Course Description:
CRIMLJUS 7530 Criminal Justice Administration
| Course Number: | CRIMLJUS 7530 |
| Course Name: | Criminal Justice Administration |
| Course Description: | This course will provide an in-depth overview of the administration and management of criminal justice organizations with an emphasis on police entities. Students in the course will be exposed to a theoretical and conceptual framework which may be used to analyze and more effectively deal with the complexities of contemporary issues confronting law enforcement administrators. Although centered on the law enforcement environment, the principles and issues discussed in this course would be appropriate for administrators in any criminal justice environment. |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Level: | Graduate |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Format: | Online |
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Additional Information
Learning Outcomes
This course has three major objectives. The first is to provide an overview of the basic premises upon which criminal justice agencies are organized and structured. In order to more effectively assess criminal justice organizational operations, the assigned readings will address a number of areas, including, inter alia, structure and organizational theory of criminal justice organizations, leadership, communication, and day-to-day organizational management.
The second major objective will be to create an ethical framework for every aspect of criminal justice organizational operations. An ethical perspective and analysis will be integrated into each of the specific substantive topics under consideration in this course.
The third overall objective of this course will be to create an understanding that criminal justice agencies are not static entities. In order to conceptualize the administration of criminal justice organizations as a dynamic and evolving process, the course will conclude with discussions of organizational performance evaluation, job redesign and planning, vision, and organizational change and growth.
Unit Descriptions
Unit 1
Lesson 1: Criminal Justice Structures and Organizational Theory
Lesson 2: Politics and Criminal Justice Administration
Unit 2
Lesson 3: Problems of Communication
Lesson 4: Principled Leadership
Lesson 5: Ethical Decision Making
Lesson 6: Supervision, Evaluation, and Motivation
Unit 3
Lesson 7: The Selection Process
Lesson 8: Police Personalities
Lesson 9: Organizational Conflict
Unit 4
Lesson 10: Organizational Decision Making
Lesson 11: Measuring Organizational Effectiveness
Lesson 12: Job Design and Redesign
Lesson 13: Planning, Vision, and Change
Number of Exams
There is 1 final exam for this course.
Number of Assignments
There are 13 lessons with discussion postings and a research paper for this course.
Number of Projects
There are 3 group projects for this course.
Grading Information
Summary of Grading Weights
Weekly Discussion Questions and Overall Participation in Discussions: 20% of final grade
Group Projects (3 total): 25% of final grade
Research Paper: 25% of final grade
Final Exam: 30% of final grade
Evaluation Criteria
The following criteria will be used for grading all formal written projects:
A [90 - 100] Excellent
B [80 - 89] Very Good
C [70 - 79] Adequate
D [60 - 69] Weak
F [< 60] Failing