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This 3-page paper focuses on the standard organizational culture in a correctional facility and how one is taking steps to change it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the decline. There are, of course, several reasons for this - for one thing, prison work can be frightening and is not something people would willingly move into.
However, there is the possibility that organizational structures within correctional institutions could also be hindering the attraction and retention of employees. In this
paper, well examine the standard organizational structure (and culture) in correctional institutions and determine how these could possibly be changed. Correctional
institutions are somewhat unique and different from the standard organization in that they are, in a sense, small cities and need to support the complete spectrum and activities of a
small city (Benton, 1981). There are organizational systems for everything from food service, to medical care, to law enforcement (Benton, 1981). Furthermore, most of these systems require a 24/7 operating
capacity (Benton, 1981). Furthermore, employees of a correctional institution tend to be held to a higher standard of performance than others,
and for good reason - a mistake from a correctional institution employee could put colleagues and society at large in grave danger (Benton, 1981).
When it comes to functional organizations, correctional institutes generally follow three models - the traditional model, the project model and the matrix model (Benton, 1981).
In the traditional model, positions are grouped according to specific functions and are arranged hierarchically (Benton, 1981). What this means is that each
employee (with the exception of the top administrator) is supervised by another employee (Benton, 1981). Employee positions are clearly defined, with specific rules and regulations inherent for each one (Benton,
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