Criminal Justice Organizations: Chapter 4
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What is the primary purpose of formal communication in an organization?

  • To provide organizational members with sufficient information to satisfy their curiosity
  • To ensure proper execution of job tasks (correct)
  • To serve as a substitute for personal networks
  • To facilitate communication among colleagues

    • What type of evidence is excluded in criminal trials according to exclusionary rules?

  • Relevant evidence
  • Irrelevant evidence
  • Evidence obtained legally
  • Evidence obtained illegally (correct)

    • What type of network is formed more for personal than professional motives?

  • Dynamic Horizontal Network
  • Non-Verbal Network
  • Informal Network (correct)
  • Complex Kinship Network

    • What is considered an extremely powerful part of the communication process?

    <p>Non-Verbal Communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the substance that we attempt to share through symbols in communication?

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept where the rate and complexity of communication inputs to an individual are known as?

    <p>Information Overload</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of transmitting symbols called in communication?

    <p>Dyad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in the communication process?

    <p>Encoding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many steps are involved in the communication process?

    <p>7</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a communication barrier?

    <p>Lack of motivation or interest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of communication barrier is professional jargon or legal terminology?

    <p>Use of personalized meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of having more gates that communication must pass through?

    <p>The message is more likely to be altered.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a network?

    <p>Members may enter or leave the network system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of organizational networks?

    <p>They are mutually exclusive and tend to overlap</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the number of potential networks in the criminal justice system?

    <p>Virtually endless</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do communication barriers exist more in the criminal justice system?

    <p>Due to the presence of checks and balances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of communication among criminal justice agencies?

    <p>Individuals have different views</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of perceptions in the communication process within criminal justice organizations?

    <p>They alter the communication process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of theory is characterized by the shared assistance of information among criminal justice agencies?

    <p>Exchange theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of linking pins?

    <p>They are members of two or more groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

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