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Leadership in Criminal Justice Process: Outline
Thesis statement: As such, by assessing different components, this essay discusses the part
played by of leadership in criminal justice process.
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Differentiating Role of Leaders and Managers

It is hard to distinguish the roles played by leaders and managers in criminal justice. Leadership
is confused with different ideas and these situations arise due to the incorrect use of concepts like
power, administration, management and supervision, among others.
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Overlap on Effective Leadership and Effective Management

Both efficient leadership and management have an overlapping role in the justice system.
However, leaders in the system should appreciate the bureaucracy functions as hurdles to their
effective role play in the system
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Leadership Responsibilities in Justice System

In many situations, the responsibilities of leaders are not tied to or associated to their formal job
description in criminal justice agencies. For instance, police departments are organized based on
the rank structure and law enforcement managers tend to respect their command chains.
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Leader’s Role influencing Effective Leadership

Leaders should use situations leadership models to get the job done and service delivered in the
most efficient and trustworthy manner. It is important for leaders in the justice system to
understand two bases of leadership approaches


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Leadership in Criminal Justice Process
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