High Performing Corrections Organizations

Get Involved with the HPCO Project!

TracyGoldenberg — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:40:00 GMT

We are seeking participants from throughout corrections to complete a short survey. The survey examines what data measures are deemed most important for corrections organizations to collect and the feasibility of actually collecting these measures. Feedback...(read more)

Practices that Empower Employees

TracyGoldenberg — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:23:00 GMT

What is any high performing organization’s most valuable asset? Its workforce! Full-time employees, volunteers, part-time staff, executives, frontline workers, consultants, managers, and contractors comprise the “human capital” of an organization, and...(read more)

Baldrige National Quality Program and HPCO Applications

TracyGoldenberg — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:47:00 GMT

An earlier post on this blog asked readers to examine the question, What attributes are associated with high performing correctional organizations? Now we add the question, How does one define and, more importantly, measure them? While not a perfect fit...(read more)

Organization Performance Annotated Bibliography

Nancy Cebula — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:50:49 GMT

Acorn, L. R. (1991). "Kentucky Officer Personalizes Service for Large Probation Caseload." Corrections Today : 26. Kentucky Probation Officer Virginia Helbling has a caseload of about 100 offenders, yet she says the best aspect of her job is...(read more)

Spring 2009 HPCO Roundtable Meeting Summary

Nancy Cebula — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:07:33 GMT

"Growth means change and change involves risk; stepping from the known to the unknown." - Author unknown, recited by Sherry Carroll On March 26th and 27th 2009 eighteen thought leaders from diverse correctional (jails, prisons, community corrections...(read more)

Meet the HPCO Roundtable

Nancy Cebula — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:02:29 GMT

Over 60 thought leaders and experts from Corrections and other fields were interviewed as a part of the HPCO project . These interviews will help us discover the characteristics of high performing organizations and potential members for the Roundtable...(read more)

Shrinking Core and Expanding Periphery Key to High Performing Organizations (HPOs)

Joshua Stengel — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:38:28 GMT

In a journal article from the California Management Review CEOs and management from Fortune 1000 companies were surveyed in an attempt to identify the attributes associated with with those firms in top 25%. The questions addressed issues around organizational...(read more)

What Would A High Performing Corrections Organization Look Like?

Joshua Stengel — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:43:00 GMT

What would it look like to the citizens in any state if their Department of Corrections was comprised of high performing organizations? Imagine that all of its agencies were functioning optimally. Perhaps the citizens would see a decrease in the crime...(read more)