Question 1

Relevant participants in goal setting can include program clients or targets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the four major components of an objective?

Accepted Answer

A)  a time frame 
B)  interagency collaboration 
C)  target population 
D)  a criterion 
E)  a result B

Question 3

The "bottom-up" approach is a principle of using the least drastic and expensive measure needed to produce a specific objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Normative values are guiding assumptions about how the criminal justice system should work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When using "top-down" goal setting, the views of clients and staff are never considered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A is a broad statement about a desired future state, intended to provide direction for change.

Accepted Answer

A)  action system 
B)  target system 
C)  goal 
D)  objective 
E)  social indicator

Question 7

According to___________________ , the rightful purpose of punishment is to assign blame and punish wrongdoers.

Accepted Answer

A)  retribution 
B)  general deterrence 
C)  specific deterrence 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

Which of the following types of collaboration or support may be required for an intervention to succeed?

Accepted Answer

A)  political support 
B)  shared information 
C)  exchange of services 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

exist(s) when different stakeholders disagree about the intended outcome of a specific program or policy.

Accepted Answer

A)  an impact model 
B)  a criterion 
C)  incompatible goals or values 
D)  loose coupling 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

"Loose coupling" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  widespread support for rehabilitation as a goal 
B)  agencies that are responsive to one another, yet maintain independent identities 
C)  desired future states of programs or policies 
D)  top-down goal setting 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

Interagency collaboration is always possible and desirable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Kevin Wright, conflicting goals in criminal justice promote a system of checks and balances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Any specific program or policy can have one and only one objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to ________________, the purpose of punishment is to send a message to other potential
Lawbreakers that the specific offense being punished will not be tolerated.

Accepted Answer

A)  retribution 
B)  general deterrence 
C)  specific deterrence 
D)  incapacitation 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

Those accused of committing the same offense should be treated similarly. This statement illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  parsimony 
B)  equity 
C)  rehabilitation 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

In a new state boot camp program for low-risk offenders, the Governor says that lowered recidivism rates will be the major yardstick for determining program success. This example best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  interagency collaboration 
B)  loose coupling 
C)  top-down goal setting 
D)  bottom-up goal setting 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

Most criminal justice interventions at some point require the cooperation of other agencies to achieve their goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An "Impact Model" must answer which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  what is the intervention? 
B)  why would a proposed intervention work? 
C)  which causes does the intervention address? 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

Restoration attempts to restore the victim and/or the community to his or her (or its) prior state before the crime occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Setting Goals and Objectives

Relevant participants in goal setting can include program clients or targets.

Which of the following is not one of the four major components of an objective?

The "bottom-up" approach is a principle of using the least drastic and expensive measure needed to produce a specific objective.

Normative values are guiding assumptions about how the criminal justice system should work.

When using "top-down" goal setting, the views of clients and staff are never considered.

A is a broad statement about a desired future state, intended to provide direction for change.

According to___________________ , the rightful purpose of punishment is to assign blame and punish wrongdoers.

Which of the following types of collaboration or support may be required for an intervention to succeed?

exist(s) when different stakeholders disagree about the intended outcome of a specific program or policy.

"Loose coupling" refers to:

Interagency collaboration is always possible and desirable.

According to Kevin Wright, conflicting goals in criminal justice promote a system of checks and balances.

Any specific program or policy can have one and only one objective.

According to ________________, the purpose of punishment is to send a message to other potential Lawbreakers that the specific offense being punished will not be tolerated.

Those accused of committing the same offense should be treated similarly. This statement illustrates:

In a new state boot camp program for low-risk offenders, the Governor says that lowered recidivism rates will be the major yardstick for determining program success. This example best illustrates:

Most criminal justice interventions at some point require the cooperation of other agencies to achieve their goals.

An "Impact Model" must answer which of the following questions?

Restoration attempts to restore the victim and/or the community to his or her (or its) prior state before the crime occurred.