Test Bank For Criminal Justice Organizations Administration and Management 6th Edition by Stan Stojkovic

Test Questions for Criminal Justice Organizations: Chapter 3 1. The Department of Homeland Security was created to supervise and control a number of federal law enforcement and security agencies to coordinate their efforts. True or False (Answer: True) 2. The Patriot Act gave agencies leeway in obtaining search warrants, searching without a warrant or wiretapping. True or False (Answer: True) 3. _________ forces are the final determinants of the effectiveness and efficiency of that system. (Answer: Environmental) 4. Agencies public or private always meet the changing demands and expectations. True or False (Answer: False) 5. As environmental conditions change, what occurs?(Answer: E) A. Demands for goods and services. B. Legalandresourcelimitations. C. Support for both public and private organizations. D. None of the above E. All of the above 6. The ability to collect and organize data used by law enforcement in order to analyze crime patterns to assist police in everyday operations. (Answer: C) A. POP-Problem Oriented Policing B. CPTED-CrimePreventionThroughEnvironmentalDesign C. CrimeAnalysis D. None of the above 7. Computer crimes are a big concern since the creation of innovative technological advances; which is/are examples of computer crimes? (Answer: E) A. Cyber Bullying B. CyberStalking C. Stalking by Sexual Predators D. Industrial Espionage E. All of the above 8. Criminal justice agencies are bound by __________ that direct their activities. (Answer: B) A. Policies B. Laws C. Sanctions D. None of the above 9. Which criminal justice law has created issues such as increased workload for courts, backlogging, and increased prison populations? (Answer: B) A. Patriot Act B. Three-Strikes C. CivilRightsAct D. None of the above 10. Which criminal justice law was created after the attack of the twin towers in New York? A. Patriot Act B. Three-Strikes C. CivilRightsAct D. None of the above (Answer: A) 11. Civil litigation can be filed with? (Answer: C) A. State courts B. Federalcourts C. BothA,B D. None of the above 12. The business cycle affects the criminal justice system because it competes with both private and public organizations for resources. True or False (Answer: True) 13. Which prison demographic poses a great financial cost for the criminal justice system? A. Elders B. Juveniles C. MentallyIncapacitated D. None of the above (Answer: C) 14. It has been indicated that prison populations and sentencing rates increase as employment decreases. True or False (Answer: False) 15. A community with a high proportion of individuals under the age of 25 will have higher crime rates. True or False (Answer: True) 16. Age, sex, race, ________ and number of people in a community all have an impact on organizations. (Answer: Ethnicities) A. Criminal Background B. Ethnicities C. Health D. None of the above 17. This group of people, are also known as the “guest workers” because they play a significant role in our economy? (Answer: B) A. Prisoners B. Immigrants C. Law enforcement personnel D. None of the above 18. __________ can be defined briefly as the collective norms, values, symbols, behaviors, and expectations of society’s members. (Answer: Culture) 19. ________ __________ are components of the environment, such as climate, geographical location, size of a community, and its economic base-industrial, service, agrarian. (Answer: Ecological Factors) 20. ____________ conditions also have an impact on both the services demanded in a community and the resource available. (Answer: Geographical) 21. The formal political system includes legislative bodies at the ________________ and local levels. (Answer: C) A. Federal B. State C. BothA,B D. None of the above 22. The court system is a component of which two systems? (Answer: D) A. Criminal Justice System B. FormalPoliticalSystem C. ChecksandBalancesSystem D. Both A,B E. Both A,C 23. The informal political system comprises those pressures and demands that are placed directly on the criminal justice system. True or False (Answer: True) 24. The _________ political system is pressured by the agency to respond to demands from the _________ political system. A. Informal, Formal B. Formal,Informal C. Open, Closed D. Closed, Open 25. The public can be considered beneficiaries of the criminal justice system. True or False (Answer: True) 26. Which are the environmental states of an organization? (Answer: A) A. Simple, Complex B. External, Internal C. Restrictive,Non-Restrictive D. None of the above 27. When large organizations face multiple environments and interact with each environment at different organizational levels is called? (Answer: C) A. Dynamic Environment B. StaticEnvironment C. Decoupled D. None of the above 28. The ___________ coalition is the small group of employees who oversee the organization and dictate policy decisions. (Answer: Dominant) 29. The process of evoking symbols is a significant aspect of the criminal justice system is shaped by innumerable ___________ and ___________. (Answer: B) A. Dynamic, Static B. Symbols, Myths C. Complex,Simple D. Dominant, Political 30. Which alert system announces through broadcast media the event of a missing or abducted child and seeks tips from the citizenry? (Answer: B) A. Sandy B. Amber C. Silver D. None of the above 1. Environmental 2. Ethnicities 3. Culture 4. Ecological Factors 5. Geographical 6. Dominant Test Bank: Test Questions for Criminal Justice Organizations: Chapter 5 1. Motivation is a value that is rooted from ethnic culture in which is manifested in our behavior. True or False (Answer: True) 2. The _______ ________ model explains that motivation is a process where both managers and employees work together to create a motivating environment. (Answer: Human Relations) 3. The behavioral school of management highlights manager and leader behavior to motivate and other critical administrative. True or False (Answer: True) 4. One of the significant processes within organizational development is designed to organize large number of people to accomplish specific organizational goals. True or False (Answer: True) 5. The criminal justice system considers ____ motivation theories as the different type of approaches taken in an organization. (Answer: B) A. 8 B. 6 C. 5 D. 3 6. Under motivation theories all these are correct, except? (Answer: C) A. Theory X and Theory Y B. Achievement-PowerAffiliationTheory C. Equality Theory D. Expectancy Theory 7. Based on Need Theory the needs of an individual’s revolved around self-esteem, self- image, and how one is viewed by peers. True or False (Answer: True) 8. In need theory, Maslow explained that human beings have ___ basic needs. A. 10 B. 4 C. 7 D. 5 (Answer: D) 9. Based on the realization that needs, can be portrayed in a hierarchical order; under higher-order needs safety, security and physiological needs are vital? True or False (Answer: False) 10. Maslow stated that these are all human needs except? (Answer: A) A. Self-Involvement B. Self-Esteem C. Safety and Security D. Belonging 11. Research suggests that for criminal justice organizations to meet their organizational goals it is imperative that they motivate their employees. True or False (Answer: True) 12. Who created Theory X and Theory Y? A. Abraham H. Maslow B. FrederickTaylor C. DouglasMcGregor D. Henri Fayol (Answer: C) 13. Theory X in motivation theories is based on meeting the needs of individuals in criminal justice organizations. True or False (Answer: False) 14. Theory X under motivation theories is used to explain the following assumptions, except? A. People are lazy B. Peopleareignorant C. Peoplelackambition D. People are resistant to change (Answer: B) 15. The essential task of management is to arrange organizational conditions and methods of operation so that people can achieve their own goals by directing their own efforts toward organizational objectives, are part of what motivation theory? A. Theory X B. TheoryY C. TheoryZ D. None of the above (Answer: B) 16. It has been argued that the best form of motivation is attributed by a system of supportive management due to the satisfaction that is provided in work environment. True or False (Answer: True) 17. Which theory of motivation traditionally has been used over several years in criminal justice organizations? (Answer: A) A. Theory X B. TheoryY C. TheoryZ D. None of the above 18. The Achievement-Power-Affiliation Theory suggests that people with higher sense of values do the following: (Answer: D) A. Seek to achieve success through their own efforts and not have their success attributed to other factors. B. Work on projects that are challenging but not impossible. C. Receive identifiable and recurring feedback about their work and avoid situations where their level of achievement is in question. D. All of the above 19. Criminal justice employment is highly competitive and tension exists due to the different levels of achievement, power and affiliation within organizations. True or False (Answer: True) 20. This rational motivation approach refers to the amount of effort that is put forth; a calculated outcome will result? A. Need Theory B. Achievement-Power-AffiliationTheory C. EquityTheory D. Expectancy Theory (Answer: D) 21. ________-Performance Expectancies refers to the belief that a specific level of effort will result in a particular performance. (Answer: Effort) 22. When police officers work harder to attain a reward from their superiors is an example of which expectancy theory? A. Performance-Outcome Expectancies B. Effort-PerformanceExpectancies C. Both A, B D. None of the above 23. The level of satisfaction and dissatisfaction produced by various outcomes is called: A. Effort B. Expectancy C. Valences D. Performance (Answer: C) 24. Name the motivation theory that states that the motivation level of an individual is determined by his/her perception of fairness in the workplace and how other employees are treated by management and the organization? A. Need Theory B. Achievement-Power-Affiliation Theory C. Equity Theory D. Expectancy Theory (Answer: C) 25. Performance-Expectancy is a function of reinforcement and feedback by the organization. True or False (Answer: True) 26. _______ are item that are brought into the organization such as age, seniority, training and education. (Answer: Inputs) 27. _______ are products of individual effort such as promotion, salary, recognition, and benefits. (Answer: Outputs) 28. The advantage of union contracts within criminal justice organizations is that it provides: (Answer: B) A. Competition B. Equality C. Justice D. None of the above 29. Which motivation focuses on the fact that management and administration of contemporary organizations must consider the needs of the employee and, more important how those needs can be met within the context of both the organization and society as a whole? (Answer: C) A. Theory X B. TheoryY C. TheoryZ D. Expectancy Theory 30. Quality Circle programs are made up of a group of employees whose main concern is to identify, analyze, and recommend solutions to problems relating to the work unit. True or False (Answer: True) 1. Human Relations 2. Effort 3. Inputs 4. Outputs