The Criminal Justice System

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Introduction Criminal Justice has been defined as a “set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws” (The National Center for Victims of Crime, 2012). In general, the criminal justice system can be any system that is concerned or related to crime and crime rates (Kraska, 2006). In most countries, the criminal justice system is composed of several components. Among the most common components of the criminal justice system are law enforcement agencies; the courts and those individuals that are involved in court proceedings; the corrections department; and many other agencies and institutions that are related to criminality and justice. Evidently, these agencies and…show more content…
As observed by Tim Brennan, a research director at the University of Colorado, criminal justice managers “face an intense challenge to develop skills in managing the implementation of new policies, programs and procedures” (Brennan, 1999). In the past, most organization administrators are heavily influenced by organizational theories of Frederick Taylor and Max Weber (Groth, n.d.). The traditional theories of Taylor and Weber, who developed the concepts of scientific management and bureaucracy respectively, has been highly influential in how criminal justice organizations are being run in the past and are still influential until today. Taylor’s scientific management, for instance, is very much concerned with numbers and rates while Weber’s bureaucratic management runs an organization as if it is a machine with different parts performing its specialized functions (Groth, n.d.). Over the years, social and organizational diversities have also affected how organizations are being run. The human relations management, for instance, which considers the human side of individuals and their effect on the organization, has revolutionized current management practices (Groth, n.d.). Today, new management and organizational theories have emerged that has also influenced criminal justice organizations. The systems approach, for instance, is increasingly observed and applied in…show more content…
According to organization and management researchers, among the primary objectives of managers today is to promote organizational justice, job satisfaction and organizational commitment (Elamin, 2012). Being respected, for instance, promotes organizational justice and peaceful co-existence within the organization. Also, equal opportunities as well as personal and career development opportunities can increase an individual’s job satisfaction and commitment. As observed by Branham, among the reasons why employees leave the organization is because there are few advancement opportunities (Branham, n.d.). For the same reason, a criminal justice organization that promotes motivational approaches can become a highly successful
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