COURSE DESCRIPTION
Principles and practices of administration and their application to criminal justice will be discussed throughout this semester. The relationship of theoretical administrative concepts and practical criminal justice problems will be emphasized.
Principles and practices of administration and their application to criminal justice will be discussed throughout this semester. The relationship of theoretical administrative concepts and practical criminal justice problems will be emphasized.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Compare and contrast closed organizations to open organizations and the related theoretical arguments contained within each concept.
2. Describe how personnel with criminal justice agencies react to environmental pressures.
3. Compare and contrast content/need motivational theories to the process theories of motivation.
4. Explain how leadership theories relate to effectively leading in a criminal justice organization.
5. Recommend measures to improve administrative practices in policing, the courts, and corrections.
1. Compare and contrast closed organizations to open organizations and the related theoretical arguments contained within each concept.
2. Describe how personnel with criminal justice agencies react to environmental pressures.
3. Compare and contrast content/need motivational theories to the process theories of motivation.
4. Explain how leadership theories relate to effectively leading in a criminal justice organization.
5. Recommend measures to improve administrative practices in policing, the courts, and corrections.