Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS277   19886-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
AJS277 19886-20086 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Criminal Justice Management Problems
Common management problems in criminal justice agencies including conflict, labor, fiscal, and time management. Process of organizational change and development.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS277   19886-20086 Criminal Justice Management Problems
1. Describe effective conflict management strategies in the context of a para-military organization. (I)
2. Identify the issues involved in criminal justice labor management. (II)
3. Describe an effective budgeting process on policing and correctional organizations. (III)
4. Describe effective time management tools and strategies in policing and correctional organizations. (IV)
5. Describe the purpose of discipline in para-military organization and identify the appropriate form of dicipline for a particular infraction. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AJS277   19886-20086 Criminal Justice Management Problems
    I. Management of conflict in a para-military organization
        A. Psychology of conflict resolution
        B. Management conflict model
      II. Criminal justice labor management
          A. Growth of police unions
          B. Preparation of collective bargaining
          C. Assistance available to police managers
          D. Management rights
        III. Fiscal management
            A. Purposes and types of budgeting
            B. Stages in budgeting process
            C. Legislative constraints
          IV. Time management
              A. Demands on supervisor's time
              B. Art of delegation
              C. Effective rules of delegation
              D. Staff meetings
            V. Discipline
                A. Positive versus negative discipline
                B. Disciplinary process
                  1. Purposes of punishment
                  2. Forms of discipline
                  3. Choosing which form of discipline to use
                C. Supervisor's function in disciplining
                D. Discipline policies
                  1. Civilian complaints
                  2. Internal departmental complaints
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