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Administration and Management in Criminal Justice
A Service Quality Approach

Fourth Edition


October 2025 | SAGE Publications, Inc
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
Chapter 1: Defining Management and Organization
Defining Management

 
Identifying An Organization

 
Leadership

 
For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations

 
What Are Criminal Justice Organizations?

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 2: Open Versus Closed Systems
Closed-System Models: The Classical Perspective

 
Changing Face Of The Criminal Justice System-Need For A Learning Organization

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 3: Service Quality Approach
The Role Of Services In An Economy

 
Definition Of Service

 
Characteristics Of Services

 
Customer Involvement In The Criminal Justice System

 
Defining Service Quality

 
Measuring Service Quality

 
Scope Of Service Quality In The Criminal Justice System

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
Note

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 4: Environmental Influences
Funding In Criminal Justice

 
Technology In Criminal Justice

 
Cultural And Demographic Issues

 
Legal Pressures

 
Unions

 
Politics

 
Media

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 5: Conflict, Power, And Ethical Issues
Organizational Conflict

 
Power

 
Ethical Decision Making/Institutional Racism

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 6: Motivation
Content/Needs Theories

 
Process Theories

 
Motivation And Performance

 
Workplace Design To Promote Motivation

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 7: Leadership
Leadership Versus Management

 
Contingency Theories Of Leadership (Situational Leadership Models)

 
Transactional Leadership Theory

 
New Wave Of Change Leadership Theories

 
Leadership As A Skill

 
Leadership And The Criminal Justice System

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 8: Communication
Definition

 
Organizational Needs Fulfilled By Communication

 
Interpersonal Communication

 
Communication Channels

 
Organizational Communication

 
Technology Interface For Better Service Quality

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
Note

 
 
Chapter 9: Police Administration
Brief History Of Policing

 
Private Policing

 
Policing Agencies

 
Police Functions

 
Organization And Structure Of Police Departments

 
Community Policing: The Opportunity To Provide Quality Services

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 10: Courts
The Court System

 
Court Personnel

 
Federal Court Organization

 
Federal Court Design

 
Theories Of Judicial Decision Making

 
State Court Organization

 
Specialty Courts

 
Juvenile Courts

 
Goals Of The Juvenile Court

 
State Court Management

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 11: Probation And Parole
Probation

 
Parole

 
Probation And Parole Officers

 
The Structure Of Probation And Parole

 
Issues Confronting Probation And Parole

 
Adaptations Made In Probation And Parole To Meet Client And Community Needs

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 12: Prisons, Jails, And Detention Centers
A Brief History Of Prisons In The United States

 
Incarceration Rates

 
Correctional Facilities At The Federal Level

 
Correctional Facilities At The State Level

 
Centralization Versus Decentralization In Prisons And Prison Systems

 
Organizational Structure Of Prisons

 
Correctional Facilities At The Local Level: Jails

 
Jail Design

 
Organizational Structure Of Jails

 
Issues Confronting Correctional Centers

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 13: Private Security Management*
Development Of Private Security

 
Issues And Growth Of Private Security

 
Crime Trends And Security

 
The Aftermath Of September 11, 2001

 
Management Approaches

 
Contract Versus Proprietary Services

 
Differences In Private Security And Public Law Enforcement

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Chapter 14: Measuring Organizational Effectiveness And Service Quality
Application Of Customer Orientation Theory To Enhance Service Quality

 
Understanding The Dual Role Of Criminal Justice Services

 
Using QFD: Incorporating The Voice Of The Customer In Improving Service Quality

 
Designing Customer-Oriented Criminal Justice Services

 
Tools To Build Quality In The Criminal Justice Service Delivery Process

 
Chapter Summary

 
Chapter Review Questions

 
Case Study

 
Questions For Discussion

 
Additional Resources

 
References And Suggested Readings

 
 
Appendix: Constructing QFD for Law Enforcement Services in Happymore
 
Index
 
About the Authors

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