Deck 4: Designing the Program or Policy

Question 1

One of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 was the creation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

"Service tasks" refer to a description of what kind of clients the program is intended for.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

"Procedures" refer to who is to carry out the policy and what the responsibilities of that person will be.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Joan Petersilia found that a residential substance abuse treatment program can be more costly than imprisonment.

Question 5

In designing either a program or a policy, we must describe who does what to whom, in what order, how much, and how often.

Question 6

Risk typically refers to the likelihood of a negative outcome, like rearrest.

Question 7

Needs pertain to the treatment-relevant issues and problems that an individual brings to a program.

Question 8

Policy design can occur only within the legislative process.

Question 9

Under sentencing guidelines, judges are required to stay within a specified range of sentence lengths or provide written justification for giving a sentence that is outside the range. In this example, the judge is the "responsible authority."

Question 10

Policy provisions can never overlap with responsible authority and target identification.

Question 11

The term "eligibility" refers to:

A) a description of what kind of clients the program is intended for
B) who is to carry out the policy and what the responsibilities of the responsible person will be
C) specific procedures used to decide who will be admitted to the program and who will be excluded
D) how long clients remain in the program and procedures that encourage them to complete the program
E) job descriptions of staff, training and qualifications, and major activities they perform

Question 12

The term "retention" refers to:

A) a description of what kind of clients the program is intended for
B) who is to carry out the policy and what the responsibilities of the responsible person will be
C) specific procedures used to decide who will be admitted to the program and who will be excluded
D) how long clients remain in the program and procedures that encourage them to complete the program
E) job descriptions of staff, training and qualifications, and major activities they perform

Question 13

The term "screening" refers to:

A) a description of what kind of clients the program is intended for
B) who is to carry out the policy and what the responsibilities of the responsible person will be
C) specific procedures used to decide who will be admitted to the program and who will be excluded
D) how long clients remain in the program and procedures that encourage them to complete the program
E) job descriptions of staff, training and qualifications, and major activities they perform

Question 14

The term "access" refers to:

A) how long clients remain in the program and procedures that encourage them to complete the program
B) procedures for recruiting clients, making clients or referral sources aware of the program
C) procedures for determining who is included and who is excluded from the program
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 15

describes specific program procedures: what is delivered, in what order, how often, and how much.

A) target population
B) service tasks
C) service delivery
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 16

Which of the following terms is used to describe both program and policy design?

A) target population
B) service tasks
C) service delivery
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 17

refers to the steps that must be taken so that a policy is implemented well and carried out consistently.

A) service tasks
B) eligibility
C) responsible authority
D) procedures
E) all of the above

Question 18

Which of the following should be considered when choosing an intervention approach?

A) past experience
B) cost
C) results from problem analysis
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 19

Research indicates that many serious juvenile crimes occur between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Offenders are typically juveniles aged 16-18, living with a single parent or guardian, in low-income communities. Curfew laws are established to reduce crimes committed by these juveniles. This example best illustrates:

A) service tasks
B) target population
C) service delivery
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 20

State Community Corrections Acts typically specify the nature and scope of individualized sanctions and services to be offered (e.g., relative emphasis on rehabilitation, reintegration, restitution, restoration, or control). This example best illustrates:

A) target population
B) responsible authority
C) policy provisions
D) all of the above
E) none of the above