This essay focuses on the nature of criminal justice organizations. Summarize these two sections, making sure you include the lesson(s)
the nature of criminal justice organizations
For our first discussion, please read from the book the Introduction and Chapter 1. Summarize these two sections, making sure you include the lesson(s) the author is trying to teach the reader.
In addition, answer the following questions;
1.firstly, How can I use this information to make myself a better leader?
2. secondly, How can this lesson(s) be use in a Criminal Justice organization?
Thirdly, be sure
further, be creative
Further, be honest
lastly, be sober
Lastly, be vigilant
This book of readings integrates recent research on the nature, functions, and processes of criminal justice agencies and views criminal justice components as complex organizations.
Abstract
Articles included in the book represent fundamental ways of examining criminal justice organizations and individuals who work in them. These organizations are consider to be complex, with unique characteristics and themes. They employ and serve people, are concerned with productivity, sometimes have conflicting goals, face complex external constituencies, and have important internal constituencies. Book chapters are organized according to five sections. The first section on the nature of criminal justice organizations examines the desirability of goal conflict in the criminal justice system, the impact of drugs on the criminal justice system, trial courts as organizations, and the loss of local control over prison administration. The second section looks at the role of the individual in criminal justice organizations. Particular attention is paid to police officers and leadership styles of police managers and to correctional officers. The third section explores group behavior in criminal justice organizations
