Chapter 1: Test Bank Questions
True/False Questions
1. Policies are always implemented according to the original intent of the authors.
a. True
*b. False
2. Policy implementation is very contentious, and can undergo various challenges.
*a. True
b. False
3. An outcome evaluation involves looking at the progression of the policy development
experience to see if the methods need improvement, and if implementation issues should be
addressed.
@ Page 2; A process evaluation is conducted to assess the methods, and address any other
implementation issues
a. True
*b. False
4. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR), crime has increased in the United States
over the last two decades.
@ Page 2; According to the UCR, as of 2011, the violent crime rate had decreased 49% since
1992.
a. True
*b. False
5. The largest crime bill ever passed by Congress was the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994.
,*a. True
b. False
6. Incarceration trends indicate that minorities and whites are equally represented in the jail and
prison system
@ Page 5; False. African American and Hispanic males and females are incarcerated at higher
rates then white males and females
a. True
*b. False
7. Victims of crime influence criminal justice policies.
*a. True
b. False
8. The plea bargain is an essential tool under the crime control model.
*a. True
b. False
9. For men, the fear of crime is often related to feelings of vulnerability.
a. True
*b. False
10. Female victims are usually targeted and maltreated by complete strangers.
a. True
*b. False
Multiple Choice Questions
,11. What is the order of the policy development process?
a. Policy demands, policy identification, agenda formation, policy adoption, policy
implementation, and policy evaluation
*b. Problem identification, policy demands, agenda formation, policy adoption, policy
implementation, and policy evaluation
c. Problem identification, agenda formation, policy demands, policy adoption, policy
implementation, and policy evaluation
d. Agenda formation, policy demands, problem identification, policy adoption, policy
implementation, and policy evaluation
12. What stage of the policy development process is considered to be the most politicized?
a. Policy Implementation
b. Policy Adoption
c. Policy Evaluation
*d. Agenda formation
13. What type of evaluation is responsible for looking at the changes that occurred as a result of
the implementation of the policy?
a. Policy Evaluation
*b. Outcome Evaluation
c. Process Evaluation
d. Needs Assessment Evaluation
14. What is the most important stage in the policy development process?
@ Page 2; Evaluation is important because it identifies whether the policy produced a change, if
it did not produce a change; an evaluation can help identify why the change did not occur
a. Implementation
b. Adoption
, c. Agenda Formation
*d. Evaluation
15. The incarcerated population is composed of a majority of what type of offenders?
*a. Drug offenders
b. Sex offenders
c. Violent offenders
d. White-collar offenders
16. Who can sponsor a bill?
@ Page 5; Members of Congress are the only ones that can introduce a bill, though the idea of the
bill could have originated within the constituency or interest groups.
*a. Members of Congress
b. The President
c. The media
d. Interest Groups
17. What Direct Democracy tool bypasses the traditional structures of lawmaking?
a. Recall
b. Referendum
*c. Initiative
d. All of the above
18. What act highlighted the fiscal concerns of maintaining the death penalty?
@ Page 6; This California Initiative failed, having secured only 48% of votes
*a. The Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement Act
b. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009
True/False Questions
1. Policies are always implemented according to the original intent of the authors.
a. True
*b. False
2. Policy implementation is very contentious, and can undergo various challenges.
*a. True
b. False
3. An outcome evaluation involves looking at the progression of the policy development
experience to see if the methods need improvement, and if implementation issues should be
addressed.
@ Page 2; A process evaluation is conducted to assess the methods, and address any other
implementation issues
a. True
*b. False
4. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR), crime has increased in the United States
over the last two decades.
@ Page 2; According to the UCR, as of 2011, the violent crime rate had decreased 49% since
1992.
a. True
*b. False
5. The largest crime bill ever passed by Congress was the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994.
,*a. True
b. False
6. Incarceration trends indicate that minorities and whites are equally represented in the jail and
prison system
@ Page 5; False. African American and Hispanic males and females are incarcerated at higher
rates then white males and females
a. True
*b. False
7. Victims of crime influence criminal justice policies.
*a. True
b. False
8. The plea bargain is an essential tool under the crime control model.
*a. True
b. False
9. For men, the fear of crime is often related to feelings of vulnerability.
a. True
*b. False
10. Female victims are usually targeted and maltreated by complete strangers.
a. True
*b. False
Multiple Choice Questions
,11. What is the order of the policy development process?
a. Policy demands, policy identification, agenda formation, policy adoption, policy
implementation, and policy evaluation
*b. Problem identification, policy demands, agenda formation, policy adoption, policy
implementation, and policy evaluation
c. Problem identification, agenda formation, policy demands, policy adoption, policy
implementation, and policy evaluation
d. Agenda formation, policy demands, problem identification, policy adoption, policy
implementation, and policy evaluation
12. What stage of the policy development process is considered to be the most politicized?
a. Policy Implementation
b. Policy Adoption
c. Policy Evaluation
*d. Agenda formation
13. What type of evaluation is responsible for looking at the changes that occurred as a result of
the implementation of the policy?
a. Policy Evaluation
*b. Outcome Evaluation
c. Process Evaluation
d. Needs Assessment Evaluation
14. What is the most important stage in the policy development process?
@ Page 2; Evaluation is important because it identifies whether the policy produced a change, if
it did not produce a change; an evaluation can help identify why the change did not occur
a. Implementation
b. Adoption
, c. Agenda Formation
*d. Evaluation
15. The incarcerated population is composed of a majority of what type of offenders?
*a. Drug offenders
b. Sex offenders
c. Violent offenders
d. White-collar offenders
16. Who can sponsor a bill?
@ Page 5; Members of Congress are the only ones that can introduce a bill, though the idea of the
bill could have originated within the constituency or interest groups.
*a. Members of Congress
b. The President
c. The media
d. Interest Groups
17. What Direct Democracy tool bypasses the traditional structures of lawmaking?
a. Recall
b. Referendum
*c. Initiative
d. All of the above
18. What act highlighted the fiscal concerns of maintaining the death penalty?
@ Page 6; This California Initiative failed, having secured only 48% of votes
*a. The Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement Act
b. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009
