MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR FEDERAL PROBATION OFFICES IN METROPOLITAN AREAS

• NCJ Number: 31034
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 39 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1975) Pages: 10-17
• Author(s): R M LATTA; J COCKS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT THEORIES AND FACTUAL INFORMATION IN AN EFFORT TO AID INDIVIDUAL PROBATION OFFICES TO COPE WITH THE RAPID EXPANSION OF THE FEDERAL PROBATION SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR FIRST EXAMINES THE PROBLEM AREAS WHICH PROBATION OFFICES MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED AS A RESULT OF PROBATION SYSTEM GROWTH. SEVERAL MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION STRATEGIES ARE THEN EXAMINED THROUGH AN ACCOUNT OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE U.S. PROBATION OFFICE IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA IN ITS EFFORTS TO CREATE A NEW ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE STRATEGIES USED IN THIS PROBATION OFFICE ARE DESCRIBED FOR THE FOLLOWING REORGANIZATION STEPS: PLANNING, DEFINITION OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVES, DEVELOPMENT OF MEASURES OF SUCCESS, DEVELOPMENT OF A CASE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, USE OF VOLUNTEERS, AND SYSTEMS AND RESEARCH APPROACHES.