Search results matching tag 'What works'

multi-jurisdictional jail consolidation

ffiorello — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:53:43 GMT

looking for research or best practices covering consolidation of multiple municipal jail operations...can locate city-county consolidation but none on multi-city cooperatives...?

Can recedivism be reduced to below 10%?

DaveKoch — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:44:27 GMT

Read the article, "Prisoner Recidivism - a genuine solution to an American Epidemic" at: http://web.me.com/davidjkoch/davidjkoch/Daves_Blog/Daves_Blog.html

Re: In-service training schedules

Mark Stevens — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:43:40 GMT

I don't know if you are still working on this, but we developed an In-Service Training Module similar to what Hillsborough Co. FL was doing. We currently have 59 training modules that are simply a 3 inch notebook that contains for instance: a video or sometimes 3 videos, a lesson plan, a student manual, an Instructor manual, and a test. or a policy or a group of policies sometimes with a power point, some without and a test, or a power point with a lesson plan and a test. We ask each shift to present 20-30 minutes of training daily at pre-shift squad meetings on 4 (four) training modules each month. The schedule will be Training Module #1 on Sunday, Training Module #2 on Monday, TM #3 on Tuesday and Tm #4 on Wednesday. Open training left up to the Shift Commander on Thursday, and then this schedule repeats daily for the entire month. Each employee receives 8-10 hours of in-service training monthly on 4 topics. By the end of the year, each employee should have in excess of 85 hours which meets the ACA In-service requirements. We also incorporate supervisors training into the modules, so each employee not only meets the ACA 40 hour annual requirement, but every employee also meets the ACA 24 hour supervisor In-service requirement. . I know this sounds confusing but it is remarkably simple. We can throw in a module that is current and timely on a 1 day notice if needed, and we do not have to spend countless hours putting on in-service classes. Fiqure in what we were paying in annual salaries for attendance to in-service classes, and our small 350 employee agency saves well over $200,000.00 annually. If you need assistance email at mstevens@tcso.org or call me at 918-596-8884 Mark Stevens Training Director Tulsa County Sheriff's Office

How WSIPP Did It

Eileen Conway — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:41:44 GMT

Fans of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy's 2006 document, Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates, will be pleased to know that they have posted a paper extensively describing the methodology behind that report, including some updates. The article, "Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Crime and Criminal Justice Costs: Implications in Washington State," appears in Victims and Offenders, 4:170-196, 2009.

Visit to Tampa - UK Prison service Program Trainer

Brookespeed — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:37:49 GMT

Hi, I am due to visit Tampa later this year and would like to try and arrange a visit to either a program delivery/training team or unit either in the community or in a correctional facility. I currently work for Her Majesty's Prison Service Headquarters in London, England. I am a National Trainer of staff in Offending Behaviour Programmes with 18 years experience 11 as an Correctional Officer. I am now involved in the national roll out and management of a newly accredited Thinking Skills Programme. If you are interested in sharing ideas or can suggest any good contacts, please get in touch. I am staying with friends in Tampa between 22nd Oct and 29th Oct this year. Thanks in advance, Jase Jason Brooke Interventions &Substance Misuse Group, Ministry of Justice, London, England.

Systemwide Reentry Services - Staffing Structure

Joel — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:28:47 GMT

I would like to see how jail agencies structure their program staff to provide reentry services to incarcerated inmates. In our system, structured reentry efforts are provide for those serving a county jail sentence. Those incarcerated and awaiting trial are not provided with anything more than an opportunity to attend religious services, GED, and AA/NA groups - all voluntarily.

Some agencies seem to make little or no distinction as to which inmates receive services - sentence status is not an issue. I would like to know two things:1) Does your agency focus on all offenders or just a niche? 2) How are Program, Classification, or other staff structured so as to accomplish your agencies reentry efforts? For example - are all inmates suitable for reentry sent to a work release or reentry center and all other inmates in the system receive little or no assistance? If you agency has multiple jails - does each have a staff to take care of reentry needs?

Thank You,

Re: Inmate Manipulation

frenchag — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:55:54 GMT

I am a cognitive behavioral program specialist working for the Michigan Department of Corrections. The best way I know of to diminish manipulation by offenders is to learn about criminal thinking. There is a book called "Inside the Criminal Mind", by Stanton Samenow that gives an outstanding perspective on the subject. It has a basis in an earlier book called " The Criminal Personality Vol I", by Yochelson & Samenow. There are sections in the latter book about, "The Criminal's Way of Life", "Thinking Errors Characteristic of the Criminal" & "Tactics Obstructing Effective Transactions". These ideas are the basis for criminal manipulation. I perform training about criminal thinking and cognitive behavioral programs. I have other resources as well. You can feel free to contact me if this subject is interesting to you at: abefre@thinkingmatters.us You can find more information at: www.thinkingmatters.us Abe French

New Hire (Civilian Staff) Needs Recommendations

DoctorQ9 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:25:46 GMT

I am a newly hired Doctor into the Corrections system (California). For those of you (both Corrections Officers and seasoned Civilian Staff) with experience in dealing with inmates, what are some available resources (e.g., DVDs, books, websites) that you can recommend for me -- stuff that will help me to better understand inmate "society" and how to handle interactions with them...

Inmate Manipulation

Sayjack — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:03:38 GMT

I'm look for some suggestions on some books that deal with inmate manipulation of staff, particularly Correctional Officers. I viewed a power point from the "shared files" section but was looking for something more substantial. Any online resources would be of great help also. Sayjack

Correctional Ministry Outreach

kenneth.varney — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:22:24 GMT

Hello, I am an ex correction officer from Georgia and MIchigan. My pastor has put me in charge of forming our correctional outreach ministry. We are in the infant stages of forming the ministry and I am looking for training material to train our future volunteers on inmate manipulation and similiar topics. I would also like information on employment assistance or other prisoner assistance. Information on a prisoners family and children would be benificial also. I would greatly apreciate if anybody can help me with material, (videos and/or paper). Anything will help right now. You can email me at emmanuelproject@gmail.com or you can mail the material to Ken Varney, The emmanuel Project, PO Box 24, LeRoy, MI 49655. If any one from North West Michigan that is interested you can visit our temporary website at http://www.freewebs.com/the-emmanuel-project. I would apreciate any feedback about experiences they may of had from ministry volunteers/programs they have had at their facility. thanks Ken