CRJS 5040 - Organizational Theory and Analysis in Criminal Justice

3 credit hours
Formerly - CRJS 504

Application of organizational theory to micro and macro level interactions and structures in the criminal justice system. Focus on classical, neo and post-classical models of organization and how they impact the creation or subversion of roles, norms, procedures, and goals in police, courts, and corrections. Examination of the interaction of public and private institutional cultures on resource allocation. Social psychological analysis of workplace power differentials and institutional/actor goal and procedure conflict and deviance.