Martha Henderson Hurley, Dena Hanley

Correctional Administration and Change Management

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

As correctional agencies are increasingly required to place greater emphasis on performance management and accountability, understanding organizational assessment is now essential. Introducing the concept of organizational capacity to the correctional field, this book examines leadership, management, and organizational culture as they apply to correctional agencies. The text examines the influence of internal and external communication, information capital, human resource capital, evidence-based practice, and evaluation of outcomes. It integrates leadership and management principles with organizational theory and assessment practices and includes discussion questions, suggested readings, and references.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781439803929
• ISBN-10: 1439803927
• Artikelnr.: 29943080

Autorenporträt

Martha Hurley, Ph.D., received her doctorate in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2000, Dr. Hurley is currently an associate professor at The Citadel in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice in Charleston, South Carolina. Dena Hanley, Ph.D., received her doctorate in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2002. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Akron, Ohio.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Change Management in Correctional Organizations.
Administration and Guidance. Communication. Information Capital. Human
Resource Capital. Evidence-Based Practice. Evaluations and Outcomes.
Conclusion. Appendices.