CJA 356 Wk 5 – Summative Assessment: Organizational Change Plan

Criminal justice organizations must be able to grow and change to improve and to meet the needs of a changing society. Effective organizational management can help facilitate the change process. In this summative assessment, you draft a plan for organizational change using effective organizational management strategies.

Imagine your criminal justice organization is facing a major crisis and you have been tasked with drafting a strategy paper on how to effectively address the needed changes.

Select a contemporary issue affecting one of the following areas of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, courts, corrections, probation/parole, juvenile justice.

Write a 1,050- to 1,250-word paper in which you describe how to effectively implement the needed changes that address the selected issue in your organization. Address the following in your paper:

• Identify the issue and why there is a need to implement organizational changes to your organization.
• Define a preferred change process strategy to deal with the issue.
• Explain the handling of resistance to change.
• Identify key barriers to effective communication.
• Indicate the methods needed to improve communication regarding the needed changes.
• Identify effective organizational management strategies to assess the changes after they are implemented.
• Explain how trust, conflict resolution, and negotiation influence the plan for organizational change.

Cite 2 sources.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.