Application of Management Theory to Criminal Justice Organizations CJ Joseph Buerger Welcome to Class !!!

Classroom Reading Organizational Behavior and Management in Law – 2nd Edition By Wegener, White and Walsh ISBN – 10: B1-1-7 Does Everyone Have the Book?? Please read the book – it is an easy read Other Readings & Viewings Various Unit Web Links, Web Field Trips and Unit Articles

Classroom Welcome – The class consists of: – Seminars – Quizzes – Projects – Discussion Boards – NWS Discussion Board Question – Mid-Term & Final Essays Please Meet Due Dates

Classroom Advice Get Ahead on your Readings Meet Deadlines Proofreading Use the KU Writing Center Use the APA Format on your papers Communicate

Classroom Advice Syllabus ~ Follow along to keep track Announcements ~ Please read them!! Please Introduce Yourself ~ See Unit #1

Classroom Advice Quizzes – You can work thru them Participation – Throughout – Seminars, Discussion Posts, etc. The Main Discussion Post should be completed by each Saturday – This allows your classmates to respond Please Communicate

Weekly Seminars Class is each Thursday evening - 9:00 PM (EST) Attendance required If not, I need to know beforehand Participation is key for a good score in class! Be considerate of your fellow students. Be prepared from your readings Be professional in all your comments Stay on task or the topic Please understand – there is a time delay for me

Unit Quizzes Discussion Board Topics [2] Unit Quizzes Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 Class Projects Weeks 3, 4 and 7 Mid Term Exam Week 5 Final Exam Week 9

Class Projects Please be sure to make sure you read the instructions thoroughly Proofread your work before submitting. Points will be taken off for typos, grammar, misspelled words, etc. 3 page report = 3 typed pages + cover + reference page – not 1 page report + cover/reference page. Use APA style + Use KU Writing Center for help.

Discussion Boards Requirement of word minimum Posts – There are two (2) per Unit Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Please try to have initial posting completed/posted by each Saturday night by midnight! This is done to have everyone get their posting done and your classmates will be able to respond to that posting as opposed to your initial & follow up postings being Tuesday night at 11:55 pm. That would not allow for much class interaction.

NWS Discussion Posts NWS Discussion Post – Required if you do not attend the Weekly Seminar. Must do ~ in addition to the weekly Discussion Board Posts 300 word minimum – 500 words. You will receive less points if you do not submit the minimum but no penalty for overwriting. Make sure the posting is pertinent to the question of the week. Stay on point!! Proper grammar, spelling, no typos etc must be the key.

Plagiarism - AKA Copying Your Papers ~ Your DB’s ~ Your NWS Zero Tolerance No excuses 1 st Time - Zero 2 nd Time – “F” & Reported to Provost Please – this IS an Criminal Justice Class – Right?

Questions & Communication I am here to Help!!! I want you to Succeed!! If something is Wrong – Communicate Problems - Communicate We can work thru just about anything – I just need to know about it as early as possible – sooo - Communicate.

Application of Management Theory to Criminal Justice Organizations CJ Joseph Buerger

Introduction to Organizational Management to CJ Organizations Chapter 1 – Police Management Chapter 2 – Dynamics of Management

Bureaucracy Webster’s New World Dictionary… 1.Government by department officials following an inflexible routine 2.The officials collectively 3.Government officialism 4.The concentration of authority in administrative bureaus

The Science of Management Frederick W, Taylor Henri Fayol What is the “Hawthorne” effect? What is POSDCORB?

Organizational Structure Small Police Department Medium-sized Police Department Large Police Department Management in Transition – Political Era – Reform Era – Community Policing Era – Compstat

Management Functions Levels – Supervisory Management – Middle Management – Executive Management

Manager - Supervisor Please tell the class who was your favorite manager or supervisor and explain why. What was it that made him or her different or better than other managers or supervisors?

Behavior in an Organization Individual Interpersonal Group – Dead Poets Society Organizational

Case Study Cindy Miller, Chief of Police [p. 50] Why is it important to understand the concept of organizational behavior?

Next Week Read Chapters 3 and 4 Have a great week everyone!