Governor Jones Is Interested in Passing a Law to Increase

question 67

Multiple Choice

Governor Jones is interested in passing a law to increase the use of community-based corrections in his state. He travels to Minnesota to meet with lawmakers to discuss their corrections system. There, he learns about Minnesota's Community Corrections Act. Governor Jones flies back to his state and schedules an emergency meeting with the head probation officials. He wants to discuss the probation population. Governor Jones is surprised to learn that many of the individuals on probation in his state are representative of the national statistics and that most of the probationers are:

• A)African American females.
• B)African American males.
• C)Hispanic males.
• D)White males.

Recognize the expected roles and performance outcomes for boards today as per different authors and research findings.

Understand the concept of board-centered leadership and the hierarchical structure in nonprofit organizations.

Grasp the legal concepts and standards applied to nonprofit governance, including preventing conflicts of interest and ensuring ethical financial practices.

Understand the models and frameworks proposed for effective governance in nonprofits.

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