General systems theory and criminal justice

Bernard, Thomas J.; Paoline, Eugene A.; Paré, Paul-Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2005.02.001

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“…Any defective products of the criminal justice system would be those of re-offending offenders and dissatisfied victims (Benard, Paoline, & Pare, 2005). Thus, the shared goals among professionals across components of the criminal justice as well as shared goals among administrative-level and line corrections personnel has the potential to improve reentry success (Bernard et al, 2005;DeMichele, 2014;Gibbs, 1970;Giblin, 2013;Kraska & Brent, 2011;National Research Council;.…”

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Correctional Practitioners on Reentry: A Missed Perspective

Gunnison

Helfgott

Wilhelm

2015

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Much of the literature on reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals revolves around discussions of failures they incur during reintegration or the identification of needs and challenges that they have during reentry from the perspective of community corrections officers. The present research fills a gap in the reentry literature by examining the needs and challenges of formerly incarcerated individuals and what makes for reentry success from the perspective of correctional practitioners (i.e., wardens and non-wardens). The views of correctional practitioners are important to understand the level of organizational commitment to reentry and the ways in which social distance between correctional professionals and their clients may impact reentry success. This research reports on the results from an email survey distributed to a national sample of correctional officials listed in the American Correctional Association, 2012 Directory. Specifically, correctional officials were asked to report on needs and challenges facing formerly incarcerated individuals, define success, identify factors related to successful reentry, recount success stories, and report what could be done to assist them in successful outcomes. Housing and employment were raised by wardens and corrections officials as important needs for successful reentry. Corrections officials adopted organizational and systems perspectives in their responses and had differing opinions about social distance. Policy implications are presented. Elaine Gunnison is an Associate Professor in Criminal Justice at Seattle University. Her research specializations include offender reentry, corrections, criminology, and female offending. Jacqueline B. Helfgott is a Professor in Criminal Justice at Seattle University. Her research specializations include criminal behavior, psychopathy, corrections, offender reentry, victim impact in criminal justice decisionmaking, and restorative justice.Cecilie Wilhelm is an M.A. student at Seattle University. Her research interests are in offender reentry and harm reduction programming for offenders.

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Correctional Practitioners on Reentry: A Missed Perspective

Gunnison

Helfgott

Wilhelm

2015

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“…GST provides a basis for understanding that organizations contain many moving parts with each one dependent on the work of the other (see, e.g., Kast & Rosenzweig, 1972;Kettl, 2014). Particularly relevant to criminal justice organizations is the concept of ''closed'' systems, where the focus for change or adjustment relies on circumstances found within the agency (see also Bernard, Paoline, & Pare, 2005). 3 Bernard, Paoline, and Pare (2005) contend that all systems must maintain a balance between inputs and outputs and is that this equilibrium is especially true in the criminal justice system.…”

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“…Particularly relevant to criminal justice organizations is the concept of ''closed'' systems, where the focus for change or adjustment relies on circumstances found within the agency (see also Bernard, Paoline, & Pare, 2005). 3 Bernard, Paoline, and Pare (2005) contend that all systems must maintain a balance between inputs and outputs and is that this equilibrium is especially true in the criminal justice system. Certainly, the current study is an examination of the effect that the county jail's medical intake process has on the quality of outcomes found within the same system (i.e., police wait times).…”

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Costs of Policing

Wong

Bishopp²,

Schlager³

2016

Criminal Justice Review

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A primary responsibility of organizational leaders in large metropolitan areas is to find the right balance between becoming more efficient while remaining highly effective, and these aspects of municipal governance are no less true in the City of Dallas, Texas. Among responsibility for law enforcement, an important job component of its police officers is to arrest and transport prisoners to jail. However, book-in procedures are unnecessarily time consuming due in part to the medical screening process. To examine this process, data were collected over a 90-day period from the Dallas County (Texas) jail. Findings from the current study indicate that adjustments to prisoner transfer times and changes to the staffing of medical personnel could significantly reduce jail wait times for officers. The current study utilizes organizational process theory and general systems theory to explain various relationships found within the Dallas County jail's medical evaluation system. Finally, several policy recommendations are suggested.

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“…The systems analysis and theory course taught by Leslie Wilkins introduced students to von Bertalanffy (1967Bertalanffy ( , 1968, Buckley (1967), and Emery (1969). See Bernard et al (2005). Management, sponsored by the National Center for State Courts.…”

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The Search for Criminal Justice Theory: Reflections on Kraska’sTheorizing Criminal Justice

Zalman¹

2007

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

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General systems theory and criminal justice

Cited by 53 publications

References 11 publications

Correctional Practitioners on Reentry: A Missed Perspective

Correctional Practitioners on Reentry: A Missed Perspective

Costs of Policing

The Search for Criminal Justice Theory: Reflections on Kraska’sTheorizing Criminal Justice

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