Criminal Justice Administration Chapter 4

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Criminal Justice AdministrationChapter 4

• Organizational Variables and
• Measuring Organizational
• Effectiveness

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ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS

• Undesirable ConditionsUnderstaffed, under
  funded, over extended, poor management, poor
  staff, etc.

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Organizational VariablesORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

• Organizational SizeTypically of employeesFull
  Fledged MembersLEN, CTS, CORR (Proposed v
  Actual)
• Complexity of DifferentiationHorizontal
  complexity (Span of Control) Vertical Complexity
  (Chain of Command)
• LEN, CTS, CORR

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Org. Structure Continued

• FormalizationExtent to which commo. and
  procedures written downSOPs, LOGS, Recordings,
  Forms, etc.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL

• Size of Admin. ComponentCoordination,
  Facilitation, Supporting of Activities (Line,
  Staff, Auxillary)
• Bureaucratization and DebureaucratizationControl,
  Rules, Authority Located?
• Centralized v DecentralizedLevel of Authority,
  HQ or HQs, Up/Down

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Org. Control Cont.

• Levels of Authority Layers
• Span of ControlNumber of persons controlled

Narrow Span Lots of Layers
Wide Span Few Layers
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

• Labor TurnoverLaid Off, Retire, Die, Medical,
  Quit, Fired, Move On/Up/Over, Specialize, etc.
• Organizational ConflictRelated to org. size,
  specialization, hierarchy, complexity, staff
  additions, heterogeneity (Corwin) Staff Disunity
  and disagreementTYPES Interorganizational and
  Intraorganizational

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Change Cont.

• Administrative SuccessionTurnover in
  AdministratorsExpectations, orientations, mgt.
  styles, etc.
• TechnologyRate of technology change, type of
  change, magnitude of change

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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

• Organizational ClimateOrganization
  PersonalityGenerally set by the leader
• Organizational GoalsState toward which the org.
  is movingMembers v Defined GoalsMission
  Statement
• (See next slide)

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Mission Statement

• FIELD MANUAL 8th Edition
• MISSION STATEMENT
• It is the mission of the West Virginia State
  Police Forensic Laboratory to provide accurate
  and impartial scientific support services to the
  State Police and all other criminal justice
  agencies operating in the State of West Virginia.
  
• http//www.wvstatepolice.com/general.pdf

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Organizational Effectiveness

• Ability to achieve its goalsCooperationreliabili
  tyquotasratesexisting conditionsTypes of
  agencies?

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Law Enforcement

• Arrests, citations, convictions, greater
  detection of crimes, clearance, amt. of drugs
  confiscated, crimes prevented, citizen complaints
  processed and resolved, professionalism, public
  criticism/praise, lawsuits, cooperation, public
  relations, injuries officers/suspects, etc.

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Courts

• Cases processed, successful convictions, speed of
  processing, judicial reversals, misconduct
  complaints, trial delays, plea bargains, not
  guilty findings, nolos, diversions, etc.

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Corrections

• Recidivism rates, rehab. programs, write-ups,
  program compliance, low turnover, escapes, riots,
  incidents, order, expansion of services,
  community acceptance, counseling, employment
  rates, drug and alcohol use, detection of illegal
  contraband, lawsuits, assaults, use of force,
  parole, probation, alternatives, etc.

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Increase Effectiveness

• Programs, leadership, integration of goals,
  volunteers, success, etc.

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Questions?