M5A2

 7 pages
Instructions

The effectiveness and practices of criminal justice organizations are  continually being challenged by society and the legal system. It is  perceived that criminal justice organizations need to follow an  optimistic approach toward organizational change and development.
For this assignment you have just been hired as a management consultant for a private prison corporation.  The company owns two prisons; both have high rates of employee turnover  and very bad reputations. One is a brand new facility, Kurz Manor. Your  company built it from scratch and installed a modern management system.  The problem is that most of the staff is new to corrections and the  discipline in the facility is very loose. Recent escapes from Kurz Manor  have resulted in a public outcry that the place should be closed.
The other prison, Longview, has been running as a traditional state  prison using policies and procedures that have not been updated for many  years. The staff uses a punishment model of control instituted by the  warden Big Bob. Longview has very low morale and numerous prison  incidents of violence and sexual assaults. Both of the prisons house  medium to maximum-security prisoners.
For this assignment the state has given your company the management contract for the private prison corporation.  They need changes to be made that will alter the situation in both  facilities within the corporation. If significant improvements are not  witnessed in two years, the state will probably decide to house their  prisoners elsewhere.
To make certain that the decisions you’re taking are going to help  the organization, you need to be sure that you have accurate information  about the history of the organization and what strategies are going to  help it. To do this, what kind of research would you plan? What kind of  data would you need to put your plans into action? How would conducting  the right kind of research help you implement your plans of action?
Your goal as the management consultant for a private prison corporation is to develop plans to bring about large-scale changes in the corporation and its two facilities.

To bring about change and development in the corporation and its two  facilities, what are the first steps you will take and why? What are  the theories and models you will use? Use your research to cite  resources to support your recommendations.
What kind of resistance to change do you foresee in terms of  personnel sources and organizational sources between the two facilities  and why; cite sources to support your argument. How would you propose  methods to overcome this resistance to change across the various levels  in both facilities and why; cite sources to support your proposal?
To ensure the development of your organization’s effectiveness, how  would you increase the level of trust and support among organizational  members from both facilities and why; cite sources to support your  proposal?
How would you improve the level of job satisfaction in both  facilities? List methods and tools for implementation and cite sources  to support your recommendations for improvement.

 Cite any sources using APA format on a separate page.