New PREA E-Course Now Available!

Leslie LeMaster — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:13:00 GMT

August 2008

Announcement:

NIC has launched Your Role Responding to Sexual Abuse through the NIC E-Learning Center.

This two hour program provides a comprehensive overview of the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and is designed to increase your understanding of the dynamics of sexual abuse among male inmates, female inmates and between staff and inmates. You will learn how to effectively and appropriately respond when you first learn of an allegation of sexual abuse that may have occurred in your correctional facility. The interactive nature of the course’s “business cases” will enable you to practice and apply the skills you learn in a “real world” scenario.

The course is open to all adult and juvenile justice staff working in correctional settings. Its content has special relevance to institutional environments and addresses issues that have serious legal and public safety issues for staff at all levels.

To read more about, and register for the course, click on http://nicic.gov/Training/PREA.

Form more information about PREA resources, contact:

Dee Halley, NIC Research and Evaluation Division

202.514.0374,

dhalley@bop.gov

PREA and the Juvenile Justice System

CC Pro — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:55:00 GMT

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) mandates that correctional authorities provide an environment free of sexual violence and harassment. But how does an agency go about designing and implementing effective policies to ensure compliance with PREA? The experiences of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) serve as an example of how this process may be undertaken. Article here.

Juvenile Justice Connection : PREA

New PREA E-Course Now Available!

PREA and the Juvenile Justice System