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Abstract
Criminal justice administration did not exist as we know it in terms of police agencies,
correctional institutions, prosecution offices and courts until the twenty-first century. The
administration of justice organizations focuses on the ideals of having justice for all citizens
while maintaining the peace of the public and effectively enforcing the law. Depending on the
different views’ individuals have determines in what way each individual perceives the criminal
justice system. Early administrative roles were not as we see them today as well, the roles in
which we see as law enforcement today were not always perceived as the same roles as they
were previously. This shows the ever-changing environments in which the administration of
justice organizations navigates around to motivate memberships within the organization and
inspire change to transpire within the administration of justice.
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Administration of Justice Organizations Worldview
In today’s society the administration of justice organizations faces many different
challenges due to the nature of our ever-changing environment. “Organizations hinge on three
important issues of structure, purpose, and activity.” (Stojkovic, Kalinich, & Klofas, 2015) In
order to be able to make these decisions in order to ensure the safety of all of those individuals
involved in an organization, management, and other leaders of these organizations to spearhead
these tough decisions. “ Within the administration of Justice Organizations there are shared
values and beliefs that shape the actions and behaviors of everyday life of the group, or
worldview. “ (Ahimsa-Putra & Sartini, 2017) Management and leadership roles need to remain
diligent within the rapidly changing environment of our society unless the organization could
end up failing the community that it is serving. To create a successful organization, it takes trust
between the community and its shareholders, members of the organization to be committed to
the mission statement they are trying to follow as well as understanding the rapidly evolving
environment our society resides in.
Administration of Justice: Leadership, Organizational Models, and Theory
Clear mission statements and visions allows for organizations to provide a clear direction
in which they would like to serve and give direction to which the organization would stand for.
“Mission statements develop a strategy and framework that the organization would use in order
to make decisions to support the mission. “ (Dooley, 2019) By having a direction in which the
organization is striving to move towards, allows for an understanding of goals and values to be
set within the members of each organization, this is done through policies and procedures that
remain consistent with the mission statement of that organization. The textbook stated that
organizations are always interacting within their environment, or the demands of the
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stakeholders in the local population. By creating connections with others and acting on the
changes that are needed to be able to meet the demands imposed by society. Administration of
justice organizations face both internal and external factors that impact the criminal justice
system. These include instances when there is an uproar of public demand for the organization to
reform, an example of this would be the recent tragedies of police brutality that has occurred
over the past few years. By having a major outcry of citizens demanding for the reform of police,
it has led as an opportunity for the organizations to fix the issues that allowed for this brutality to
occur in the first place.
Personal Worldview in the Context of the Administration of Justice
Each individual person has a different idea on what they see as their own worldview. The
way someone is raised, the environment they grew up in and the influences their peers and
family members have on them influence their worldviews, which makes it so unique to each
person. I personally view the administration of justice organizations as a learning opportunity.
Everything in life is a learning opportunity, we are all humans that inherently make mistakes so
there is always room to learn and grow from those mistakes, this same philosophy works for the
administration of justice organizations. Any factor can disrupt the flow in which an established
organization is working at, but the ability for the organization to clearly communicate and follow
in steps to improve the mistakes that have occurred is how to stay on top of everything and
evolve with the ever-changing environment. By even showing compassion to other who have
made these mistakes, like God has intended for us allows for growth and compassion of the
understanding that we are all God’s children and therefore we all deserve his love especially
when mistakes are made. Jesus showed compassion, grace, and love in all he set forth to do,
which I believe is the stepping stones we all should follow in when navigating through mistakes
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that we will inherently make as humans.
Conclusion
Regardless of the various internal and external factors that have the potential to affect the
administration of justice organizations, there will always be means in which improvement could
occur to benefit the organizations in the long run. By having strong leadership within the various
organizations, it can provide the mission statement to remain in a clear light, to efficiently
establish policies and procedures to implement into the organization. Doing this would allow for
clarity on what is going on within the organization to both the members and the public which
would provide clear communication between all parties involved. By having an open line of
communication, especially in an environment that is forever changing, will allow the
administration to move towards the clear goals that are set for justice and fairness for all parties
involved.
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References
Ahimsa-Putra, H.S., & Sartini, S. (2017). Preliminary study on worldviews. Humaniora, 29(3),
265-277. https://doi.org/10.22146/jh.v29i3.29690
Dooley, T.P. (2020). Searching for social equity among public administration mission
statements. Teaching Public Administration, 38(2), 113-125.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0144739419867121
Stojkovic, S., Kalinich, D. B., & Klofas, J. (2015).FCriminal justice organizations :
administration and management. Cengage Learning.
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