Criminal Justice Organizations: Chapter 4
22 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is the primary purpose of formal communication in an organization?

  • To facilitate personal relationships among employees
  • To clarify job expectations and roles (correct)
  • To facilitate communication among top-level managers
  • To provide organizational members with sufficient information to satisfy their curiosity

    • What type of network is formed primarily for personal motives within an organization?

  • Dynamic Communication Network
  • Complex Kinship Network
  • Horizontal Communication Network
  • Informal Network (correct)

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

  • Verbal Communication
  • Non-verbal Communication (correct)
  • Written Communication
  • Visual Communication

    • What is the substance that is shared through symbols in communication?

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

    What term refers to the rate and complexity of communication inputs to an individual?

    <p>Rate Load</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an idea or piece of knowledge expressed in recognized symbolic terms?

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

    What is the principle that correction officers must follow when punishing inmates for infractions of prison rules?

    <p>Due Process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of transmitting symbols between two sources?

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

    How many steps are involved in the communication process?

    <p>4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a communication barrier?

    <p>Use 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 increasing the number of gates that communication must pass through?

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

    What is the primary purpose of downward communication?

    <p>To allow executives to send information downward to their subordinates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of upward communication among organizational members at the same level?

    <p>It allows for problem-solving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between organizational networks?

    <p>They are not mutually exclusive and tend to overlap</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the number of potential official, kinship, and informal networks?

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

    Where do communication barriers exist more?

    <p>In the criminal justice system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What affects the communication process within criminal justice organizations?

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

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

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

    What is the effect of interagency relations on communication barriers?

    <p>It decreases the communication barrier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are people who serve as members of two or more groups or are part of the social system of two or more groups called?

    <p>Linking Pins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach encourages teamwork rather than adversarial and competitive relationships among agency staff?

    <p>Theory Y</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser