Model of a Warden
The book on the model warden had a lot of helpful insights on how to run and manage and effective prison system. One of the best things I think the book did was mentioning a few wardens in the past, and explain how they used the proactive approach to manage. It is very important to know what steps you want to take as a warden or a leader in any situation. Frank Wood knew his approach and carefully realayed the message and this why he was effective. The style of management by wardens can have a huge effect on the standard of living, freedom of the individual needs of all inmates.
Frank Wood knew what style of management he could impose on his staff members. I think that he really knew how to relate his management to the size of the group he was trying to led, he knew that some type of authoritarian management had to be used to accomplish his goal of a humane and respectful prison. He was also good at using the effects or critics of his style, and this helped him run his organization more effectively.
When running an institution I think there are two things you really have to focus on and they are problems of size and training. In Stillwater violence was increasing and the dangers in the prison were becoming more complex, which made the jobs of staff more intense. So to ensure the best safety for staff and inmates I would adapt to change in the institution. A prison has to be able to do more than just survive, it needs to be able to get better. I think new technology is making this possible, because some of the ways in which things use to be ran are out dated and simply do not apply to institutions today. Teamwork and planning before hand is the key. I would teach my staff how to w ...