Organization and Management in the Criminal Justice System
A Text/Reader
- Matthew J. Giblin - York College of Pennsylvania, USA, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA, University of Alaska, Anchorage, USA
September 2013 | 672 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Integrating the theoretically-framed, empirically-supported content of a traditional textbook and an edited reader into a single volume, this text/reader exposes students to original primary works (26 readings) in the field of organization and management while providing them with a comprehensive review of the field. The book covers the field’s core foundational theories and works, as well as contemporary theories and cutting-edge research. Demonstrating that organizations matter and that the study of organizations has far-reaching utility, the book applies broader organization and management principles to a wide range of key entities including police, courts, and corrections, as well as drug traffickers, sex offender treatment providers, and homeland security agencies. Each of these organizations has a criminal justice nexus and is discussed alongside the major components of the criminal justice system. From organizational theory to managing a criminal justice organization, this book is a must-read for anyone pursuing a career in criminal justice administration.
Section I. Introduction: Why Should We Study Criminal Justice Organizations?
Section II. Organizational Structure: How Do We Build Organizations?
Section III. Organizational Theory: How Do We Explain What Organizations Look Like?
Section IV. Organizational Deviance and Termination: What Explains Failure in Criminal Justice Agencies?
Section V. Interagency Collaboration: Are Two or More Organizations [Combined] Better Than One?
Section VI. Unions and Collective Bargaining: United We Stand?
Section VII. Organizational Socialization: How Does a Person Learn to “Behave” in an Organization?
Section VIII. Motivation and Job Design: How Do We Light a Fire Under Employees?
Section IX. Occupational Stress and Burnout: Is This Job Killing Me?
Section X. Leadership: Are You a Leader or a Follower?
Section XI. Power in Organizations: How are Subordinates, Suspects, Inmates, and Clients Controlled?
Section XII. Organizational Change: What Causes Organizations to Transform?
Glossary
References
Credits and Sources
Index
About the Author
This is a well rounded and authoritative textbook for criminal justice administration.
Criminal Justice, Univ Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
August 28, 2014