Deck 10: Power and Political Behavior

Question 1

_____________ authority vested in the position a person holds and that has a long tradition in a culture or organizations.

Answer 1

Traditional

Question 2

_________ power is exercised when a power holder is able to influence a power recipient to do something based on the power recipient's internalized belief.

Answer 2

Legitimate

Question 3

__________power is based on the power recipient's belief that the power holder has a high level of expertise in a given area.

A) Coercive
B) Legitimate
C) Expert
D) Referent

Answer 3

C

Question 4

_____________ authority is founded in the personal attributes or actions of a particular individual in an organization.

Question 5

_____________ authority is based on an appeal to the formal rules and regulations of an organization.

Question 6

_____________________ conformity without internalization of norms.

Question 7

__________ power is based on the power recipient's perception that the power holder can grant some type of reward or remuneration for compliance with order or commands.

Question 8

__________ is one of the most difficult concepts to define because of the several meanings that are found in literature about organizations.

Question 9

Sykes discussed that a "defect of social power" in correctional institutions is when inmates have intimate relationships with prison guards. True or False

Question 10

According to French and Raven (1968) there are _____bases of power in all organizations.

A) 7
B) 8
C) 4
D) 5

Question 11

The types of power used depend on the tasks and functions of the particular unit.

Question 12

What is important for criminal justice agencies is that they accomplish their tasks in an efficient manner while at the same time meeting the demands of the public. True or False

Question 13

Referent power is the identification of the power holder with the power recipient. True or False

Question 14

_________ power is based on the power recipient's perception that failure to follow orders will bring the threat of punishment or punishment itself.

Question 15

Power is not based on coercion or compliance it is used to emphasize organizational cohesion. True or False

Question 16

Power _________ receives the power and power ________ expresses the power.

A) Reward, Sanction
B) Holder, Recipient
C) Enforcer, Submissive
D) None of the above

Question 17

In order to experience power in an organization; there is no power unless it is expressed by one person and received by another. True or False

Question 18

Power that is legitimized over time becomes characterized as __________.

Question 19

Having power can be described as the ability to control information essential for maintaining operations. True or False

Question 20

_____________________ conformity and internalization of norms.

Question 21

People with a high ___________________ believe they are able to control and influence other people and their surroundings.

Question 22

_________________ is predicated on the ideas of manipulation and deceit.

Question 23

Effective criminal justice administration means being sensitive not only to the political demands of external interests, but showing concerns for the constraints and difficulties experienced by subordinates. True or False

Question 24

Individuals with high propensity for risk taking enjoy taking risks and acting out the political behavior that is a necessary element of taking risks. True or False

Question 25

_________________ refers to an individual's ability to control his or her fate within an organization.

Question 26

The political process is used, both legitimately and illegitimately, by criminal justice officials. True or False

Question 27

The high turnover in many police departments can be tied to the types of power exercised by supervisors. True or False

Question 28

Political behavior may be defined as any action by a criminal justice worker that promotes individual goals over organizational goals. True or False

Question 29

Stojkovic (1984) found five types of social power among prisoners, which is not a social power?

A) Coercive
B) Referent
C) Provisions of resources
D) Language

Question 30

French and Ravel (1968) stated the possible effects of power:

A) The exercise of legitimate, charismatic, and expert power leads to employee acceptance
B) Reward and coercive power may lead to acceptance if the power is used for some legitimate purpose
C) Reward and coercive power may lead to two dysfunctional effects learned helplessness and resistance.
D) All of the above