Correctional Leadership A Cultural Perspective

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.

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

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