FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM DIFFERENTIAL LEVERAGE INTERACTION STRATEGIES

• NCJ Number: 47888
• Journal: Criminology Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Dated: (MAY 1978) Pages: 67-86
• Author(s): P R JETTE; F MONTANINO
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 20 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc; Regional Institute of Social Welfare Research, Inc.
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A MODEL DESCRIPTIVE OF FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SUBORDINATES AND SUPERORDINATES IN ORGANIZATIONAL SETTINGS IS DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TO THE DEFENDANT-PROSECUTOR RELATIONSHIP IN THE COURTS.

Abstract

THE DIFFERENTIAL LEVERAGE INTERACTION MODEL REFERS TO THE SUPERORDINATE'S AND SUBORDINATE'S USE OF DIVERSE TECHNIQUES TO INFLUENCE EACH OTHER AND TO ARRIVE AT GOALS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMMON TO BOTH. AS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONARIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUPERORDINATES HAVE A NUMBER OF STRATEGIES (PRIMARILY POWER) OPEN TO THEM. SUBORDINATES, THE OUTSIDERS SEEKING HELP, ADVICE, AND SERVICE, HAVE A DIFFERENT, BUT NOT NECESSARILY LESS POWERFUL, SET OF STRATEGIES AVAILABLE TO THEM (MATERIAL REWARDS, EGO APPEALS, THREATS). THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE MODEL APPLIES TO AN ORGANIZATION DEPENDS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S NATURE, FUNCTION, AUTONOMY, PLACE IN SOCIETY, AND DEGREE OF FORMALIZATION. THE MODEL DEMONSTRATES THAT ORGANIZATIONS DETERMINE TO A GREAT EXTENT THE NATURE OF FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE. APPLICATION OF THE MODEL TO COURTROOM INTERACTIONS SUGGESTS AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF THE PROCESSES, POWERS, ALIGNMENTS, 8AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED-LKM)