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Textbook Assignment 1

Textbook Assignment 1

Q Directions: Respond to the questions below. Write the question followed by the answer. Responses should be written in paragraph form. You should write a minimum of two paragraphs for each question. Remember a paragraph consists of more than one sentence. Responses should demonstrate you have read the chapters and understand the information contained within. In addition to the textbook, you should also use information from other resources to support your responses. 1. Define each term and then contrast them. (1) leadership, (2) management, and (3) administration. 2. List and summarize the five functions for which managers are responsible. Why are these functions important to the success of managers? 3. Define contingency and trait theories of leadership. Why are they important to leadership? What are the differences between the two? 4. Define the “hands off,” doctrine taken by federal courts regarding correctional issues, and summarize how its collapse has impacted corrections. In your opinion, has the collapse benefited corrections? Support your response with evidence from research.

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Correctional Administration is a vast term that consists of several different sections. Management and leaders fall under the category of administration. According to Seiter (2017 p. 2), “Correctional administration is guiding and directing an agency responsible for the safekeeping of criminal offenders and includes the traditional management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.” Management is a part of the administration and it consists of the different departments.