As an administrator of a criminal justice organization, social equity theme will impact my ability to effectively lead. This is a very unique theme to the public sector.
Peter Pyhrr reminded us that even though the main focus of the period may be on one theme, administrators must be mindful of concepts created in previous periods. In the late 1970s, the economy took a downward turn, and with it so did public funding. Public administrators were forced to review their Organization Functions approaches (mainly budgeting) and find ways to continue public services with less funding. administration. The result was a “new public administration” that called on proactive administrators to become the guardians of individual rights for the citizens they served and for their employees. H. George Frederickson went so far as to say that he saw the day coming “when public administration and the courts would represent the disadvantaged and minorities, while…show more content… We still need someone to step up and represent disadvantage minorities. Minorities of today is still at a disadvantage because of having bad court representative. Minorities are still going to jail at a disproportionate rate. I just saw a show on CNN dedicated to keeping fathers out of jail especial the one’s that did not do that much, and if they had the right representative they could have got off. We need a better system of justice, One that will work to clear minorities, so that minorities can have a fair chance in the justice. Public service is sometimes influenced by politics, but I do not feel politics should be in public administration. I think managers should make the decisions, not political leaders. The early days of public administration they focus on efficiency and effectiveness. The open system gave public administration a easier way to get things
