CJ 201: Criminal Justice Administration and Leadership

This course is designed to provide the student with a solid foundation in understanding criminal justice agencies. It will provide the student with the tools and knowledge they will need in order to build an understanding of what, how, and to what end management is conceived and implemented in criminal justice agencies. In doing so, this course will present a general descriptive and theoretical overview of agencies and their components (structures, processes, and behaviors). The readings and discussions will focus primarily on equipping students with the skills, knowledge, and solid understanding they need to effectively deal with the challenges they will face in their own criminal justice careers. Key topics as civil liability, political power, ethics and budgeting will be covered.