Criminal justice students and practitioners in criminal justice agencies know firsthand the value of effective management; they understand the vital need to develop organizations that meet the expectations of their community members as well as those of their workers. With an innovative, student-friendly approach, Criminal Justice Management: Theory and Practice in Justice-Centered Organizations examines the complex subject of justice-centered agencies. Authors Mary K. Stohr and Peter A. Collins interweave their comprehensive research with humor and personal anecdotes to make the study of criminal justice management accessible--and interesting--to students. Chapter exercises and study questions provide a springboard for lively class discussion, encouraging students to discover relevant applications for these provocative topics. Through its dedicated pedagogy, this text challenges readers to: * Initiate human relations management practices * Provide support for the professional development of staff * Use proactive, collaborative, and shared responsibility forms of leadership * Develop and maintain strong ethical practices * Implement evidence-based best practices in agency programming * Build strong bridges within an engaged and informed community With an emphasis on putting theory into practice, Criminal Justice Management is an invaluable resource for the development of efficient, dynamic, and resourceful justice-centered agencies.

Foreword, Nicholas P. Lovrich 1. Criminal Justice Management: the Big, the Bad, and the Beautiful 2. Surveying the Landscape Of Criminal Justice Management 3. Managing Trouble--Deviance, Abuse of Force And Sexual/Gender Harassment--Using Ethics 4. Service Values, The Administrative State And Management Theory In Perspective 5. Communications: What You Say and Do Is What They Think You Mean 6. Socialization, Roles, and Power Issues 7. Leadership and Criminal Justice Organizations 8. Personnel Processes and Practices 9. Selection Issues: Workforce 2000, Diversity, and Affirmative Action 10. Reaching Beyond the Expected--Managing Treatment, Force, Standards and Accreditation 11. Strategic Planning and Budgeting 12. Decision Making and Prediction 13. Model Management Practices

"How well the criminal justice system works in a democratic society is a good measure of the health of democracy in that society. . . . I can't imagine a more appropriate foundational book than this one for preparing students to take up the challenges of making our criminal justice system the best it can be."--From the Foreword by Nicholas P. Lovrich, Washington State University-Pullman |k No