Deck 8: Reassessment and Review

Question 1

A planner can increase the chances of a program failing by creating goals that please a variety of stakeholders in the political environment.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Mutual adaptation is a valuable tool for communicating with political opponents.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Rather than try to change the organizational environment in which a policy is implemented, it is better to change the policy to make it fit the environment.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Decentralization of program control is one way to allow the program to adapt to the idiosyncrasies of different sites where the program is being initiated.

Question 5

Staff resistance during the implementation process is a definite sign that the action plan was poorly designed.

Question 6

Monitoring is a useful method for determining if the program or policy is proceeding as planned.

Question 7

Leading advocates of change in criminal justice usually know exactly what the problem is and what is needed to correct it.

Question 8

Staff responsible for collecting monitoring data are usually well trained for the task.

Question 9

In order for the criminal justice system to improve, it is necessary that well-designed programs and policies not be allowed to change.

Question 10

Tailoring a policy to its new environment is essential to its survival.

Question 11

________ is a consideration planners must include when implementing a new policy:

A) the need for staff acceptance
B) accurate projections of cost
C) the need to execute the policy or as it was designed
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 12

Implementation failure easily occurs when leaders:

A) fail to develop adequate outcome measures
B) overstate the goals of the program or policy
C) understate the goals of the program or policy
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 13

An organization's capacity to learn will largely determine:

A) whether the policy or program survives
B) whether clients of the program resist its initiation
C) the extent to which the goals of the innovation are achieved
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 14

Examples of communication tasks that increase the chances of success are:

A) developing advocates among public officials
B) collecting performance data
C ) overstating the goals of the policy or program
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 15

Developing internal leadership is important because:

A) the persons carrying out the activities in the plan are your most valuable assets
B) staff understanding of the vision and goals of the program is critical to the program's success
C) the ability of internal staff to support each other and think strategically is critical to the program's success
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 16

The better the new program or policy fits the needs and priorities of the political environment:

A) the greater will be the level of acceptance
B) the better its chances of success
C) the easier it will be to measure and evaluate
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 17

In order for an innovation to continually adapt to a changing environment, data are needed on:

A) staff performance
B) changes in the environment
C) implementation of the program or policy's design
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 18

Mutual adaptation has to do with:

A) observational methods
B) support of the political environment
C) failure to obtain necessary resources
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 19

Common disruptions to a program include:

A) requiring staff to learn new skills
B) the hiring of outsiders to run a new program
C) changes in management personnel
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 20

refers to changing a program to fit the setting in which it is used.

A) Innovation
B) Implementation
C) Tailoring
D) all of the above
E) none of the above