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Test Questions for Criminal Justice Organizations: Chapter 3 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) The Patriot Act gave agencies leeway in obtaining...

Test Questions for Criminal Justice Organizations: Chapter 3 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) The Patriot Act gave agencies leeway in obtaining search warrants, searching without a warrant or wiretapping. True or False (Answer: True) _________ forces are the final determinants of the effectiveness and efficiency of that system. (Answer: Environmental) Agencies public or private always meet the changing demands and expectations. True or False (Answer: False) As environmental conditions change, what occurs?(Answer: E) Demands for goods and services. Legal and resource limitations. Support for both public and private organizations. None of the above All of the above 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) POP-Problem Oriented Policing CPTED-Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Crime Analysis None of the above Computer crimes are a big concern since the creation of innovative technological advances; which is/are examples of computer crimes? (Answer: E) Cyber Bullying Cyber Stalking Stalking by Sexual Predators Industrial Espionage All of the above Criminal justice agencies are bound by __________ that direct their activities. (Answer: B) Policies Laws Sanctions None of the above Which criminal justice law has created issues such as increased workload for courts, backlogging, and increased prison populations? (Answer: B) Patriot Act Three-Strikes Civil Rights Act None of the above Which criminal justice law was created after the attack of the twin towers in New York? Patriot Act Three-Strikes Civil Rights Act None of the above (Answer: A) Civil litigation can be filed with? (Answer: C) State courts Federal courts Both A,B None of the above The business cycle affects the criminal justice system because it competes with both private and public organizations for resources. True or False (Answer: True) Which prison demographic poses a great financial cost for the criminal justice system? Elders Juveniles Mentally Incapacitated None of the above (Answer: C) It has been indicated that prison populations and sentencing rates increase as employment decreases. True or False (Answer: False) A community with a high proportion of individuals under the age of 25 will have higher crime rates. True or False (Answer: True) Age, sex, race, ________ and number of people in a community all have an impact on organizations. (Answer: Ethnicities) Criminal Background Ethnicities Health None of the above This group of people, are also known as the “guest workers” because they play a significant role in our economy? (Answer: B) Prisoners Immigrants Law enforcement personnel None of the above __________ can be defined briefly as the collective norms, values, symbols, behaviors, and expectations of society’s members. (Answer: Culture) ________ __________ are components of the environment, such as climate, geographical location, size of a community, and its economic base-industrial, service, agrarian. (Answer: Ecological Factors) ____________ conditions also have an impact on both the services demanded in a community and the resource available. (Answer: Geographical) The formal political system includes legislative bodies at the ________________ and local levels. (Answer: C) Federal State Both A,B None of the above The court system is a component of which two systems? (Answer: D) Criminal Justice System Formal Political System Checks and Balances System Both A,B Both A,C The informal political system comprises those pressures and demands that are placed directly on the criminal justice system. True or False (Answer: True) The _________ political system is pressured by the agency to respond to demands from the _________ political system. Informal, Formal Formal, Informal Open, Closed Closed, Open The public can be considered beneficiaries of the criminal justice system. True or False (Answer: True) Which are the environmental states of an organization? (Answer: A) Simple, Complex External, Internal Restrictive, Non-Restrictive None of the above When large organizations face multiple environments and interact with each environment at different organizational levels is called? (Answer: C) Dynamic Environment Static Environment Decoupled None of the above The ___________ coalition is the small group of employees who oversee the organization and dictate policy decisions. (Answer: Dominant) The process of evoking symbols is a significant aspect of the criminal justice system is shaped by innumerable ___________ and ___________. (Answer: B) Dynamic, Static Symbols, Myths Complex, Simple Dominant, Political Which alert system announces through broadcast media the event of a missing or abducted child and seeks tips from the citizenry? (Answer: B) Sandy Amber Silver None of the above Test Bank: Environmental Ethnicities Culture Ecological Factors Geographical Dominant