Exam 2: Planning a Program Evaluation

Under the SARA model, which of the following determines the causes of the problem?

Data must be carefully collected with an eye toward quality control.

A tipped administrator is committed to the relevance and significance of the program.

Criminal justice programs are designed to address a particular need and solve a defined problem.

Which of the following describes goals that should neither be too high or too low as they would become meaningless?

The logic model is a theory regarding the evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.

Evaluators provide which type of performance to stakeholders?

Which of the following police operations requires that the police develop a systematic process for examining and addressing the problems that the public expects them to handle?

An experimental administrator has is the most committed to public policy.

Valid performance measures should provide a fair indication of program performance and reflect the factors and operations that program administrators can truly influence and control.

Identifying recurring problems and how they affect community safety is referred to as:

A policing problem exists when something is going wrong for someone somewhere an no one has informed the police about it.

The ultimate aim is to prevent harm to research subjects while promoting a research design that will generate valid relevant results that will help inform public policy.