Week 3 discussion
Unit Management (graded)
Discuss Scenario 1 found in Youre the Correctional Administrator, on page 197 of the text. Identify the principles of organizations that are linked to the unit management perspective, and discuss at length the pros and cons of unit management. Make sure to address the aspects of managing a correctional facility as well as the programs associated with this task that would prove difficult to administer using this approach. Then propose an alternative form of management that you feel would better serve the institution.
Supervision (graded)
Discuss Scenario 1 found in Youre the Correctional Administrator, on page 232 of the text. Discuss the strategy you would impart given a supervisory relationship with an employee who has lost interest in the job they perform. Also discuss the implications of your actions on other employees under your supervision. Make sure to address the problems that could be faced when dealing with a labor force working under a collective bargaining agreement.
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Week 4 discussion
Budget Constraints (graded)
Discuss Scenario 1 found in Youre the Correctional Administrator, on page 259 of the text. Identify and discuss the benefits and limitations of intermediate sanctions. Also identify measures by which effectiveness can be measured. In your discussion, discuss the reasons behind demands by state legislatures to do more with less and explain the feasibility of such demands. Then identify the specific costs associated with stricter budget constraints.
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Inmate Classification (graded)
Discuss Scenario 1 found in Youre the Correctional Administrator, on page 304 of the text. Identify the underlying reasons that support the importance of using both a subjective and an objective appraisal strategy for inmate classification. Propose measures by which the effectiveness of the current classification system can be evaluated. What types of problems might present themselves if the current criteria used to classify inmates were to change?