Managing Criminal Justice Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice - Softcover

Reseña del editor

This book studies the formal and informal nature of the organizations involved in criminal justice. It will acquaint readers with the historical developments and application of managerial theories, principles, and problems of managing criminal justice organizations. Covers management positions in criminal justice, historical antecedents, decisionmaking and planning, staffing and personnel, training and education.

Biografía del autor

Richard Kania joined Jacksonville State University in 2005. He served as the department head of Criminal Justice for a number of years and now stays on as professor. He had been at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke since 1999, leading their Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Kania served in the Army in Berlin and in Vietnam. He also was a city police officer, and that experience led him to direct his focus to a teaching career in criminal justice.

 Richards P. Davis is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Jacksonville State University and Department Head for the Department of Criminal Justice. Davis has authored several published works and conducted numerous professional conference presentations. In 2014, he was elected as Second Vice President and member of the Executive Board for the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners. He is also a member of the advisory board for the United States Designing Out Crime Association, and holds advanced certification in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).