Deck 6: Job Design

Question 1

In the field of criminal justice, policing has been described as a __________ occupation.

A) De-professionalization Syndrome
B) Taylorized
C) Desirable
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In Taylor's Scientific Management (1947) most people are unmotivated by work itself but are motivated by leisure and increases in pay. True or False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Criminal justice job have been enriched by increasing the responsibility of frontline staff, this process is known as?

A) Job Enrichment
B) Job Enlargement
C) Vertical Loading
D) None of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Job Design theory is only concerned with improved efficiency and not with motivating employees by meeting their higher-order needs. True or False

Question 5

More than ____ percent of American workers report general satisfaction with their jobs.

A) 95%
B) 65%
C) 85%
D) 35%

Question 6

According to Hackman and Oldham (1987), all of these are core job dimensions except?

A) Skill Variety
B) Task Significance
C) Feedback
D) Dichotomy

Question 7

Problem-Oriented Policing is when police officers work with citizens in innovative ways to address crime. True or False

Question 8

The purpose of job redesign is to reduce and eliminate assembly lines. True or False

Question 9

_________ factors are leading causes of stress and burnout among criminal justice employees.

Question 10

Research conducted within criminal justice organizations suggests that ______ workers as the most dissatisfied workers because they are concerned with job design issues.

A) Male
B) Elders
C) Youth
D) Female

Question 11

Job design refers to planning for structural and social aspects that is vital for the efficacy of an employee. True or False

Question 12

This core job dimension states that the degree of freedom, independence, and discretion provided by a job is known as____________?

A) Task Identity
B) Skill Variety
C) Feedback
D) Autonomy

Question 13

In order to prevent dissatisfaction in the workplace Motivation-Hygiene Theory states that all these external factors need to be met, except?

A) Pay
B) Supervision
C) Physical Health
D) Interpersonal Relations

Question 14

The Hawthorne Effect suggests that having research conducted and, increased attention from management could lead to temporary increases in _________.

A) Crime
B) Productivity
C) Efficiency
D) Job Status

Question 15

Job design in criminal justice organizations is dependent on the functionality of proper recruitment, training, and development for community needs. True or False

Question 16

Herzberg stated that motivators include responsibility, recognition, and opportunities for achievement and growth. True or False

Question 17

Job analysis is the study of work assignments with the goal of specifying the precise skills and training needed for the work. True or False

Question 18

Listed below are all psychological job requirements that are correlated with working in criminal justice organizations, except for:

A) An optimal level of variety
B) A sense that one's work meaningfully contributes to social welfare
C) A happy life
D) Adequate elbow room

Question 19

According to Robbins and Judge (2007) there are work arrangements that may enrich the work setting, which is not one of them?

A) Redesigning
B) Flextime
C) Job Sharing
D) Telecommuting

Question 20

Model of Team Policing is composed of all of these factors except?

A) Police generalists provide services to designated neighborhoods
B) Teams are composed of officers of equal rank
C) Officers are assigned to small geographical areas for extended periods of time
D) Officers restrict residents from becoming involved in policing procedures

Question 21

Under the new criminal justice job design, organizations will have to open up further to their communities to become more efficient. True or False

Question 22

Although, redesigning criminal justice jobs has shown positive responses, the traditional approaches of designing criminal justice jobs will always be the most effective. True or False

Question 23

It is important for criminal justice personnel to be aware of the challenges that diversity will bring to criminal justice organizations. True or False

Question 24

The most significant source of improving efficiency of criminal justice agencies extends from the collaboration, information sharing, and dissemination and innovation supported by research and practice. True or False

Question 25

Skolnick and Bayley (1986) argue that new professionalism, a form of team policing is rooted from a service-oriented style. True or False

Question 26

With increased training and knowledge as a perquisite for employment in new criminal justice organizations; this will bring changes to the regulations for organizations, divisions of labor, employee supervision and organizational structure. True or False

Question 27

The new criminal justice organizations are considered to be closed systems because they limit communication with communities in which they serve. True or False