Critical Policy Analysis Practice Test 2014

1.

1 point

Bi-psychological theory and personality theory are connected to...?

Political theory

Different branches of biology

Different branches of psychology

Different branches of criminology

2.

1 point

Mandatory detention was introduced in what year?

2001

1992

1972

2004

3.

1 point

Who wrote the infamous paper on "what works" in criminal justice (1974)?

Robert Martinson

David Martinson

Karl Marx

Ronald Clarke

4.

1 point

A policy problem that is endogenous means?

It is created from the outside

It is created from within

That policy is holistic in nature

That the policy is complicated

5.

1 point

A harm minimisation approach to drugs...

Opposes a prohibitionist approach to drugs

Removes the moral element of drug use

Is generally viewed as a "soft option"

All of the above

6.

1 point

The psychosocial strand of social epidemiology focuses on...?

The cause of stress

Stressed people

Unhealthy people

Mentally ill people

7.

1 point

Which of the following strategies is an example of a preventative approach to health policy?

Antibiotics

Immunisation

Chemotherapy

All of the above

8.

1 point

Positivism defines crime as...?

Within the conceptions of human rights and class interests

A violation of the social consensus

A violation of the law

Conferred by those who have the power to label

9.

1 point

When did the problem of drug use emerge?

1920s/1930s

2000s

1960s

1970s

10.

1 point

Penal welfarism is based on which of the following beliefs?

A belief that crime is a rational act of greedy and unscrupulous individuals

A belief that humans are coerced into unlawful behavior by deprivation

A belief that crime is an act of calculative individuals

A belief that crime is natural and will prevail in any society

11.

1 point

According to strain theory, crime prevention is based on...?

Diagnosing individuals

Decriminalisation

Fostering healthy peer activity

Deterrence

12.

1 point

The biomedical paradigm has a preventative dimension as well as a curative dimension.

True

False

13.

1 point

Using the WPR analysis, youth unemployment was argued to be the result of...?

Capitalism

Poor governance

Structural inequality

Individual deficiencies

14.

1 point

The central premise of the Pacific Solution is...?

That refugees are to be sent back by boat

That refugees are to be processed offshore in centers such as the Christmas Island, Manus Island and Nauru

That refugees are welcomed into the country

That refugees are to be processed on the main land

15.

1 point

Which of the following responses best describes sovereign power?

A king having control over an area or population

Perpetuate one's rule over a given territory and its subjects

Targets society in its entirety

Targets individual bodies and uses techniques of surveillance and normalisation

16.

1 point

What assumptions underlie gambling?

Gambling in moderation is socially acceptable and legitimate

Gambling in excess is problematic

Distinction between problem gamblers and recreational gamblers

All of the above

17.

1 point

The biomedical paradigm understands health as...?

The absence of disease

The presence of disease

More than just the absence of disease

None of the above

18.

1 point

Genealogy traces...?

How a problem representation is reinforced

How a problem representation is defended

The practices and processes that have produced a problem representation

None of the above

19.

1 point

The Australian citizenship tests which of the following?

Basic levels of English

An understanding of Australia as a country

The rights and responsibilities of being an Australian

All of the above

20.

1 point

Which of the following theorists argued there has been a shift from "penal welfarism" to a "culture of control"?

Barney the dinosaur

Robert Martinson

Ronald Clarke

David Garland

21.

1 point

The problem of gambling is viewed as...?

The responsibility of the Government

The responsibility of licensing venues

The responsibility of individuals

The responsibility of society

22.

1 point

Which of the following is an example of a social paradigm preventative approach?

Social justice

Stable ecosystem

Peace

All of the above

23.

1 point

Which of the following approaches sees health policy as doomed to fail?

Marxist approach

Poststructuralist approach

Social approach

Eco-social approach

24.

1 point

Selective primary care focuses on disease prevention at what level?

Society

Selected segments of the population

Individual

Community

25.

1 point

Biopower is targeted at what?

The individual

Society in its entirety

Selected segments of the population

All of the above

26.

1 point

Anatomo-politics targets...?

Society

Individual bodies

Groups of people

The population

27.

1 point

Which of the following characteristics best describes the nature of policy?

It is intentional and designed to achieve a purpose

Involves decisions and consequences

It is dynamic

All of the above

28.

1 point

Which of the following acts created the foundations for the White Australia Policy?

The Anti-Discrimination Act

The Discrimination Act

The White Australia Act

The Immigration Restriction Act

29.

1 point

Which of the following criminological theories is not influenced by economics?

Rational choice theory

Classical criminology

Positivist criminology

Routine activities theory

30.

1 point

The WPR approach sees policies as...?

Practical texts

Prescriptive texts

True texts

Authoritative texts

31.

1 point

The problem of drugs is seen to be...?

Supply driven

Demand driven

Lack of education

Lack of adequate policing

32.

1 point

The primary health care model is based on...?

Primary paradigm

Biomedical paradigm

Secondary paradigm

Social paradigm

33.

1 point

Deterrence theory assumes that...?

People are rational beings

People are opportunistic

People understand consequences of their actions

All of the above

34.

1 point

What type of agenda does the WPR approach have?

Alternative

Normative

Normal

Authoritative

35.

1 point

Curative approaches are dominant over preventative approaches.

True

False

36.

1 point

Subjugated knowledge is...?

Knowledge that is widely accepted in society

Knowledge that is less likely to be sanctioned

Knowledge that is dissenting

Knowledge that is based on local beliefs

37.

1 point

During the 2001 Federal election, the refugee "crisis" was closely linked to...?

The war on crime

The war on terror

The war on drugs

The war on asylum seekers

38.

1 point

When did the problem of gambling emerge?

After the Vietnam war

After WWI

After the Iraq war

After WWII

39.

1 point

Which of the following problems was framed within a health perspective?

Drugs

Crime

Unemployment

Gambling

40.

1 point

Which of the following was not mentioned as a social determinant of health in the Colorado clip on healthcare?

Literacy

Income

Transport

None of the above

41.

1 point

Under the WPR approach, Government is understood as...?

A single entity

As a set of assemblages

The only player in societal relation

Parliament

42.

1 point

In which era did the term "boat people" become prominent?

1990s/2000s

1970s/1980s

1920s/1930s

1950s/1960s

43.

1 point

Social interventionist strategies...?

Assumes that people are driven to commit crime by their circumstances

Are driven to commit crime due to a biological defect

Are driven to commit crime due to a personality disorder

Are driven to commit crime by a rational choice

44.

1 point

Policy makes what assumption?

Policy is complex

That there is a problem that needs to be fixed

Policy is a long process

Policy is made by the Government

45.

1 point

Hansard, legislation and court decisions are examples of...?

Prescriptive texts

Authoritative texts

Practical texts

Realistic texts

46.

1 point

The social paradigm understands health as...?

The absence of disease

The presence of disease

More than just the absence of disease

None of the above

47.

1 point

What era was unemployment discovered?

The late 20th century

The late 18th century

The late 17th century

The late 19th century

48.

1 point

Evidence based crime policy is taken from which of the following disciplines?

Economics

Medicine

Biology

Criminology

49.

1 point

A WPR approach to policy analysis contains what question?

Who's fault is the problem which is identified?

Which level of government should take responsibility for the problem?

What assumptions underlie this problem?

None of the above

50.

1 point

The White Australia Policy was abolished in what year?

1901

1972

1994

1982