What social, political, and organizational behavior can influence change in criminal justice agencies? What is the relationship

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Content and Organization (70%) Percent Earned: Comments:

70% You do a good job addressing all the content and organization criteria.

All key elements of the assignment must be covered in a substantive way.

Individual Assignment (Due Monday, December 2, 2019):

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing the forces of change and approaches to managing organizational change in criminal justice agencies, including identifying observable aspects of organizational cultures.

Answer the following questions: •

1. What social, political, and organizational behavior can influence change in criminal justice agencies?

2. What is the relationship between organizational behavior and organizational systems?

3. How can the perceptions of organizational stakeholders be managed? What techniques might we use?

4. What are some observable aspects of the organizational culture of criminal justice agencies?

5. How can change management strategies benefit criminal justice agencies and the criminal justice system?

References: You must use at least 3 academic sources, excluding your weekly readings, list them on your reference page and cite them appropriately in the body of your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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 The content is comprehensive, accurate, and/or persuasive.

 The paper develops a central theme or idea, directed toward the appropriate audience.

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The paper links theory to relevant examples of current experience and industry practice and uses the vocabulary of the theory correctly.

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Major points are written clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.

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The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.

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The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.

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Readability and Style (15%) Percent Earned Comments:

15% Your readability and style are good.

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Paragraph transitions are present and logical and maintain the flow throughout the paper.

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 Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought.

Mechanics (15%) Percent Earned Comments:

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The paper, including the title page, reference page, tables, and appendices, follow University of Phoenix incremental formatting guidelines.

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Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow University of Phoenix incremental formatting guidelines.

 The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space.

 Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.

 Spelling is correct.

Total: 100% Percent Earned Comments:

100% If you can address the issues cited in this grading matrix you should be able to improve your points earned on future papers.

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