NCJ Number
31847
Journal
Journal of Social Issues Volume: 31 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1975) Pages: 193-210
Date Published
1975
Length
18 pages
Annotation
AN OPEN-SYSTEM THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - ONE IN WHICH ALL PERTINENT VARIABLES AND INFLUENCING AND AFFECTED GROUPS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT - IS PROPOSED AS A FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE CRIME CONTROL.
Abstract
THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF DIVERSITY, COHESIVENESS, POWER BASE, VOLUNTARISM, OPTION COMMUNICATION, AND MODULAR LEADERSHIP ARE PRESENTED AS FUNCTIONAL ESSENTIALS WITHIN THE OPEN-SYSTEM FRAMEWORK. INNOVATIONS IN EVALUATION AND ACTION RESEARCH, UTILIZING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND PERMITTING DEVIATION FROM IDEAL EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL, ARE OUTLINED. THREE-WAY BARGAINING IS SEEN AS A MEANS OF ACHIEVING CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIAL ACCOMODATION AMONG POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL GROUPS AND OTHERS, UTILIZING COALITIONS TO EXTEND PERCEPTION AND INDUCE COOPERATION WHILE REDUCING ADMINISTRATOR CONFLICTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)