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Fourth is the public at large or the members of society in which the organization operates. They suggest that orga‐ nizations bene�t someone—either the management, the membership, the client, or the commonwealth. This de�‐ nition �ts well with private enterprise in that the man‐ agers or shareholders may bene�t greatly from the organization’s business and sales. This de�nition also �ts well with criminal justice since the victim and the com‐ monwealth (public) may bene�t when an o�ender is ar‐ rested and placed in jail. In criminal justice, the typical organization is focused on identifying, deterring, pre‐ venting, and processing crime and criminal acts. It is ser‐ vice based. The hope of achieving goals and objectives is the same as that found in private enterprise, but the functions and activities are in contrast to private enter‐ prise or for-pro�t organizations.

Members of an organization usually share common vi‐ sions, missions, values, and strategic goals. A vision is how individuals imagine the goals of the organization will be accomplished. Each person will have a particular perception of how the organization functions. So long as the organization is working according to the vision, peo‐ ple perceive the organization as going well. The mission is the overall purpose of the organization and is used to help describe organizations to those outside of it, such as community members. The mission may be a statement or a list of goals to be accomplished (Ivancevich,

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