A group of 16 faculty members met over the course of a year to attend a seminar that discussed issues surrounding pedagogy and "what made teaching to be good teaching, whether online or in a classroom." Areas covered include: origin and objectives of the seminar; the present status of online ... The implementation of BTC (Breaking the Cycle) and this program's impact on decreasing offenders' drug use are evaluated. This report addresses: what BTC is; who BTC serves; what the deterrent effect of drug testing is; general and specific deterrent effects of drug testing; what the impact of ... Jail administrators have significant responsibility and liability in ensuring that jail operations are conducted safely, securely, legally, and humanely. This 36-hour program focuses on the basic skills and competencies jail administrators need to effectively meet this responsibility. With substantial numbers of persons with mental illness in custody and under supervision, mental illness in corrections demands an urgency of response, services, and care. This team approach involves the community, frontline law enforcement, and corrections agencies in a collaborative effort to ... The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an eight-month periodto begin in September 2010. Work under this agreement will continue NIC’s High Performance Correctional Organizations Project ... With NIC’s hands-on, onsite training, gain the experience of auditing out-of-state institutions of various security levels and missions. This 36-hour training program supplements classroom instruction in auditing protocol with tours of assigned facilities and real-world assignments that put newly ...
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Cooperative Agreement: Guidebook for Building High Performance Correctional Organizations
Posted: Jul. 19, 2010
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an eight-month periodto begin in September ... >Read the full article.<
Live Satellite/Internet Broadcast - Crisis Intervention Teams: An Effective Response to Mental Illness in Corrections (July 29)
Posted: Jul. 13, 2010
With substantial numbers of persons with mental illness in custody and under supervision, mental illness in corrections demands an urgency of response, services, and care. This team approach involves ... >Read the full article.<
OJJDP's Coordinating Council Invites Public Comments on Priorities
Posted: Jul. 12, 2010
OJJDP's Coordinating Council Invites Comments on Key Priorities The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has published a Request for Public Comments in the July 8, ... >Read the full article.<
Cooperative Agreement: The Norval Morris Project Implementation Phase
Posted: Jul. 07, 2010
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month period to begin in September 2010. ... >Read the full article.<
NIC Satellite/Internet Broadcast - Greening Corrections (August 25, 2010)
Posted: Jul. 06, 2010
"Greening Corrections: People, Programs, and Practices" is the latest satellite/Internet broadcast to be hosted by the National Institute of Corrections. It provides governments, ... >Read the full article.<
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Does BTC Deter Drug Use? Lessons Learned From Three Years of Implementation
Posted: Jul. 26, 2010
The implementation of BTC (Breaking the Cycle) and this program's impact on decreasing offenders' drug use are evaluated. This report addresses: what BTC is; who BTC serves; what the deterrent ... >Read the full article.<
Teaching at an Internet Distance: The Pedagogy of Online Teaching and Learning
Posted: Jul. 26, 2010
A group of 16 faculty members met over the course of a year to attend a seminar that discussed issues surrounding pedagogy and "what made teaching to be good teaching, whether online or in a ... >Read the full article.<
Mentoring Ex-Prisoners: A Guide for Prisoner Reentry Programs
Posted: Jul. 25, 2010
This manual “draws on the experiences of Ready4Work sites and promising practices in mentoring to provide information and suggested guidelines for practitioners who are interested in developing a ... >Read the full article.<
Interventions to Reduce HIV Transmission Related to Injecting Drug Use in Prison
Posted: Jul. 25, 2010
Individuals interested in the use of drug injection intervention programs in prisons to reduce HIV transmission will want to read this article. It offers suggestions on how your agency can ... >Read the full article.<
Women in Law Enforcement, 1987-2008
Posted: Jul. 25, 2010
Agencies wishing to compare their rates of growth in female officers or parties interested in female officer issues will want to look this report over. Observations made in this report include: the ... >Read the full article.<
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