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Coordinating the Criminal Justice System

A Guide to Improve the Effective Administration of Justice

Leslie J. Smith

This guide was developed to assist students, professors, executives of local criminal justice systems, and appointed and elected officials of general government to have a better understanding on how the criminal justice system should function. It may also be of special interest to citizens and public officials who sense that more collaboration and coordination is needed to enhance criminal justice decision making which, in turn, will have a positive impact on local criminal justice systems.

Leslie J. Smith advocates that the performance of the criminal justice system should be measured in terms of achieving the goals and objectives of each component collectively. Although the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the U.S. government are constitutionally independent and not required to engage in any coordinated planning activities, these requirements should not lead to poor performance. It is essential to promote positive government through increased collaboration by identifying philosophical principles that will promote the participation of citizens, law enforcement, judiciary, prosecution, corrections, victims, treatment providers, and educators in the development of strategies to prevent, reduce and control crime. There are approximately twenty states throughout the United States that have fostered criminal justice collaborations of this type. The key to accomplishing this objective is effective leadership. This approach is growing in popularity and this book will assist in the further development of this strategy.

This guide provides a step-by-step strategy that simplifies the aforementioned issues. It will be especially advantageous for newly appointed criminal coordinators, planners, and others that are charged with creating a hands-on approach to coordinating their local criminal justice processes. Above all, as criminal justice presses forward to the future, the guide will assist in "bridging the gap" between traditional and contemporary approaches to criminal justice plann
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University Press of America
Pages: 128 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-3939-2 • Paperback • November 2007 • $50.99 • (£39.00)
Subjects: Law / Courts, Law / Government / Federal, Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal

Leslie J. Smithis a criminal justice systems consultant and creator of Policy Briefs, a problem-solving policy and program development lecture series using Strawman Proposals.He is he former adjunct faculty at Texas Christian University and Tarleton State University in the Department of Criminal Justice. He is a former Criminal Justice Coordinator in Tarrant County Texas.

Part 1 Figures
Part 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Step 1: View the Criminal Justice System as One Organization
Chapter 5 Step 2: Have a Complete Understanding of the Origins of the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 6 Step 3: Become Familiar with Each Component of the Criminal Justice System and Use It as a Frame of Reference
Chapter 7 Step 4: A Coordinated Approach to Develop Mission Statements
Chapter 8 Step 5: Quality Decision Making at Each Level of the System
Chapter 9 Step 6: Establish Organized and Coordinated Planning Strategies
Chapter 10 Step 7: An Analysis Model that Measures the Performance of the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 11 Step 8: Monitor the Organizational Environment
Chapter 12 Step 9: A Planning Process at the Government and Community Level
Chapter 13 Step 10: Criminal Justice Administrators Should Understand the Causes of Crime
Chapter 14 Step 11 & 12: Evaluate Organizational Needs and Motivations within the Context of the Organizational Mission
Chapter 15 Step 13: Improve the Justice Administration Process through Effective Programs
Chapter 16 Steps 13A-13H: Examples of Programs that Positively Impact the Criminal Justice System's Total System Outcomes
Chapter 17 Steps 14-15: Accomplishment of Goals and Objectives are the Primary Mission for the Organization
Chapter 18 Step 16: Utilize the Available Technology
Chapter 19 Step 17: Design a Community Based Justice Model and Incorporate into the Integrated Justice Model
Part 20 Appendices
Part 21 About the Author
Leslie Smith has added updates and additional information to his webpage, which you can access here. Leslie Smith external page

Coordinating the Criminal Justice System

A Guide to Improve the Effective Administration of Justice

Cover Image
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • This guide was developed to assist students, professors, executives of local criminal justice systems, and appointed and elected officials of general government to have a better understanding on how the criminal justice system should function. It may also be of special interest to citizens and public officials who sense that more collaboration and coordination is needed to enhance criminal justice decision making which, in turn, will have a positive impact on local criminal justice systems.

    Leslie J. Smith advocates that the performance of the criminal justice system should be measured in terms of achieving the goals and objectives of each component collectively. Although the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the U.S. government are constitutionally independent and not required to engage in any coordinated planning activities, these requirements should not lead to poor performance. It is essential to promote positive government through increased collaboration by identifying philosophical principles that will promote the participation of citizens, law enforcement, judiciary, prosecution, corrections, victims, treatment providers, and educators in the development of strategies to prevent, reduce and control crime. There are approximately twenty states throughout the United States that have fostered criminal justice collaborations of this type. The key to accomplishing this objective is effective leadership. This approach is growing in popularity and this book will assist in the further development of this strategy.

    This guide provides a step-by-step strategy that simplifies the aforementioned issues. It will be especially advantageous for newly appointed criminal coordinators, planners, and others that are charged with creating a hands-on approach to coordinating their local criminal justice processes. Above all, as criminal justice presses forward to the future, the guide will assist in "bridging the gap" between traditional and contemporary approaches to criminal justice plann
Details
Details
  • University Press of America
    Pages: 128 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-0-7618-3939-2 • Paperback • November 2007 • $50.99 • (£39.00)
    Subjects: Law / Courts, Law / Government / Federal, Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal
Author
Author
  • Leslie J. Smithis a criminal justice systems consultant and creator of Policy Briefs, a problem-solving policy and program development lecture series using Strawman Proposals.He is he former adjunct faculty at Texas Christian University and Tarleton State University in the Department of Criminal Justice. He is a former Criminal Justice Coordinator in Tarrant County Texas.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Part 1 Figures
    Part 2 Preface
    Chapter 3 Introduction
    Chapter 4 Step 1: View the Criminal Justice System as One Organization
    Chapter 5 Step 2: Have a Complete Understanding of the Origins of the Criminal Justice System
    Chapter 6 Step 3: Become Familiar with Each Component of the Criminal Justice System and Use It as a Frame of Reference
    Chapter 7 Step 4: A Coordinated Approach to Develop Mission Statements
    Chapter 8 Step 5: Quality Decision Making at Each Level of the System
    Chapter 9 Step 6: Establish Organized and Coordinated Planning Strategies
    Chapter 10 Step 7: An Analysis Model that Measures the Performance of the Criminal Justice System
    Chapter 11 Step 8: Monitor the Organizational Environment
    Chapter 12 Step 9: A Planning Process at the Government and Community Level
    Chapter 13 Step 10: Criminal Justice Administrators Should Understand the Causes of Crime
    Chapter 14 Step 11 & 12: Evaluate Organizational Needs and Motivations within the Context of the Organizational Mission
    Chapter 15 Step 13: Improve the Justice Administration Process through Effective Programs
    Chapter 16 Steps 13A-13H: Examples of Programs that Positively Impact the Criminal Justice System's Total System Outcomes
    Chapter 17 Steps 14-15: Accomplishment of Goals and Objectives are the Primary Mission for the Organization
    Chapter 18 Step 16: Utilize the Available Technology
    Chapter 19 Step 17: Design a Community Based Justice Model and Incorporate into the Integrated Justice Model
    Part 20 Appendices
    Part 21 About the Author
Features
Features
  • Leslie Smith has added updates and additional information to his webpage, which you can access here. Leslie Smith external page

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