Crafting public institutions : leadership in two prison systems / Arjen Boin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boin, Arjen, author.

Series:

Explorations in public policy.

Explorations in public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison administration--United States.

Prison administration.

Prison administration--Netherlands.

Institution building--Case studies.

Institution building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : L. Rienner, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through case studies of two prison systems—the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Dutch prison system—Arjen Boin identifies the challenges and opportunities that confront public managers who want to reorient correctional policy and make prisons more effective. Crafting Public Institutions contrasts the two prison systems to show how focused leadership—or its absence—can make a major difference in the character and performance of public organizations. The ability of leaders to shape an organization's mission and motivate public servants in accordance with policy goals, Boin concludes, lies at the heart of making institutions work.

Contents:

Book Title; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1-The Pros and Cons of Institution Building: Outlines of a Debate; Building Institutions; Institutions, Institutionalization, and Institution Building; Building Institutions: Can It Be Done?; Building Institutions: Should It Be Done?; Two Prison Systems; A Note on Institutional Research; Notes; 2-A Theory of Institution Building; The Challenge of Institution Building; Institutionalization and Leadership; Building Institutions; Maintaining Institutions; Strategies for Responsible Leadership; Principles of Institutional Leadership; Notes

3-Two Prison Systems: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Dutch Prison SystemAssessing Institutionalization; The Bureau Family; The Dutch Prison System; Cohesion in Contrast; Notes; 4-The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: Leadership and Integration; Leadership and Mission; Leadership and Inculcation; Leadership and Autonomy; Field Leadership and the Willingness to Comply; Institutionalizing Leadership; Notes; 5-The Dutch Prison System: Leadership and Fragmentation; Leadership and Mission; Leadership and Inculcation; Leadership and Autonomy; Field Leadership; The Dynamics of Fragmentation

Leadership and FragmentationNotes; 6-Leadership, Institutions, and Public Administration; Refounding Public Administration; The Origins of Penal Policy; Lessons for Correctional Leadership; Institution Building; Leadership and Public Administration; Notes; 7-Designing for Performance; Why Build Institutions?; Correctional Performance; Administrative Performance; Public Performance; Designing Safeguards for Institution Building; The Promise of Institution Building; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Book

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-254) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-320-5

OCLC:

1334344609