An administrator of any organization has to be able to manage and lead for his organization to be effective. Management is organizing the proper resources to accomplish the goals and leadership is getting the employees to want to work to get those goals (Chronkhite, 2013). Undertaking these skills is both a science and an art as the administrator must understand management and leadership ideas and theories and then be able to put them to use (Chronkhite, 2013). Along with the above skills a good administrator must be able to balance his two major responsibilities: “accomplishment of the mission and satisfaction of employee needs” (Chronkhite, 2013, p. 4). If a criminal justice administrator, especially a police chief, is not able to balance the two major responsibilities, he could find himself out of a job as either the public, his employees, or both might rebel. …show more content…
The first one, from the Santa Fe Police Department in New Mexico, was a joy to read and one I would consider as it mentions and requires the skills talked about above and lays out the two major responsibilities as well as several minor ones (Police Chief: Santa Fe Police Department, 2015). Santa Fe wants an experienced educated leader/administrator who is able to communicate and meet with city, business, and community leaders as well as residents to develop the department’s goals and then motivate the officers and other employees to meet those goals (Police Chief: Santa Fe Police Department, 2015). It sounds like a dream job and the only thing missing for me was some information about the city and its demographics. This job description was very well