Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS275   19886-19945 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/08/88
AJS275 19886-19945 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Criminal Justice Management Skills
Overview of the entire management process in criminal justice agencies. Fundamental skills of basic management, including motivation, leadership, communication, decision making, and community relations in criminal justice. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS275   19886-19945 Criminal Justice Management Skills
1. Describe an overview of the entire criminal justice management process. (I)
2. Describe the pertinent theories relating to motivation of police officers and correctional personnel. (II)
3. Describe commonly identified leadership styles of commanding officers. (III)
4. Describe effective communication patterns in a para-military organization. (IV)
5. Describe an effective decision-making process in a para-military organization. (V)
6. Describe an effective community relations program. (VI)
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AJS275   19886-19945 Criminal Justice Management Skills
    I. Criminal justice management process
        A. Planning
        B. Organizing
        C. Directing
        D. Controlling
        E. Budgeting
      II. Motivation of police officers and correctional personnel
          A. Schools of motivational thought based on need
          B. Schools of motivational thought based on process
        III. Leadership behavior of commanding officers
            A. Role of criminal justice supervisor
            B. Styles of leadership
            C. Theories of leadership
          IV. Management communication behavior
              A. Types and levels of communication behavior
              B. Barriers to effective communication
              C. Communicative behavior networks and hierarchies
              D. Applications of communication behavior
            V. Decision making
                A. Operating within the chain of command
                B. Bureaucratic types and decisions
                C. Common errors in decision making
              VI. Community relations
                  A. Developing community relations programs
                  B. Legitimate information versus propaganda
                  C. Truthfulness in community relations
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