http://community.nicic.org/blogs/jails/archive/tags/Focus+Groups/default.aspxTags: Focus GroupsenCommunityServer 2007.1 SP1 (Build: 30415.43)http://community.nicic.org/blogs/jails/archive/2007/08/16/challenges-in-the-jail-business.aspxThu, 16 Aug 2007 13:53:00 GMT26cc0436-63b6-4ef3-9d43-d8006bc9b9ca:4544Sandy Schilling0<p>The <a class="" href="http://www.cipp.org/about.html" target="_blank">Center for Innovative Public Policies</a> in partnership with the <a class="" href="http://www.nicic.org/" target="_blank">National Institute of Corrections</a> and <a class="" href="http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/" target="_blank">Bureau of Justice Assistance</a> brought focus groups of forty-five sheriff&#39;s and jail administrators&nbsp;together to discuss these challenges.&nbsp; It should come as no surprise that the number one issue identified&nbsp;was workforce (recruitment, hiring, retention, training, and succession planning). See if their top ten list matches your own in&nbsp;&quot;<a class="" href="http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pdf/Jail_Focus_Group_Report.pdf"><font color="#800080">Jail Leaders Speak: Current and Future Challenges to Jail Administration and Operations</font></a>.&quot;</p><img src="http://community.nicic.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4544" width="1" height="1">jail administratorsJailsFocus Groups