Description
Book SynopsisRichard P. Seiter is a career correctional professional, having worked in prisons and for correctional agencies for more than thirty years. Following receipt of his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Ohio State University (OSU), he began a career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons BOP and worked in four federal prisons (was warden of two). He was also Director of the BOP Staff Training Center in Denver, Colorado, and was the first Chief of the NIC National Academy of Corrections. He also served as both Assistant Director for Industries, Education, and Training and Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison Industries, with sales of over $400 million per year of prison-made products.
Dr. Seiter was Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for almost six years. In this position, he was responsible for all Ohio prisons, the parole board and parole supervision, and many community correctional programs. He managed an annual budget of $4
Table of Contents
PART 1: CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
1. Correctional Administration: Past to Present
2. Theories of Leadership and Management
3. Leadership and Management of Corrections
4. Setting the Tone: Vision, Mission, and Strategic Planning
PART 2: MANAGING CORRECTIONAL STAFF
5. The Role of Staff in Corrections
6. Human Resource Management for Corrections
7. Staff Organization and Functions
8. Supervising and Empowering Employees
PART 3: MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT
9. Fiscal Management and the Challenge of Cost Containment
10. Managing Risk through Offender Classification
11. Managing the External Environment
PART 4: MANAGING PRISONS
12. Managing Security in Prisons
13. Managing Programs in Prisons
14. Managing Basic Services in Prisons
PART 5: ISSUES FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE
15. Critical Issues for Correctional Administration
16. The Future of Correctional Administration
