The City and County of Denver as a whole runs under a traditional organization structure. I work for the City Attorney’s Office or CAO as it is often referred. Our organization used to fall under the traditional structure, however, that recently changed when they re-evaluated the efficiency in which our department was ran. Now we fall under a horizontal organization structure which is comprised of a team, network, and boundaryless structures, “Boundaryless structures eliminate internal and external boundaries (Schermerhorn Jr., J.R. and Bachrach, D.G., 2015, p. 253). It creates teamwork and communication, making information sharing continuous. When we switched to this structure it created a stronger, cohesive team that worked together towards …show more content…
The formal structure has the City attorney at the top of the organizational chart. There is a director and assistant director who are responsible for overseeing the entire office. There are four supervisors who report directly to the assistant director.
This is where the boundaryless structure comes into effect. Each courtroom is staffed with a legal secretary, a paralegal, a victim advocate and two assistant city attorneys. We also have one or two interns that work within the team, at any given time, which saves money since they are unpaid or paid minimally. Interns typically stay for three months to one year and become an important part of the team. These teams work cohesively with one another to bring justice.
This structure fosters communication, individuals in each working group will never say it is not their job, instead they work together and help each other through collaboration, time management, and basic job functions. They give constructive feedback to one another which makes the team stronger. Constructive feedback is “the process of telling someone else how you feel about something that person said or did” (p. 425). This is proactive and eliminates the need for the supervisor to step in and resolve internal conflict within the team. Proxemics inside of the courtroom work well, however, the physical layout of the office does not allow for connectedness. This could be easily corrected by
During my two days attending youth court I was in two separate courtrooms. The lay out of these courtrooms was fairly simple. There is a sitting area in each courtroom where individuals can be seated. The individuals seated in this area consisted of the accused parties, witnesses, family of the victims, offenders and general members of the public. There are two stands, one for the defense counsel and one for the crown attorneys. Each side also has a stand for possible accused
While the courtroom was relatively small in size, the front of the room featured a table for the prosecution team, along with two separate podiums, stationed just before the judge’s bench. The room also featured a juror’s box; however, no jury was present for the duration of Tran’s court session. To the viewer’s right of the judge’s bench, a team of court officials were seated, while a witness stand was positioned to the viewer’s left of the judge’s bench. Two bailiffs were positioned to both the left and right of the judge’s bench. In the empty juror’s box, additional court officials, including law enforcement officers, were
There are many parts of the courtroom and the process of convicting a criminal. The courtroom work group has a major role in convicting and finalizing a case. In the courtroom work group, there are three groups of people that hold the entire courtroom together. Without the work group, the courtroom would not flow, and coming to a conclusion to the case would not be as easy. The work group is made up of the Judge, the Defense Counsel and the Prosecution. They work together to reach a result, in the case by staying in contact on a daily basis. There are many roles in the work group, and if they are not all followed through with then the results could be different than what they should be. In this paper, we will
The courtroom workgroup consists of the participants that work for the court. The workgroup is composed of the judge, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, public defenders, and others
held at the call of the mayor, there are 6 district commissioners. District Commissioner 1-
Currently, according to the organization’s Executive Director, Joe Fortmann, the organization has over one-hundred and fifty volunteers and has over forty staff members, both full and part time. There are twelve board members that the Executive Director must report to. In speaking with the Executive Director, the organizational structure of the Boone County Council on Aging is primarily an “organic” structure. The “communication is horizontal” and “knowledge and control of tasks can be located anywhere in the organization.” (Tschirhart & Bielefeld, 2012, p. 68). The “formal” structure of the organization are a team of 6 managers who ultimately report and receive instruction from the Executive Director, and they also direct teams of their
Courage is doing the thing that is hard, but right. We do it if we know that it will be har or not. In the book Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry By Mildred D. Taylor created the character Stacey to show his convictions and courage. He showed this when he dug the trench for the bus, stood up to T.J by saying that he will not go to the Wallis, and when he helped Papa when he was hurt. Stacey is a sweet, kind, family loving guy.
* Courtroom workgroups consist of a judge, a prosecutor, and a defense. These courtroom groups remain Senior Officers in court who determines the appropriateness of conduct. These officers settle questions of
The types of bureaucracies that I typically encounter in my workweek is, the Oregon National Guard (ORNG), which is Oregon’s State Militia, under command and control of the state of Oregon Governor. Others include state organizations such as Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM), Oregon Department of Health Authority (OHA), and Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). These four organizations operate independently from each other, nonetheless are tied together during times of a State of Emergency, when called upon by the Governor with the same goal, which is to save human lives, prevent human suffering, and mitigate great property damage. Each organization has a hierarchy established, which the highest level being the Governor of Oregon, followed by the Adjutant General, who has a dual role, as the Governor’s Homeland Security Advisor, and the Commander of the Oregon Army and Air National Guard. Other hierarchy members are comprised of department heads that were either, selected by governing bodies or appointed
The courtroom is a vital part of the criminal justice system, and a major role in the judicial branch of our government. In the courtroom there are specified roles given to certain people that allow them to to actively engage in the system and get it to work efficiently and properly so that justice is served. The major roles of the courtroom work group are: Police officer, prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, defendant, victim, bailiff, court reporter, and the jury. In this essay I will describe in depth the responsibilities of each of these important courtroom characters.
The main goal of this community is to help the attorneys do their part in the criminal justice system. Prosecutors are there to advocate for the victim and defense attorneys are there to advocate for the defendant. But the attorneys don't do this alone, they have the support of their paralegals and other support staff to help them get their cases together. Another goal for this community is to complete their work competently, diligently, and
The Scarlet Letter can be interpreted in many ways and each and every person’s opinion might differ from another. Many objects are considered symbols throughout the book and all of them build up to the climax of the story. The biggest and most prominent symbol in the Scarlet Letter, in my own opinion, was Pearl. Pearl is the best symbol in the book because she is the living, breathing reason of Hester Prynne’s and Arthur Dimmesdale’s hidden romance, that led to pain, torture, and eventually death.
My reactions to the courtroom observation is that the court house generates allot of money in fines and get the community allot of committee service. They are a lot more player in the courthouse then the book states. The bailiff and other officers that work in the court house are major players in the functions of the court house as well. The secretary is also very important she or he schedules continuing court dates and handles most of the paper work.
In the american court room there are several people involved. Some of the most important and lawful figures include: the judge, who is the main authority and the one responsible for justice. The prosecuting attorney, responsible for presenting the case against the defendant. The defense counsel, who is in
The company is geographically located in most major united states locations. It employs a hierarchal organizational design. One of the contributing factors to its success is the company’s success in providing a dining experience for its customers that excel in choices, price, customer service, and serving size. The company is known world-wide for its delicious cheesecakes with the key factor being the variety.