JOB DESIGN IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES

Job Design in Criminal Justice Agencies

Job Design in Criminal Justice Agencies

Q. 1.Explain how job design in criminal justice agencies needs to take into account the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act in making reasonable accommodations for its disabled employees.

Agencies dealing with criminal justice are forced to consider the act of Americans with Disabilities as well as the numerous amendments which were made in addition to the original act. The said Act of Americans with Disabilities states a law that accessible and fair workplaces for the convenience of disabled people be made available everywhere. Thus it is a requirement for both public and private agencies to adhere to these mandates established in the act. It also gives support on a legal basis for such individuals who had previously been or shall be in the future discriminated against because of a disability (Collins, 2004).

This act of disability gives a framework for the employers to adhere to while setting up mandates that much be adhered to so as to create reasonable accommodations for people who are disabled. A few of such accommodations are required to add availability to handicap access points to buildings and other such accommodations inside buildings for the people who are disabled so that they can freely move about in the structures of their organization (Aitchison, 2004).

There can exist, many aspects where such would have an effect on the organization of criminal justice. A variety of positions within the criminal justice might be very easily fulfilled only with the people who are disabled. Such positions are inclusive of records, dispatch, legal and financial division. A lot of such kinds of positions of administrations can be filled with people who are disabled. So the departments should consider the accommodations for their facilities which holds, all ...