Correctional Administration Course Analysis

Have you ever been in a class that you simply enjoyed? Well, let me first say that this semester was an interesting one. During the duration of this course it was amazing to look back at all of the topics covered and see how truly amazing this experience has been. Correctional Administration is a subject that I feel each student who is pursuing a career in criminal justice should be taught. Some of the topics, particularly stood out to me, especially the prison program topic. I found this to be particularly interesting and it was good to confirm what I had already knew about prison programs in the first place. This essay will review all course material studied throughout his semester. This essay will shed light on all course material

Supervisors hold a responsibility to not only supervise employees but also empower employees and motivate them to achieve higher levels. Some people may confuse a supervisor as someone who tells you what to do all the time and then tries to take disciplinary action when the needs are not met. We learned early in the chapter that this is not all a supervisor consists of. Supervising includes training, coaching, and mentoring as well (Seiter, 2016, p. 175). Assisting, encouraging, and sometimes disciplining are other examples of exactly what it is supervisors, especially a good one should aim to do. When hectic situations arise this can challenge morale, efficiency, and effectiveness. Historically, supervising has been an oversee approach where the supervisor watches others to make sure they are doing their job the correct way. Nowadays supervising is a more hands on approach. Supervisors are now expected to play different roles like being the boss, motivator, coach, trainer, mentor, and counselor/advisor. Managers on the other hand organize the department and the work they are to do. Key elements in supervision include communication, clarifying expectations, giving direction, understanding behavior, training and coaching, and giving feedback. Since each of these elements are important to supervision no key element is essentially more important than the other ones. Some supervisors are stronger in other areas than others. Like, for example, a supervisor can be good at communicating but not at giving feed back and vice versa. For a supervisor, the listening process is important as well. A supervisor must be able to not only give direction and guidance, but also must be able to listen to employees in order to ensure that the agencies needs are met. Effective listening includes asking questions, concentrating, listening for the main idea,