Question 1

In the classic system model used to explain policy development, ______ hopefully lead to desirable outcomes or impacts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Input 
B)  Activities 
C)  Outputs 
D)  Alternatives

Question 2

Process evaluations inform us about whether the program produced desirable outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

___________are the result of program or policy activities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________are the result of program or policy...

Question 4

After a systematic review, there is evidence that _________, a technique that involves analysis of crime locations and extra attention given to those areas is an effective policing practice.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reactive policing 
B)  Intelligence-led policing 
C)  Hotspots policing 
D)  Combative policing

Question 5

____________ are whatever we do with the inputs for our new policy or program.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ are whatever we do with the...

Question 6

Researchers are always free to publish their findings from outcome evaluations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Tanya was asked to study a court-ordered anger management program to see if participants are less likely to recidivate than a similar group of students who do not participate in anger management. In this situation, Tanya is doing a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Process evaluation 
B)  Outcome evaluation 
C)  Policy analysis 
D)  Ex ante evaluation

Question 8

What type of evaluation would allow researchers to get some information about how the program was implemented?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black box evaluation 
B)  Gray box evaluation 
C)  Clear box evaluation 
D)  Evaluability assessment

Question 9

Sam works with an agency to observe a program as it is being implemented. She compares the current implementation procedures to what the agency wrote on their proposal to see if they are handling implementation properly. Sam is currently doing a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Process evaluation 
B)  Outcome evaluation 
C)  Policy analysis 
D)  Ex ante evaluation

Question 10

How does the researcher's need to work with a criminal justice agency potentially complicate an evaluation?
Why is program evaluation important in the field of criminal justice?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does the researcher's need to work...

Question 11

Why is feedback critical when evaluating policies and programs?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is feedback critical when evaluating policies...

Question 12

The ________ is an organization that encourages the production of systematic reviews so we can learn what works in criminal justice.

Accepted Answer

A)  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 
B)  American Society of Criminology 
C)  The Campbell Collaboration 
D)  National Institute of Justice

Question 13

If, when evaluating a program, you find you did everything correctly but the outcome was negative, you have what is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Implementation failure 
B)  Theory failure 
C)  Outcome failure 
D)  Program failure

Question 14

A(n) ____________ helps us determine the extent to which our new program is producing the desired outcomes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________ helps us determine the extent...

Question 15

What type of work is forward-looking and helps us solve anticipated problems?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of work is forward-looking and...

Question 16

What would a minority impact statement tell us about a potential policy alternative?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What would a minority impact statement tell...

Exam 12: Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation