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Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional
Criminal justice professionals need leadership skills. If they are not seen to be leaders, their jobs are made more difficult because it is harder to get criminals to obey them when they give orders or need to secure and get control of a situation (Nordin, Pauleen, & Gorman, 2009). They also need to be able to work with other officers and show skills that make them leaders. Those skills allow rookie officers to look up to officers who have been there for some time. In addition, police and other criminal justice professionals must have leadership skills because they are generally looked up to in their communities. While there have long been stories of "crooked cops," there are some people in any profession who have difficulties or who are untrustworthy. The majority of those who work in the criminal justice system are good people who are interested in doing their jobs and who want to help people in their communities and elsewhere. With the right leadership skills, those good people can do a great deal of good for people around them and can help people who may be struggling to stay on the right path (Walsh, 2010). Leading by example is one of the best things any...
Leaders are leaders because people want to follow them. If a person wants to be a leader but cannot talk to others and does not have people who want to follow him or her, then leadership is simply not possible. Calling oneself a leader does not make that person a leader - followers make that person a leader. To truly lead, the followers must be there of their own free will and not because they were coerced or because they feel as though they have to follow a person in order to be accepted. By talking with others in a way that exhibits authority but also provides compassion and friendship, people who work in the criminal justice system can accomplish much more in their community (Bryan & Mackenzie, 2008).
Ethics and virtue are also leadership skills that people in the criminal justice profession need in their lives (Walsh, 2010). They must remain ethical on the job, but they also have to keep their ethical focus when it comes to their personal lives. If they are not able to remain ethical, they may end up losing their jobs and they could also…
References
Bryan, K. & Mackenzie, J. (2008). Meeting the speech, language, and communication needs of vulnerable young people: Model of service delivery for those at risk of offending and re-offending. Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Retrieved from http://www.rcslt.org/about/campaigns/RCSLT_model_of_service_delivery_offending_2008.pdf
Nordin, M., Pauleen, D.J., & Gorman, G.E. (2009). Investigating KM antecedents: KM in the criminal justice system. Journal of Knowledge Management, 13(2): 4-20. Retrieved from http://lpis.csd.auth.gr/mtpx/km/material/JKM-13-2a.pdf
Walsh, E.F. (2010). The development of comprehensive criminal justice leadership standards: A modified delphi study approach. Retrieved from http://gradworks.umi.com/3467496.pdf
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