Criminal Justice Planning Committees
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Planning Committees
One way that criminal justice organizations involve stakeholders is by recruiting interested citizens to serve on planning committees. Some of these citizens may be local officials; others may be citizens who just want to get involved. The key is that all committee members must have the best interests of the community at heart.
There are 3 types of planning committees that are important for criminal justice organizations to open up to stakeholders which are Policy Committee, Advisory committees and community involvement committee. Describe the purpose of each, the types of stakeholders most likely to make the committees successful, and what is expected of each stakeholder. Finally, explain the importance of diversity among stakeholders on the planning committees.
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This solution describes the importance of various criminal justice planning committees and having diverse stakeholders.
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It is very important for criminal justice organizations to involve stakeholders in order to (in attempt to) overcome certain limitations already set in place that are ineffective and/or outdated. Stakeholders are those who demonstrate that they have the power to influence the outcome of problems and are interested and committed to doing so. Therefore, it is imperative that stakeholders are able to work well as a team to share information, setting relevant goals, and collaboratively develop policies and plans to support these goals. As you stated, the most important aspect of any planning committee is ensuring that all members are interested in doing what's best for the community. Multiple committee types may ensure that ...
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