SOC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Justice Network
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Chapter 1 the study and scope of justice administration. Administration - the process by which a group of people is organized and directed towards achieving the group"s objective. Administrator the person whose focus is on the overall organization, its mission, acquisition and use of resources, and agency relationship with external organizations and groups. Manager a person in the intermediate level of management, responsible for carrying out the policies and directives of upper level admins and supervising subordinate managers and employees. Supervisor typically the lowest position of leadership in an organization, one who plans, organizes, and directs staff members in their daily activity. Cjs attempts to decrease criminal behavior with the use of 3 system components: police, courts, corrections. These all have varying degrees of responsibility and discretion. Is it a criminal justice system or a. A view that the justice systems components cooperate and share similar goals but operate independently and competing for funding.