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Correctional Leadership A Cultural Perspective

by: Stojkovic, Stan; Farkas, Mary Ann

Correctional Leadership A Cultural Perspective

by: Stojkovic, Stan; Farkas, Mary Ann

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9780534574291
ISBN 10:
0534574297
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 09/11/2002
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

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Summary

CORRECTIONAL LEADERSHIP examines how organizational culture is related to effective correctional leadership. It highlights the importance of changing trends in corrections, specifically institutional corrections. The text also illustrates the advantages of viewing the operations of prisons in various ways for successful adaptation to changing political, economic, and social environments of the outside world. This text shows why leadership is a central factor in prison effectiveness.

Preface

xiii

PART ONE Correctional Leadership and Organizational Culture

(54)

Correctional Leadership and Organizational Culture

(14)

Leadership and Corrections

(2)

Leadership Defined

(1)

Defining Organizational Culture

(1)

Leadership and Organizational Culture: The Nexus

(3)

Leadership and Corrections: Concluding Comments

(2)

Case Scenario: What Is a Prison Leader?

(1)

References

(2)

Culture: Theoretical and Organizational Issues

(20)

Organizational and Management Theories

(13)

Structural Perspectives

(4)

The Behavioral Perspective

(4)

The Integrative Perspective

(2)

The Cognitive Perspective

(1)

The Transformational Perspective

(2)

Organizational and Management Theories: Concluding Comments

(1)

An Integrated Approach to Organizational Culture

(2)

Case Scenario: Leadership---Motivation and Culture

(1)

References

(3)

Correctional Culture

(18)

The Unitary Cultural Model

(2)

Typologies of Officers

(2)

The Three-Cultures Model

(2)

Where Do We Go from Here?---Three Cultures and Beyond

(3)

Correctional Values and Vision: The Importance of Culture

(4)

Visionary Leadership, Correctional Culture, and the Environment: An Optimistic View

(1)

Case Scenario: No Place for Social Workers

(1)

References

(2)

PART TWO Correctional Culture: Officers, Managers, and Leaders

(66)

Correctional Officers and Their Culture

(22)

The Formal Component of Corrections

(5)

The Official Mission

(1)

Recruitment, Selection, and Formal Training

(2)

Rank Structure and Hierarchical Chain of Command

(2)

Correctional Work and Unions

(1)

Dimensions of the Correctional Officer Culture

(4)

Danger and Uncertainty

(1)

Establishing and Expressing Authority

(1)

Correctional Work as ``People Work''

(1)

Orientation and Relations with Inmates

(1)

Relations with Coworkers

(1)

Relations with Management

(1)

Correctional Officers: Focal Concerns

(6)

Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity

(1)

Job Stress

(2)

Job Satisfaction and Motivational Issues

(1)

Employee Turnover---Problems with Retention

(2)

Case Scenario: Correctional Officers' Relations with Inmates

(1)

References

(5)

Correctional Leaders: The Administrator Culture

(24)

Dimensions of Correctional Administrator Culture

(7)

Organizational Uncertainty

(1)

Policies and Procedures

(1)

Defining a Mission: Diverse Expectations and Limited Resources

(2)

Leadership and Conflict Management

(2)

Correctional Leadership: Focal Concerns

(7)

Correctional Leadership and Politics

(2)

Leadership, Management, and the Unions

(1)

Cultivating Leaders Within the Civil Service System

(2)

Correctional Leadership and the Public

(2)

Correctional Administrator Culture and Organizational Culture

(5)

Leadership and Organizational Culture: Why Should Leaders Lead?

(1)

Limitations to Correctional Leadership

(1)

The Importance of a Correctional Vision and Mission Statement

(1)

Correctional Leadership: What Are the Values of the Leader?

(2)

Sending the Message: What Correctional Leadership Is All About

(1)

Case Scenario: Who Provides Correctional Treatment?

(2)

References

101

(2)

Creating, Transmitting, and Transforming Correctional Culture

103

(18)

How Correctional Leaders Create Correctional Culture

104

(6)

Correctional Values: Whose Values Are Right?

107

(1)

Correctional Leadership by Example

107

(1)

Transmitting Culture: Working Together

108

(1)

Transmitting Values and the Correctional Vision

109

(1)

Transforming Culture in Prison

110

(6)

Value Wars: Whose Values Are Wrong?

111

(2)

The Relevance of Transforming Prison Culture

113

(1)

Cultural Transformation and the Three Cultures in Prison

114

(1)

Visionary Correctional Leadership and Transforming Culture

115

(1)

Cultural Change and Organizational Politics

116

(1)

Correctional Culture: A Concluding Comment

117

(1)

Case Scenario: Prisoner Litigation and Differing Prison Cultures

118

(1)

References

119

(2)

PART THREE Correctional Leadership and the Future

121

(24)

Correctional Leadership: The 21st Century

123

(22)

Strategies for Correctional Success: The 21st Century

125

(4)

The Importance of Values and Vision

125

(1)

Employee Empowerment

126

(1)

Correctional Leadership and Strategic Planning

127

(1)

Correctional Leadership and Organizational Culture: A Comment on Diversity

128

(1)

Obstacles and Future Considerations for Correctional Leaders

129

(11)

Private Involvement and Public Concerns: The Future of Corrections

130

(2)

Governors, Legislatures, Unions, and Correctional Leadership

132

(6)

Policy and Research Considerations

138

(2)

Correctional Leadership: Scenarios and Concluding Comments

140

(2)

Case Scenario: Correctional Leadership and Politics

142

(1)

References

143

(2)

Index

145

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