JusticeAdministration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management
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JusticeAdministration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management
JusticeAdministration: Police, Courts, And Corrections Management8th edition is a contemporary and comprehensive text which comprisesof relevant details, tools, and topics concerning the issue ofcriminal justice administration. Authored by Ken Peak, the book is acontinuation of the chapter seven of the same however the 8thedition is excellently reorganized not to mention updated details,chapters, and topics with every chapter containing new case studies.Written in a unique style, the edition is well organized, providingits readers with the excellent flow of information which runs fromthe basic aspects of the justice administration followed by aspectsof criminal justice, police, and courts as well as the correctionalagencies (Ken,2015).Finally, the book addresses the issues of ethics, challenges andtechnologies affecting justice administration. This essay provides anoverview of chapters 1-4, including what I learned from the chapters.
Thechapters 1-4 are contained in the books major Sections 1 and 2. Part1comprises the introduction to justice administration, covering threetopics which are the study and scope of justice administration,Organization and administration (principles and practices), andfinally the rights of criminal justice employees (Ken,2015).With reference to part 1, there are different ideas and knowledgelearned. These include criminal justice process, managers in thesector, system fragmentation, how the process of administration isdone, the conflict and consensus model, criminal justice network, andsocial contract as well as their relation and application to thelarge justice administration.
Inaddition to the basic introduction offered in Part1into the aspect of Justice Administration, the part also offereddetailed definition of terms which in turn helped me to have anexhaustive and informed foundation into the field or sector ofcriminal justice and justice administration, as well as the rest ofthe chapters in the book. Part one covered topics 1-3, while Part2(ThePolice)entails topics 4-6. Looking into the chapter 4 (ThePolice Organization and Operation),one major learned knowledge is the organization of the Americanpolicing system, its structure, and style of operations. More so, thetopic also identifies the varying differentiation in policeorganization structure. These differentiations include vertical,occupational, functional, spatial, administrative formalization, andcentralization. More so, the topic teaches how the police unitexecutes their operations, procedures, and finally, how they linkwith the larger criminal system and justice administration (Ken,2015).Finally, with the book`s simple language, it is easy for any readerto understand each of the topics. On the other hand, the book`sorganization provides a detailed link from one aspect to the other ofthe larger Justice Administration docket.
References
Ken.P, (2015). JusticeAdministration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management(8thEd.). Pearson Education.