off the rails
Read the scenario, Off the Rails: A Troubled Criminal Justice Agency.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper assessing the situation at the detention center. Include a discussion of the following questions:
- How does the lack of leadership from the chief executive affect an organization? Can other sources provide leadership?
- Who are constituents of the detention center? How are they affected by the situation?
- What is the result when supervisors focus on process instead of people?
- What trends found in Ch. 3 of Managing Police Organizations should the detention center embrace? How would you go about implementing them?
- What does the research on leadership described in Ch. 7 of Criminal Justice Organizations suggest needs to change at the detention center? What attributes of leaders is suggested?
Present a discussion on your assignment in class. The presentation portion of this assignment is 20% of the [content] grade.Include at least one scholarly source in addition to the textbook or scholarly cite from the university’s eLibrary (two references total). This is the standard for the course, unless the instructor or syllabus direct you to provide more.
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The Spring Valley Detention Center is experiencing problems and challenges that affect its operation since the Chief Executive no longer reports to work. The organization has been negatively affected since all the constituents are facing issues in their tasks. The supervisors are now making decisions with reluctance, while the correctional officers lack communication from the Warden. However, these issues can be addressed by the center, applying trends such as low touch and high tech, which will improve communication in the detention center.
The effect of a lack of leadership from the chief executive on the organization and how other sources provide leadership.
The lack of leadership in the detention center from the Chief executive, Wardens James Law, has adversely affected the organization. Most of the normal routine operations that take place on a daily basis within the organization have been halted. This is mainly because the institute operates under a policy…
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