Correctional Leadership A Cultural Perspective

by Stojkovic, Stan; Farkas, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9780534574291
• ISBN10: 0534574297
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-11
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

CORRECTIONAL LEADERSHIP examines how organizational culture is related to effective correctional leadership. It highlights the importance of changing trends in corrections, specifically institutional corrections. The text also illustrates the advantages of viewing the operations of prisons in various ways for successful adaptation to changing political, economic, and social environments of the outside world. This text shows why leadership is a central factor in prison effectiveness.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
PART ONE Correctional Leadership and Organizational Culture	1	(54)
Correctional Leadership and Organizational Culture	3	(14)
Leadership and Corrections	5	(2)
Leadership Defined	7	(1)
Defining Organizational Culture	8	(1)
Leadership and Organizational Culture: The Nexus	9	(3)
Leadership and Corrections: Concluding Comments	12	(2)
Case Scenario: What Is a Prison Leader?	14	(1)
References	15	(2)
Culture: Theoretical and Organizational Issues	17	(20)
Organizational and Management Theories	18	(13)
Structural Perspectives	18	(4)
The Behavioral Perspective	22	(4)
The Integrative Perspective	26	(2)
The Cognitive Perspective	28	(1)
The Transformational Perspective	29	(2)
Organizational and Management Theories: Concluding Comments	31	(1)
An Integrated Approach to Organizational Culture	31	(2)
Case Scenario: Leadership---Motivation and Culture	33	(1)
References	34	(3)
Correctional Culture	37	(18)
The Unitary Cultural Model	38	(2)
Typologies of Officers	40	(2)
The Three-Cultures Model	42	(2)
Where Do We Go from Here?---Three Cultures and Beyond	44	(3)
Correctional Values and Vision: The Importance of Culture	47	(4)
Visionary Leadership, Correctional Culture, and the Environment: An Optimistic View	51	(1)
Case Scenario: No Place for Social Workers	52	(1)
References	53	(2)
PART TWO Correctional Culture: Officers, Managers, and Leaders	55	(66)
Correctional Officers and Their Culture	57	(22)
The Formal Component of Corrections	58	(5)
The Official Mission	58	(1)
Recruitment, Selection, and Formal Training	59	(2)
Rank Structure and Hierarchical Chain of Command	61	(2)
Correctional Work and Unions	63	(1)
Dimensions of the Correctional Officer Culture	63	(4)
Danger and Uncertainty	63	(1)
Establishing and Expressing Authority	64	(1)
Correctional Work as ``People Work''	65	(1)
Orientation and Relations with Inmates	65	(1)
Relations with Coworkers	66	(1)
Relations with Management	67	(1)
Correctional Officers: Focal Concerns	67	(6)
Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity	67	(1)
Job Stress	68	(2)
Job Satisfaction and Motivational Issues	70	(1)
Employee Turnover---Problems with Retention	71	(2)
Case Scenario: Correctional Officers' Relations with Inmates	73	(1)
References	74	(5)
Correctional Leaders: The Administrator Culture	79	(24)
Dimensions of Correctional Administrator Culture	80	(7)
Organizational Uncertainty	81	(1)
Policies and Procedures	82	(1)
Defining a Mission: Diverse Expectations and Limited Resources	83	(2)
Leadership and Conflict Management	85	(2)
Correctional Leadership: Focal Concerns	87	(7)
Correctional Leadership and Politics	87	(2)
Leadership, Management, and the Unions	89	(1)
Cultivating Leaders Within the Civil Service System	90	(2)
Correctional Leadership and the Public	92	(2)
Correctional Administrator Culture and Organizational Culture	94	(5)
Leadership and Organizational Culture: Why Should Leaders Lead?	94	(1)
Limitations to Correctional Leadership	95	(1)
The Importance of a Correctional Vision and Mission Statement	96	(1)
Correctional Leadership: What Are the Values of the Leader?	97	(2)
Sending the Message: What Correctional Leadership Is All About	99	(1)
Case Scenario: Who Provides Correctional Treatment?	99	(2)
References	101	(2)
Creating, Transmitting, and Transforming Correctional Culture	103	(18)
How Correctional Leaders Create Correctional Culture	104	(6)
Correctional Values: Whose Values Are Right?	107	(1)
Correctional Leadership by Example	107	(1)
Transmitting Culture: Working Together	108	(1)
Transmitting Values and the Correctional Vision	109	(1)
Transforming Culture in Prison	110	(6)
Value Wars: Whose Values Are Wrong?	111	(2)
The Relevance of Transforming Prison Culture	113	(1)
Cultural Transformation and the Three Cultures in Prison	114	(1)
Visionary Correctional Leadership and Transforming Culture	115	(1)
Cultural Change and Organizational Politics	116	(1)
Correctional Culture: A Concluding Comment	117	(1)
Case Scenario: Prisoner Litigation and Differing Prison Cultures	118	(1)
References	119	(2)
PART THREE Correctional Leadership and the Future	121	(24)
Correctional Leadership: The 21st Century	123	(22)
Strategies for Correctional Success: The 21st Century	125	(4)
The Importance of Values and Vision	125	(1)
Employee Empowerment	126	(1)
Correctional Leadership and Strategic Planning	127	(1)
Correctional Leadership and Organizational Culture: A Comment on Diversity	128	(1)
Obstacles and Future Considerations for Correctional Leaders	129	(11)
Private Involvement and Public Concerns: The Future of Corrections	130	(2)
Governors, Legislatures, Unions, and Correctional Leadership	132	(6)
Policy and Research Considerations	138	(2)
Correctional Leadership: Scenarios and Concluding Comments	140	(2)
Case Scenario: Correctional Leadership and Politics	142	(1)
References	143	(2)
Index	145