Assignment:
Off the Rails Paper
Assignment Content
Read the scenario, Off the Rails: A Troubled Criminal Justice Agency.
Write a 700 to 1,050 word paper assessing the situation at the detention center. Include a discussion of the following questions:
o How does the lack of leadership from the chief executive affect an organization? Can other sources provide leadership?
o Who are constituents of the detention center? How are they affected by the situation?
o What is the result when supervisors focus on process instead of people?
o What trends found of Managing Police Organizationsshould the detention center embrace? How would you go about implementing them?
o What does the research on leadership described of Criminal Justice Organizations suggest needs to change at the detention center? What attributes of leaders is suggested?
Include at least one scholarly source in addition to the two textbooks. Include at LEAST TWO (2) citations from a source in your paper.