Leadership Skills for Criminal Justice Professionals

Leadership is vitally important in any field, whether it is in the public or private sector; but leadership is especially important for professionals in the criminal justice field since the welfare and safety of the public is at stake. And when ethical values are not adhered to in the criminal justice system it creates a gap in quality service for citizens, and moreover a lack of virtue and ethics presents a very negative and potentially embarrassing scandal for public servants. This paper discusses leadership skills and ethical considerations vis-a-vis the criminal justice system.

Leadership Skills

In the book by Michael Carpenter and Roger Fulton (A Practical Career Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals) offers practical advice to those who would serve the community in a criminal justice capacity. Being a leader entails a great deal more than being "the boss," Carpenter explains (Carpenter, et al.,...
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