NCJ Number
79367
Date Published
1981
Length
147 pages
Annotation
This manual presents course materials for use by participants in the 4-day criminal justice management course sponsored by LEAA, and taught at the National Criminal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center located at five universities.
Abstract
The course is designed for criminal justice administrators and focuses on their major management responsibilities of planning, organizing, and controlling. The course's four modules cover both the concepts and the application of each of the three management responsibilities. Subject areas include situation analysis, behavioral assessment, defining strategic goals, choosing and assessing alternative strategies, conflict resolution, developing implementation plans, cutback management, types of controls, stress management, and successful versus unsuccessful leadership. The roles of the criminal justice administrator as director of an organizational unit, manager of programs, and leader in the criminal justice system are also delineated. The relationships among the three management responsibilities are also identified. The entire course content is presented in expanded outline form, with space in the margin for notes. At the end of each module, an annotated bibliography lists several works on topics related to those covered in the module, and a bibliography of resource books and articles is provided as are exhibits summarizing the course's main topics. For the instructor's guide, see NCJ 79366. For related courses on criminal justice, see NCJ 79347-64.