Leslie J. Smith

Coordinating the Criminal Justice System

A Guide to Improve the Effective Administration of Justice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This guide was developed to assist students, professors, executives of local criminal justice systems, and appointed and elected officials of general government to have a better understanding on how the criminal justice system should function. It may also be of special interest to citizens and public officials who sense that more collaboration and coordination is needed to enhance criminal justice decision making which, in turn, will have a positive impact on local criminal justice systems. Leslie J. Smith advocates that the performance of the criminal justice system should be measured in terms of achieving the goals and objectives of each component collectively. Although the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the U.S. government are constitutionally independent and not required to engage in any coordinated planning activities, these requirements should not lead to poor performance. It is essential to promote positive government through increased collaboration by identifying philosophical principles that will promote the participation of citizens, law enforcement, judiciary, prosecution, corrections, victims, treatment providers, and educators in the development of strategies to prevent, reduce and control crime. There are approximately twenty states throughout the United States that have fostered criminal justice collaborations of this type. The key to accomplishing this objective is effective leadership. This approach is growing in popularity and this book will assist in the further development of this strategy. This guide provides a step-by-step strategy that simplifies the aforementioned issues. It will be especially advantageous for newly appointed criminal coordinators, planners, and others that are charged with creating a hands-on approach to coordinating their local criminal justice processes. Above all, as criminal justice presses forward to the future, the guide will assist in "bridging the gap" between traditional and contemporary approaches to criminal justice planning.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 198g
• ISBN-13: 9780761839392
• ISBN-10: 0761839399
• Artikelnr.: 23428102

Autorenporträt

By Leslie J. Smith

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Figures Part 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Step 1: View
the Criminal Justice System as One Organization Chapter 5 Step 2: Have a
Complete Understanding of the Origins of the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 6 Step 3: Become Familiar with Each Component of the Criminal
Justice System and Use It as a Frame of Reference Chapter 7 Step 4: A
Coordinated Approach to Develop Mission Statements Chapter 8 Step 5:
Quality Decision Making at Each Level of the System Chapter 9 Step 6:
Establish Organized and Coordinated Planning Strategies Chapter 10 Step 7:
An Analysis Model that Measures the Performance of the Criminal Justice
System Chapter 11 Step 8: Monitor the Organizational Environment Chapter 12
Step 9: A Planning Process at the Government and Community Level Chapter 13
Step 10: Criminal Justice Administrators Should Understand the Causes of
Crime Chapter 14 Step 11 & 12: Evaluate Organizational Needs and
Motivations within the Context of the Organizational Mission Chapter 15
Step 13: Improve the Justice Administration Process through Effective
Programs Chapter 16 Steps 13A-13H: Examples of Programs that Positively
Impact the Criminal Justice System's Total System Outcomes Chapter 17 Steps
14-15: Accomplishment of Goals and Objectives are the Primary Mission for
the Organization Chapter 18 Step 16: Utilize the Available Technology
Chapter 19 Step 17: Design a Community Based Justice Model and Incorporate
into the Integrated Justice Model Part 20 Appendices Part 21 About the
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