Criminal Justice in Action - Essay Example

The department is responsible for the administration of prisons and other correctional facilities in which it offers services such as supervision of the facilities and provision for the convicts’ needs within the correctional systems (Gaines and Miller, 2011; Siegel and Worrall, 2012). Other law enforcement agencies also provide services in the same area. The department for example shares law enforcement roles with the police department and investigative roles with the “Federal Bureau of Investigations” (Lambert and Regan, 2001, p. 123). I hold the opinion that the department is not adequate in its scope of duty.

This is because its roles are diverse in technical fields that require different and specialized expertise. I would, therefore, recommend, is I had an opportunity, that the department is streamlined into a specialized role or be structured with independent and specialized sub-departments (Lambert and Regan, 2001). My possible mission statement for the sheriff’s department would be ‘to ensure quality and timely service delivery for the administration of justice.’ References Gaines, L.

and Miller, R. (2011). Criminal Justice in Action: The Core. Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning Indiana. (n.d.). What is the sheriff? Indiana Sheriffs’ Association. Retrieved from: http://www.indianasheriffs.org/ns/whatis.php Lambert, S. and Regan, D. (2001). Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Sheriff. (n.d.). The sheriff in Stark County. Stark County Sheriff’s Office. Retrieved from: http://www.sheriff.co.stark.oh.us/ Siegel, L. and Worrall, J. (2012). Essentials of Criminal Justice.

Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning