Deck 8: Personnel Evaluation and Supervision

Question 1

The central objective of criminal justice administrators is to determine the goals of their communities and the most efficient ways to meet those goals. True or False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

To achieve goal consensus within a criminal justice system could be construed as ____________ and ____________.

A) Democratic, Healthy
B) Undemocratic, Dangerous
C) Unattainable, Complex
D) Impossible, Intricate

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Police brutality represents another attempt to justify and legitimize the central function of police, which is to exercise coercive force. True or False

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The traditional model of employee supervision stresses:

A) Centralized Authority
B) Clear-cut rules and regulations
C) Well-developed policies and procedures
D) Chain of command
E) All of the above

Question 5

The mandate of _________________ requires full constitutional protection for all criminal defendants.

Question 6

This is criminal justice agency's main goal is quick processing and efficient handling of cases?

A) Courts
B) Corrections
C) Law Enforcement
D) Internal Revenue Service

Question 7

The issues listed below all affect the evaluation and supervision of criminal justice employees, except for?

A) Budget
B) Differing goals
C) Centralization
D) Power

Question 8

All components of the criminal justice system have multiple goals and functions.

Question 9

Public agencies concerned with improving the quality of employee supervision have attempted to apply the principles and practices of private-sector management to the public sector. True or False

Question 10

Pleading _________ is in the best interest of most defendants.

Question 11

Newer methods of maintaining control were enforced to improve the supervision and evaluation of employees in criminal justice agencies. True or False

Question 12

The primary purpose of a prison is to rehabilitate offenders and prepare them for re-entry into society. True or False

Question 13

___________ maintains the integrity of the organization by clearly defining tasks and responsibilities of employees, as well as delegating power and authority to complete required tasks.

Question 14

The number one reason that people enter the work force is to assist others and the importance of having relationships to effective change. True or False

Question 15

Police officers are one of the many groups that can use coercive force which legitimately accepted by society. True or False

Question 16

This element of traditional model of employee supervision is focused on the placement of one person in charge of a situation and an employee:

A) Delegation of Authority
B) Rulification
C) Span of Control
D) Unity of Command

Question 17

Criminal justice personnel, such as a police officer on the beat or a correctional officer in prison are the essence of the criminal justice system; also known as ________________.

Question 18

The traditional model of employee supervision is made up of the following elements:

A) Hierarchy that stresses an identifiable span of control
B) A precise unity of command
C) Clear delegation of authority
D) Rulification/Specialization of services and activities of employees
E) All of the above

Question 19

This element of traditional model of employee supervision emphasizes the importance of rules and regulations to the organizations.

A) Delegation of Authority
B) Rulification
C) Span of Control
D) Unity of Command

Question 20

Which type of offender do citizens fear the most?

A) Sexual Offenders
B) Murderers
C) Arsonist
D) Kidnappers

Question 21

The human service model attempts to integrate employee goals into organizational goals. True or False

Question 22

___________ refers to the appropriate number of employees that can be managed by any one supervisor.

Question 23

Employee _________ refers to gaining a greater voice in the creation of institutional policy.

Question 24

____________ enhances employee supervision because it is through exact job definition that employees can be evaluated, disciplined, promoted, and dismissed.

Question 25

Traditional supervisor is the best form of employee supervision among all others. True or False

Question 26

This fundamental concept by Wright, which allows employees, within prescribed limits, the opportunities to make decisions that affect their ability to perform tasks, ____________.

Question 27

_________ supervisor is a person who seeks to support officers in the performance of their jobs and to serve as a potential buffer between officers and management.

A) Traditional
B) Innovative
C) Supportive
D) None of the above

Question 28

Wrights ideas center to improve employee supervision by making agencies more cohesive revolves around three fundamental concepts: delegation, ownership, and sharing of power. True or False

Question 29

Unit management is an organizational design as well as an operating philosophy for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. True or False