Assignment 3:
Directions:
Respond to the questions below. Write the question followed by the answer. Responses should be written in paragraph form. You should write a minimum of two paragraphs for each question. Remember a paragraph consists of more than one sentence. Responses should demonstrate you have read the chapters and understand the information contained within. In addition to the textbook, you should also use information from other resources to support your responses.
1. Define responsibility and authority. Explain in detail how each of these terms is related to corrections.
2. Summarize the organizational uses of chain of command and span of control. Explain in detail how these terms are related to prisons, jails, and community corrections.
3. Define the role of supervisors, and identify why their role is so important to correctional agencies.
4. List the steps of effective delegation of task, work or assignments. Explain in detail why and how these terms are related to prisons, jails, and community corrections.