Off the Rails Paper

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Off the Rails Paper

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  1. 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:

    • How does the lack of leadership from the chief executive affect an organization? Can other sources provide leadership?
    • Who are constituents of the detention center? How are they affected by the situation?
    • What is the result when supervisors focus on process instead of people?
    • What trends found in Ch. 3 of Managing Police Organizations should the detention center embrace? How would you go about implementing them?
    • What does the research on leadership described in Ch. 7 of Criminal Justice Organizations suggest needs to change at the detention center? What attributes of leaders is suggested?

    Present a discussion on your assignment in class. The presentation portion of this assignment is 20% of the [content] grade.Include at least one scholarly source in addition to the textbook or scholarly cite from the university’s eLibrary (two references total). This is the standard for the course, unless the instructor or syllabus direct you to provide more.