July 2006 - Posts

Recent Articles

• Improve Your Agency's Response and Services to Suicidal and Mentally Ill Offenders

  The Jail Suicide/Mental Health Update is a joint project of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives and the National Institute of Corrections . Published quarterly, this free newsletter is part of continuing efforts to keep practitioners aware of developments in the field of jail suicide prevention and jail mental health services. To view... Read More » Posted Jul 28 2006, 10:44 AM by jgustfsn with no comments | 3,514 views

• Competence-Based Development of Correctional Leaders and Managers

  NIC's competency-based development approach identifies four correctional management levels: Executives Senior Leaders Mid-Managers Supervisors Competency sets have been developed for each level to guide training, development, and succession planning. Access competency descriptions for executives and senior leaders , or for managers and supervisors... Read More » Posted Jul 21 2006, 09:31 AM by llinke with no comments | 3,466 views

• Improving Victims Programs and Services in Corrections

  The National Institute of Corrections' next distance learning deals with services and programs for victims of crime. The satellite/internet-based training for corrections agency staff will: Increase awareness of victims' needs Identify better ways to hold offenders accountable Assist with improving services through collaboration Develop methods for... Read More » Posted Jul 17 2006, 02:18 PM by llinke with no comments | 3,573 views