Scenario B: Corrections you are in a leadership position in a fictitious organization located in the city you selected. The Wokefield County Jail is thefictitious corrections department in your selectedcity. This organization has experiencedsome shortcomings as a result of the state’s budget restraints in the previousyear. The Wokefield County Jail currently has over 30full-time vacancies due to insufficient funding forthose positions. The Wokefield County Jail is struggling to maintain the national average (and desired) officer-to-inmate ratio of five correctional officers for everyinmate. As a result, the inherent danger to the existing employees has risen dramatically. Some correctional officers are contemplating leaving the organization due to the perceived unnecessaryrisk to their safety. The Wokefield Department of Corrections currently has 120 correctional officers. The annual budget for the Wokefield County Jail is $28 million. Most of the budget (71%) is spent on two things: inmate services (such as rehabilitation programs)and the annual salaries of employees. In addition to problem of employee vacancies, the state wants to cut an additional $1 million from the budget in the upcoming fiscal year. Due to recent policy changes atthe Wokefield Police Department, there has been an increase in the number of arrests made per month. The number of arrests nearly doubled from the 203 arrests in the previous month. You are a recently promoted regional director within the Wokefield CountyJail. It is your job is to supervise, plan, and coordinate the operations and planning of both inmate and correctional officer activities. You will provide a strategic planning proposal to the county sheriff to solvean external issue while also considering the internal issues occurring within the organization.
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