Training Course in the Analysis of Crime and the Criminal Justice System, Module 11 - Building Analysis Team

• NCJ Number: 82357
• Author(s): C D Weller
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 0 pages
• Publication Format: Film
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 2 videotapes, total running time 40 minutes, black and white, 1 inch. Part of the Training Course in the Analysis of Crime and the Criminal Justice System. See also NCJ-82345-82355 and NCJ-82357 for other videotapes. There is no Module 10 in this series; it was a training exercise.

Annotation

The roles, functions, and knowledge and skills required by crime analysis team members involved in criminal justice planning are explained, with attention to the team administrator's and policy analyst's responsibilities. Steps in the planning process are delineated.

Abstract

This criminal justice planning approach is rational, systematic, and of a broader scope than traditional grants administration, which merely aims for regulations compliance. The planning sequence begins with the preparation for planning and analysis of the present environment and progresses through determination of future projects, identification of alternative systems, objective problem definition, and declaration of goals and objectives. Final steps in the sequence consist of identifying alternative courses of action, selecting the preferred alternatives, implementing the selected course, and evaluating its effects. Within the planning team, nine roles are identified: administrator, budget analyst, communicator or program coordinator, data collector, quantitative analyst, policy analyst, implementor, and monitor or evaluator. Within the team unit, one individual may have to assume more than one role, and some roles must be played by several persons or the whole team at once. For example, the administrator and policy analyst have overlapping functions and skills requirements that differ from those found among traditional criminal justice administrative personnel. The administrator must be able to orient the team to the task and to delegate authority and must be sensitive to political constraints. The policy analyst requires a broad background and skills, plus a sensitivity to the consequences of change. Policy analysts should be able to pinpoint problems for local remedial action and to identify public policies that may contribute to efficiency. Every team member will play this role to some extent.