The organizational culture of a law enforcement agency or correctional facility is the appropriate or exact approach of the employees which is a direct reflection of senior leadership. It is the scheme or mutual beliefs of all personnel within the institution. The culture refers to the perceived behavior or habits in which the staff interacts with each other through language and attitudes. The employee's typical day to day activities will be consistent throughout the facility which represents the organization's visions and goals. The organizational culture is also represented by the embrace of the presiding values by the staff( Gómez-Mejía et al., 2016). When the administration of an institution has a concept of rehabilitation, all staff …show more content…
In correctional facilities and law enforcement agencies, human resources play a significant part in determining the culture or climate. In law enforcement, some of the human resource responsibilities fall on the shoulders of supervisors and senior leadership. Those in leadership are responsible for being aware of the employee's skills and interest and how they can be utilized most efficiently, which benefits the agency or institution(Mayhew, n.d.). In law enforcement when an agency provides opportunities for their staff to seek training which adds to their personal and professional development, it gives a feeling of concern which resonates throughout the organization. It makes the personnel who are already employed feel that senior leadership wants to have the best individuals available to work for them and with them. One the most significant factors that affect the climate in law enforcement and corrections is the pay systems. How well does your organization reward its employees for doing a job that the majority of the population would not do for all the money in the …show more content…
Some would say that it is a calling, because you give up, way more than you receive. Employees that work in this particular portion of the field are not trying to become millionaires from doing this job, that would be almost impossible. However, they should be compensated enough that they are motivated to stay and do a good job (HR Impact on Corporate Culture., 2018). If you have employees who are conducting themselves as professionals and making the right decisions, they should be rewarded for it. If there is a staff member who is not fulfilling their obligations to their co-workers, the agency or the public, then they cannot be rewarded because it sends the wrong message. Human resources must also be aware if you create an overly competitive environment, that concept will ignore teamwork. Therefore a reward system cannot be solely functional on productivity. There a lot of factors that go into organizational culture, however with reliable, consistent, and fair leadership. The administration can determine what type of culture they would want their company to