What are the major obstacles and disadvantages to having goal consensus in criminal justice organizations?
FOR DISCUSSION
· 1. Will goal consensus in criminal justice organizations ever be possible? What are the major obstacles and disadvantages to having goal consensus in criminal justice organizations?
· 2. This chapter discusses the importance of structure to the delivery of criminal justice services. Can police organizations or prisons, for example, be less formal and more decentralized in their structures? Why or why not?
· 3. What are some major problems with implementing the ideas of a human service model of employee supervision in criminal justice organizations?
· 4. Given the nature of criminal justice organizations is the traditional model of employee supervision the best possible choice?
FOR FURTHER READING
Bayley, D. H. Police for the Future. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
Bennett, W., and Hess, K. Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement. 5th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Publishing Company, 2007.
Bolman, L., and Deal, T. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.
Fyfe, J., Greene, J., Walsh, W., Wilson, O., and McLaren, R. Police Administration. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Oettmeier, T. N., and Wycoff, M. A. Personnel Performance Evaluations in the Community Policing Context. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Justice, 1998.
Peak, K. J., Gaines, L. K., and Glensor, R. W. Police Supervision and Management: In an Era of Community Policing. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2004.
Peak, K. Justice Administration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management. 5th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2007.
Trojanowicz, R., Kappeler, V. E., Gaines, L. K., and Bucqueroux, B. Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective. 2nd ed. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson, 1998.
Wilson, J. Q. Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It. Glenview, IL: Basic Books, 2000.