The criminal justice system
The criminal justice system is among the important organization for any country. Texas Criminal Justice system has the mandate of providing public safety services by arresting criminals and preventing crime (Texas State Records). Besides, the orgaanization plays the role of correcting the offenders and reintroducing them to the community after completing the correctness term. The criminal justice system has three components; criminal prosecution, trial, and corrections. Criminal prosecution comprises of sheriffs and police departments. On the other hand, trial and appeals operate under the Texas Supreme Court upholding court hierarchy. The correction system is involved in changing the behavior of criminals. The Texas State law defines three types of crimes; infractions, felonies, and misdemeanors. Therefore, the Texas criminal justice, especially the law enforces, works tirelessly to arrest the criminals committing the above criminal and bringing them to trial.
In the criminal justice system (in particular) Texas, there is an index of national criminal justice performance measures. The index examines mainly three areas; competence, justice, and efficacy. Every officer and worker working under criminal justice is expected to uphold the measures above during their entire services. Such measures ensure vices such as corruption are eradicated and do not interfere with the process of offering free justice. The key decision-maker in the criminal justice system depends on the departments. The chief of police is one of the key decision-makers in Texas criminal justice. They are obliged to manage the organization operating budget, hire and fire personnel, establish a strategic plan, develop policies, and ensure that there is staff stewardship. Besides, the chief of police serves as the spokesperson for the organization on security matters. They are involved in the investigation of cases that need a lot of attention. Typically, the chief of police has the responsibility of managing all department operations, budgeting, and public relations.
Working in the criminal justice system, especially the policing, is sometimes risky. Officers often deal with conflicts and offenses that may threaten their lives and those of their families. Several scenarios can be identified within my organization, whereby workers have been injured while on duty. Some face serious injuries that require them to be admitted to hospitals. Besides, some are laid off while others are given long leaves that go for several months after getting a severe injury. During all these painful moments accompanied by desperation, some of these workers’ rights are ignored. It is a major issue that requires the organization to use Appreciative Inquiry to create a framework and a committee with the mandate to address and promote injured workers’ rights.
Importance of Appreciative Inquiry (AI)
In such a problematic situation, the organization is supposed to use Appreciative Inquiry. AI seems the best approach because it entails a free exploration of the valuable and most life-giving components within an organization (Watkins et al., 2011). Also, AI is based on driving and leading a positive change. This implies that AI, as a problem-solving technique, employs questions and dialogue that dwell on strength, optimism, morals, dreams, and successes to bring transformation (Miller et al., 2014). Indeed, the AI approach encourages viewing problems as opportunities to foster positive growth to eradicate looking at issues as a stumbling block. One of the key benefits of Appreciative Inquiry is its ability to help people within an organization to have thoughts on how they perform their daily work. Importantly, it is neither selective nor hierarchical in any way; therefore, this approach includes all people from all the organization levels to dialogue and propose a change.
Miller, R. L., Denneque, S. A., & Cunningham, P. C. (2014). Encouraging a positive outlook: The benefits of Appreciative Inquiry in a theological library. Theological Librarianship, 7(1), 47-55. https://theolib.atla.com/theolib/article/download/312/989/
Watkins, J. M., Mohr, B. J., & Kelly, R. (2011). Appreciative inquiry: Change at the speed of imagination (Vol. 35). John Wiley & Sons. https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=bH9xDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR15&dq=Appreciative+Inquiry+by+Jane+Nagruder+second+edition&ots=_E4ou2lQt0&sig=9bUq0yy6KT-rCjMlSmhgsBZG5gI&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Appreciative%20Inquiry%20&f=false
References
RECORDS, Texas State Records. (n.d.). Understanding the Lone Star State’s Criminal. https://texas.staterecords.org/understandingthelonestarstatescriminal.php#:~:text=Texas’s%20Criminal%20Justice%20System%20has,trial%20and%20appeals%2C%20and%20corrections.&text=There%20are%20numerous%20municipal%20and,to%20state%20jails%20and%20prisons.