Rent 9780131123007 | Justice Administration : Police, Courts and Corrections Management

Summary Table of Contents

For courses in Criminal Justice Administration and Police Administration. Unlike other texts, this comprehensive, single-author volume addresses the administration of the three components of the justice systempolice, courts, correctionsas well as other contemporary administrative areas and hot issuese.g., ethics, terrorism, racial profiling, vehicle pursuits, gender bias and women in corrections. Focused on the primary people, concepts, terms, and reality of contemporary justice administration, it reflects 33 years of the author's hands-on, front-line experience as a police and corrections practitioner and administrator, planner, and educator.

Preface

xix

About the Author

xxi

Introduction

xxiii

PART I JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION: AN INTRODUCTION

(58)

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The Study and Scope of Justice Administration

(19)

Key Terms and Concepts

(1)

Learning Objectives

(1)

Why Study Justice Administration?

(2)

Purpose of the Book and Key Terms

(1)

Organization of the Book

(1)

A True System of Justice?

(7)

A Criminal Justice Process?

(2)

A Criminal Justice Network?

(1)

A Criminal Justice Nonsystem?

(2)

Or a True Criminal Justice System?

(1)

The Foundations of Justice and Administration: Legal and Historical Bases

(3)

The Consensus Versus Conflict Debate

(2)

Crime Control Through Due Process

(1)

Public-Sector Versus Private-Sector Administration

(1)

Policymaking in Justice Administration

(2)

Summary

(1)

Questions for Review

(1)

Notes

(3)

Organization and Administration: Principles and Practices

(37)

Key Terms and Concepts

(1)

Learning Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Defining Organizations

(1)

Organizational Theory and Function

(1)

Elements of an Organization

(1)

Organizational Inputs/Outputs

(1)

Organizational Structure

(4)

Managing the Organization

(1)

What Is Management?

(1)

Organizational Communication

(5)

Definition and Characteristics

(2)

Communication Within Criminal Justice Organizations

(1)

The Grapevine

(1)

Oral and Written Communication

(1)

Other Barriers to Effective Communication

(1)

Cultural Empathy

(1)

Historical Approaches to Management

(3)

Scientific Management

(2)

Human Relations Management

(1)

Systems Management

(1)

Primary Leadership Theories

(4)

Trait Theory

(1)

Style Theory

(1)

Situational Leadership

(2)

The Managerial Grid

(2)

Types of Leadership Skills

(1)

Motivating Employees

(9)

The Hawthorne Studies

(3)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

(1)

McGregor's Theory X/Theory Y

(2)

Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory

(2)

Expectancy and Contingency Theories

(1)

Summary

(1)

Questions for Review

(1)

Notes

(4)

PART II THE POLICE

(88)

Police Organization and Operation

(26)

Key Terms and Concepts

(1)

Learning Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Police Agencies as Organizations

(3)

Organizing: The Grouping of Activities

(2)

Specialization in Police Agencies

(1)

Traditional and Contemporary Police Organization

(3)

The Traditional Bureaucratic Model

(1)

Attempts to Reform the Traditional Model

(2)

Examples of Organizational Structures

(3)

Policies, Procedures, Rules, and Regulations in Policing

(1)

The Influence of Research on Police Functions

(4)

The Mid-1970s: Crises Stimulate Progress

(2)

Rethinking ``Sacred Cow'' Traditions

(1)

Other Major Findings

(1)

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving

(4)

Today's Dominant Philosophy

(1)

The S.A.R.A. Process

(2)

Evaluation and Research

(1)

Two Illustrations: Chicago, Illinois, and Lawrence, Massachusetts

(1)

Effecting Change in Policing

(2)

Change Begins with the Supervisor

(1)

The Chief Executive and Mid-Level Manager

(1)

Case Studies

(2)

Summary

(1)

Questions for Review

(1)

Notes

(3)

Police Personnel Roles and Functions

(31)

Key Terms and Concepts

(1)

Learning Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Roles of the Police Executive: The Mintzberg Model of CEOs

(4)

The Interpersonal Role

(1)

The Informational Role

(1)

The Decision-Maker Role

(1)

Police Executives

(1)

Obtaining the Best: The Assessment Center

(1)

Skills of Good Managers

(1)

Chiefs of Police

(3)

Expectations of Government and Community

(1)

Qualifications

(1)

Job Protection, Termination, and the Political Arena

(1)

The Sheriff

(2)

Role and Functions

(1)

Rating Chief Executive Performance

(2)

Inappropriate Evaluation Criteria

(1)

Appropriate Evaluation Criteria

(1)

Middle Managers: Captains and Lieutenants

100

(3)

First-Line Supervisors: Becoming a Patrol Sergeant

103

(5)

Seeking the Gold Badge

103

(1)

Assuming the Position: General Roles and Functions

103

(2)

Basic Tasks

105

(1)

Types of Supervisors

106

(2)

The Patrol Officer

108

(1)

Basic Tasks

108

(1)

Problems with Getting the Best

108

(1)

What Traits Make a ``Good Cop''?

109

(1)

Roles and Functions of All Personnel in COPPS

110

(3)

The Chief Executive

110

(1)

Middle Managers

111

(1)

First-Line Supervisors

111

(1)

Rank-and-File Officers

112

(1)

Case Studies

113

(2)

Summary

115

(1)

Questions for Review

115

(1)

Notes

115

(3)

Police Issues and Practices

118

(29)

Key Terms and Concepts

118

(1)

Learning Objectives

118

(1)

Introduction

119

(1)

A Cautionary Note

119

(1)

Terrorism

120

(5)

Definition and Types

120

(2)

A Looming Threat: Bioterrorism

122

(1)

Tactical and Administrative Responses

122

(2)

Technology Needs

124

(1)

A ``Hot Button Issue'': Racial Profiling

125

(2)

Managing the Use of Force

127

(3)

Power That Is to Be Used Judiciously

127

(2)

A Typology of Abuse of Authority

129

(1)

Domestic Violence by Police

130

(1)

School Violence

131

(3)

What's Happened to Our Children?

131

(1)

Leadership Rejoinder

131

(3)

Vehicular Pursuits

134

(5)

A High-Stakes Operation

134

(1)

The Supreme Court's View

134

(1)

Leadership Rejoinder

135

(4)

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Notifying Supervisors, Managers, and Administrators

139

(1)

Case Studies

140

(3)

Summary

143

(1)

Questions for Review

143

(1)

Notes

144

(3)

PART III THE COURTS

147

(58)

Court Organization and Operation

149

(18)

Key Terms and Concepts

149

(1)

Learning Objectives

149

(1)

Introduction

150

(1)

By the Numbers: Court Organizational Statistics

150

(1)

Inside the Courts: A Look at Decor, Decorum, Citizens

151

(1)

Hallowed Places

151

(2)

Justice in the Eye of the Beholder

152

(1)

Seeking Truth in an Adversarial Atmosphere

152

(1)

Courts as Organizations

153

(3)

A Nonbureaucratic Work Group

153

(1)

Organizational Structure

154

(2)

The Influence of Courts in Policymaking

156

(2)

Decreasing Litigation: Alternative Dispute Resolution

158

(1)

ADR Options: Arbitration and Mediation

158

(1)

Attempts at Reforming Court Organization

159

(4)

Case Study

163

(1)

Summary

164

(1)

Questions for Review

164

(1)

Notes

164

(3)

Court Personnel Roles and Functions

167

(22)

Key Terms and Concepts

167

(1)

Learning Objectives

167

(1)

Introduction

168

(1)

Defining Judicial Administration

168

(2)

The Jurists

170

(4)

Those Who Would Be Judge: Methods of Selection

170

(2)

Benefits and Problems

172

(2)

Judges as Court Managers

174

(2)

Court Clerks

176

(1)

Key Individuals

176

(1)

The Forgotten Majority: Clerks in Rural Courts

177

(1)

Trained Court Administrators

177

(2)

Development and Training

177

(1)

General Duties

178

(1)

Conflict Among Judicial Administrators

179

(2)

A Difficult Dichotomy

179

(1)

Sources of Disagreement

180

(1)

How Judges Evaluate Administrators

181

(1)

Jury Administration

182

(2)

Case Study

184

(1)

Summary

185

(1)

Questions for Review

185

(1)

Notes

186

(3)

Court Issues and Practices

189

(16)

Key Terms and Concepts

189

(1)

Learning Objectives

189

(1)

Introduction

190

(1)

Justice from the Due Process and Crime Control Perspectives

190

(1)

The Dilemma of Delay

191

(3)

The Consequences

191

(1)

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