted Answer

Organizati

Question 15

Unions serve as powerful ally in planning and implementing change in criminal justice agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rational Planning requires that an agency's goals are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Congruent 
B)  Clear and known to agency members 
C)  Means-ends relationships are understood 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Congruent 
B)  Clear and known to agency members 
C)  Means-ends relationships are understood 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

In the 1970's criminal defendants who suffered from mental illness were becoming a problem for law enforcement, courts, local jails, and prisons because they were released en masse from state mental institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Kotter (1996) states that there are steps toward the process of change which include:

Accepted Answer

A)  The leader must develop a vision that relates the results of the change 
B)  Short term victories must be achieved 
C)  Successes should become the bases for the next set of short-term wins 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The leader must develop a vision that relates the results of the change 
B)  Short term victories must be achieved 
C)  Successes should become the bases for the next set of short-term wins 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

_______ _______ is when decision makers have limited knowledge and a finite amount of time and resources to dedicate to the decision-making process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ _______ is when decision makers have...

Question 20

A natural resistance to change exists in almost all organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A community mental health system was created to lock up mental patients in prison that had been previously released.

Innovative policing is preferred by community members versus traditional police operations.

Police officers often resort to arrest rates as a benchmark for success.

The ____________ basically gave law enforcement agencies greater authority and ease in wiretapping, searching homes of suspects, and, in particular greater arrest powers.

Obstacles and sources of resistance to change must be identified and eliminated or controlled if planned change is to be successful.

__________ can be thought of as the systematic application of the concept of planned change.

Fatal remedies are the result of the natural regressive effects of social engineering.

________ change results from conscious, deliberate, and planned efforts by organizational members, typically managers.

An agency's modern practices have influenced the traditional values, structure, or leadership in order to implement change successfully.

The analysis for a successful change is based on:

Since the rise of computer crimes criminal justice agencies have acquired new techniques that, has assisted in the prevention of this new white collar crime.

Change in criminal justice organizations occurs after a problem gets everyone's attention and it becomes apparent to decision makers that we are not expending our resources wisely.

Organizational development is made up of various objectives which include:

__ focuses on the environmental influences of an organization.

Unions serve as powerful ally in planning and implementing change in criminal justice agencies.

Rational Planning requires that an agency's goals are:

In the 1970's criminal defendants who suffered from mental illness were becoming a problem for law enforcement, courts, local jails, and prisons because they were released en masse from state mental institutions.

Kotter (1996) states that there are steps toward the process of change which include:

_ _ is when decision makers have limited knowledge and a finite amount of time and resources to dedicate to the decision-making process.

A natural resistance to change exists in almost all organizations.

Basic Concepts for Understanding Criminal Justice Organizations

Structure of Criminal Justice Organizations

The Criminal Justice System in Its Environment

Problems of Communication

Motivation of Personnel

Job Design

Leadership

Personnel Evaluation and Supervision

Occupational Socialization

Power and Political Behavior

Organizational Conflict

Decision Making

Organizational Effectiveness

Research in Criminal Justice Organizations

Filters

Exam 14: Change and Innovation

A community mental health system was created to lock up mental patients in prison that had been previously released.

Innovative policing is preferred by community members versus traditional police operations.

Police officers often resort to arrest rates as a benchmark for success.

The ____________ basically gave law enforcement agencies greater authority and ease in wiretapping, searching homes of suspects, and, in particular greater arrest powers.

Obstacles and sources of resistance to change must be identified and eliminated or controlled if planned change is to be successful.

__________ can be thought of as the systematic application of the concept of planned change.

Fatal remedies are the result of the natural regressive effects of social engineering.

________ change results from conscious, deliberate, and planned efforts by organizational members, typically managers.

An agency's modern practices have influenced the traditional values, structure, or leadership in order to implement change successfully.

The analysis for a successful change is based on:

Since the rise of computer crimes criminal justice agencies have acquired new techniques that, has assisted in the prevention of this new white collar crime.

Change in criminal justice organizations occurs after a problem gets everyone's attention and it becomes apparent to decision makers that we are not expending our resources wisely.

Organizational development is made up of various objectives which include:

____________ ______________ focuses on the environmental influences of an organization.

Unions serve as powerful ally in planning and implementing change in criminal justice agencies.

Rational Planning requires that an agency's goals are:

In the 1970's criminal defendants who suffered from mental illness were becoming a problem for law enforcement, courts, local jails, and prisons because they were released en masse from state mental institutions.

Kotter (1996) states that there are steps toward the process of change which include:

_______ _______ is when decision makers have limited knowledge and a finite amount of time and resources to dedicate to the decision-making process.

A natural resistance to change exists in almost all organizations.

Basic Concepts for Understanding Criminal Justice Organizations

Structure of Criminal Justice Organizations

The Criminal Justice System in Its Environment

Problems of Communication

Motivation of Personnel

Job Design

Leadership

Personnel Evaluation and Supervision

Occupational Socialization

Power and Political Behavior

Organizational Conflict

Decision Making

Organizational Effectiveness

Research in Criminal Justice Organizations

Filters

__ focuses on the environmental influences of an organization.

_ _ is when decision makers have limited knowledge and a finite amount of time and resources to dedicate to the decision-making process.