Off the Rails

Read the scenario, Off the Rails: A Troubled Criminal Justice Agency.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper assessing the situation at the detention center. Include a discussion of the
following questions:

1. How does the lack of leadership from the chief executive affect an organization? Can other sources provide
   leadership?
2. Who are constituents of the detention center? How are they affected by the situation?
3. What is the result when supervisors focus on process instead of people?
4. What trends found in Ch. 3 of Managing Police Organizations should the detention center embrace? How
   would you go about implementing them?
5. What does the research on leadership described in Ch. 7 of Criminal Justice Organizations suggest needs to
   change at the detention center? What attributes of leaders is suggested?