Criminal Justice (CRJS) 485

Overview

CRJS 485: Police Management provides a broad understanding of the organizational behaviour theories and management competencies relevant to the criminal justice system, within the scope of law enforcement. In this course, you will learn the important components of organizational behaviour.

Outline

Unit 1: Law Enforcement Organizations: Evolving Theories and Strategies

Unit 2: Dynamics of Management: Managers and Organizational Behaviours

Unit 3: Leadership: The Integrative Variable

Unit 4: Determinants of Human Behaviour

Unit 5: Motivation: The Force Behind Behaviour

Unit 6: Conflict: Nature, Causes, and Management

Unit 7: Decision-Making: The Essential Element in Applied Management

Unit 8: Power: Its Nature and Uses

Unit 9: Groups and Teamwork: Human Dynamics at Work

Unit 10: Change: Coping with Organizational Life

Unit 11: Performance Management and Developing Effective Organizations

Unit 12: Emerging Trends and Issues

Evaluation

Your final grade in Criminal Justice 485: Police Management will be based on your performance on four discussion board posts (20%), four case studies (20%), two written assignments (30%), and a final research paper (30%).

To receive credit for the course, you must achieve a grade of at least 50% on each assignment and an overall course grade of at least 50%. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.