Empowerment and Delegation

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Implications of Empowerment and Delegation in a Criminal Justice Organization Sharing in decisions and decision making in a criminal justice organization can improve the quality and acceptance of the decisions made by administrative leaders. Also, by allowing subordinates to voice concerns and ideas can bolster and open the lines of communication which in turn could boost department moral and improve negative attitudes. Effective decision making and completion of tasks require participation of all parties involved. Delegation is an inadequate tool if those in charge fail to instruct and give knowledge to those they are leading. An implication to the failure of delegating correctly is the subordinate employee could feel unappreciated and overlooked concerning his position at work. In a criminal justice organization it is important that personnel have the opportunity to voice a grievance that may affect their work performance as well as having the opportunity to voice concerns pertaining to their job. If upper management is just delegating work while not taking it upon them to be a part of their decision can cause a disruption in the workplace, especially if the tasks carried out by subordinates are not given the credit they deserve. The use of motivation either by job or money can be a motivational tool. The problem with this is there may not be quality work produced, only work to get the motivational prize. Almost all of the available evidence suggests that these motivation strategies work if managers are careful about when, how, and with whom they are used. Their success in improving efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, and morale will depend on the composition of the workforce, the managerial skill of the police administrator, and the dynamics of the situation. These motivational strategies will probably have more influence on quality than on

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