TEACHING CORRECTIONS LAW TO CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL

• NCJ Number: 11581
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1973) Pages: 42-47
• Author(s): W P STATSKY
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DEVELOPMENT OF PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE STAFF TRAINING BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Abstract

CURRICULA ON CORRECTIONS LAW ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED LEGAL ACTIVITY BY INMATES. THE AUTHOR LISTS FOUR TRAINING APPROACHES - INFORMATIONAL TRAINING THAT EXPLAINS WHAT HAS TO BE DONE AS A RESULT OF A RECENT COURT DECISION, TRAINING TO DEVELOP DEFENSES TO WHAT COURTS ARE IMPOSING, TRAINING TO HELP STAFF AVOID LEGAL PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY ARISE, AND TRAINING TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN INMATES AND STAFF. THE AUTHOR EXPLORES CONCEPTS UNDERLYING THE LAST TWO APPROACHES. TRAINING OFFICERS AND MIDDLE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WERE PROVIDED TRAINING IN CORRECTIONS LAW, AND IN TURN, TRAINED THEIR STAFF. THE TRAINING INCLUDED AN INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS LAW FOR LAYMEN, FACTFINDING, LEGAL BIAS, AND PUNISHMENT AND DISCIPLINE. THE AUTHOR REVIEWS SOME OF THE PROCEDURES USED AND INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE TRAINING PROCESS.