ABSTRACT
OVERVIEW Criminal justice administrators and supervisors, like other organizational executives, are responsible for planning, controlling, organizing, budgeting, staffing, directing, reporting, and supervising employees. Additional responsibilities include managing emergencies, establishing priorities, knowledge of day-to-day operations, community and institutional issues, technology, the political process, and managing people. One major area of concern is knowledge of legal and supervisory liability issues. The developing case law in this field strongly suggests that administrators and supervisors need to know the limits of their jobs and need to be aware of their subordinates’ competence and performance.
