NCJ Number
79347
Date Published
1981
Length
22 pages
Annotation
An overview of the Criminal Justice Planning and Management Series is provided, including the courses' major concepts, individual course descriptions, and explanations of interrelationships among the courses.
Abstract
The courses are based on the General Planning Process Model, which provides a conceptual overview of the tasks required to conduct planning. The logical structure of the model reflects three types of related planning: (1) normative planning (what 'should' be done), (2) strategic planning (what 'can' be done), and (3) operational planning (what 'will' be done). The model is a cyclical continuous process based on the generation of both internal and external environmental data. The process involves preparing for planning, determining the present situation, determining projections and anticipations, considering alternative system futures, identifying problems, setting goals, identifying alternative courses of action, selecting preferred alternatives, planning for implementation, implementing plans, and monitoring and evaluating progress. An introductory course, the Criminal Justice Planning course, presents information on planning methods and enables the participant to apply the methodology to a substantial data set. The Criminal Justice Analysis course focuses on the problem identification and analysis step of the planning model, and the Criminal Justice Program Development course begins with the establishment of strategic goals and culminates with preparing for implementation and evaluation. Other courses teach all aspects of project-level evaluation and the roles of the criminal justice manager. Appended are a list of the series' training materials and the names and addresses of persons and organizations active in the development of the training materials over the past 5 years.