INTERSTATE APPROACH TO CORRECTIONS MANPOWER AND TRAINING - A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 13040
• Author(s): F DELL'APA; C D WELLER
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 77 pages
• Grant Number(s): 319 (S-024) (OLEA)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Western Interstate Cmssn for Higher Education
• Publication Format: Document

Annotation

PROJECT WHICH SENDS FACULTY RESOURCE PERSONNEL TO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO STIMULATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND THE FIELD.

Abstract

THE TRAVELING TEAMS PROVIDED 17 ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS IN THE 13 WESTERN STATES FOR CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, FRONT-LINE SUPERVISORS, AND OTHERS. THE WORKSHOPS INCLUDED A SERIES ENTITLED 'CORRECTIONS, THE PUBLIC AND YOU' WHICH SOUGHT TO PROVIDE CORRECTIONS AND ENHANCED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESS. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAVELING PROGRAMS, THE GROUP HAS PROVIDED CONSULTATION TO STATE TRAINING PROGRAMS. FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE TRAINING FOR GROUP STAFF MEMBERS AND CORRECTIONS TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN UNIVERSITIES. THE REPORT INCLUDES A TASK ANALYSIS STUDY OF THE ADULT PROBATION OFFICER'S JOB, TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PROBATION OFFICERS, AND AN IMPLEMENTATION DESIGN FOR A REGIONAL APPROACH TO CORRECTIONS MANPOWER TRAINING AND RESEARCH.