Explain How Leadership Investment Strategies Are Critical To Criminal Justice Organizations

CRJU 6811—Revised Module 4

Stojkovic #1: Chapters 7 and 8; Stojkovic #2: 182-205

1) Conceptualize the four distinct, but not separate, ideas that guide the definition of leadership.

Influence is central to the process of leadership because leaders affect followers. Leaders direct their energies toward influencing individuals to achieve something together. Definition of leadership is guided by the following ideas;

a. Leadership is a process that effectively accomplishes organizational goals. One cannot conceptually separate leadership from organizational effectiveness from the accomplishment of objectives.
b. Leadership does not have to be in-born traits. Administrators can learn leadership skills.
c. Leadership is a group process. Leadership

Situational engineering: A person’s attitudes and behavior are indirectly influenced by an agent’s manipulation of relevant aspects of the physical and social situation. x. Personal identification: A person imitates an agent’s attitudes and behavior because the person admires or worships the agent. xi. Decision identification: An agent allows a person to participate in and have substantial influence over the making of a decision, thereby gaining the person’s identification with the final choice.

3) Explain how leadership investment strategies are critical to criminal justice organizations.

Research have found that good leadership education programs are scanty in criminal justice systems. Failure to invest in leadership development program results in leaders that make decisions that do not reflect the best possible industry practices.

Training and employee development are critical to criminal justice organizations in maintaining quality personnel up. Managers need to view training as an investment, spend the resources on effective staff training to avoid potential legal problems later.

4) Compare and contrast the Ohio State and Michigan theories of

Fiedler’s contingency model - leader’s effectiveness depends on how well the leader’s style fits the context. Variables such as tasks, power or authority and the relationship between the leader and subordinates are considered in deciding the approach.
B. The path-goal theory - This theory highlights personnel and team motivation by utilizing the leader to her full extent. Path-goal theory suggests that subordinates will be motivated if they think that they are capable of performing their work, if they believe their efforts will result in a certain outcome, and if they believe that the payoffs for doing their work are worthwhile.
Both theories have their advantages and disadvantages, but there isn’t a right or wrong one.

11) Compare and contrast Engel’s supervision taxonomy: 1) traditional supervision; 2) innovative supervision; 3) supportive supervision; and 4) active supervision

Four distinct supervisory styles (traditional, innovative, supportive, and active) have been identified and described by Engel. They are:

Traditional – Traditional sergeants and lieutenants are highly task oriented and expect subordinates to produce measurable outcomes, particularly arrests and citations, along with paperwork and