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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.

This training program helps participants build competencies and skills in performing the tasks that matter most.

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 trained participants in charge of the auditing proce...

Extensive training that enhances the effectiveness of pretrial executives in maintaining and capitalizing existing services.

NIC continues to recognize the value of orientation for new probation and parole executives. This course focuses on the knowledge and skills important to a sound beginning in a new career.

About the National Corrections Academy

We provide training in leadership, management and specialized corrections topics for state, local and federal corrections. Training covers a broad range of correctional disciplines and topics, including leadership, jail and prison programming, offender reentry, and mental health.
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11900 E. Cornell Ave, Unit C
Aurora, CO 80014
800.995-6429 (toll free)

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This training program helps participants build competencies and skills in performing the tasks that matter most.

Extensive training that enhances the effectiveness of pretrial executives in maintaining and capitalizing existing services.

NIC continues to recognize the value of orientation for new probation and parole executives. This course focuses on the knowledge and skills important to a sound beginning in a new career.

About Technical Assistance

Our technical assistance includes onsite guidance, support, consultation, or training provided by an experienced technical resource provider or NIC staff member who serves in an advisory capacity and works with agency staff.

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320 First Street
Washington, D.C. 20534
800.995.6423 (toll free)
202.307.3106

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“Corrections Victoria may allow prisoners to have a personal computer in their cell. If a prisoner needs to prepare for a legal case, is participating in an education program or can show that a computer would benefit their sentence plan or rehabilitation, they can apply for permission to purchase a computer.” Topics addressed include: whether priso...

The Drug Data Warehouse “provides a unique overview of drug misusers’ activity across the Criminal Justice System and drug treatment in a way which has not been done before. The Drug Data Warehouse is a resource to aid understanding of the complexity of drug misusers’ contact with services in turn informing their effective management. The report al...

Do you want the new EEOC guidance regarding the use of criminal records in making hiring decisions in black and white? This website presents an excellent summary of this guidance. Sections of this article include: introduction; the new guidance; individualized assessment; best practices identified in the guidance; and practical implications for emp...

This is a nice set of charts showing various correctional trends. Charts show: state and federal prions population, 1925-2010; federal and state prison population, by offense, 2010; number of people in federal prisons for drug offenses, 1980.2010; number of people in prisons and jails for drug offenses, 1980 and 2010; population under control of th...

This report examines the benefits of private prisons and finds them seriously lacking in empirical support. Sections of this report include: overview; an introduction to private prisons in the U.S.; private prison performance—a discussion of the key claims made by private prison proponents; the profit motive—conflict of interest I real terms; contr...

About the Information Center

The library provides access to over 18,000 corrections-related resources including training plans, research reports, program evaluations and more. For access to the full collection and our live onsite Information Experts, please use our Information Help Desk.

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11900 E. Cornell Ave, Unit C
Aurora, CO 80014
800.877.1461 (toll free)
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The U.S. Department of Justice finalized today its rule adopting standards for the prevention, detection, and response of rape in correctional settings. The standards establish national requirements for federal, state, and local correctional facilities, including jails, prisons, and community corrections, in fulfilling the zero tolerance standar...

What is claimed to be the first ever veterans only jail dorm is up and running. The Muscogee county jail in Georgia is giving special treatment to military veterans who are incarcerated. The Muscogee County Sheriff says there are specific programs set up for the vets to keep them from breaking the law once they get out. Sheriff John Darr says ...

The last twenty years have seen a substantial and sustained reduction in direct violence in the United States. This quote from the Executive Summary is just one highlight of the second annual 2012 United States Peace Index (USPI). The USPI is produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) and provides a comprehensive assessment of ...

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15th falls, as National Police Week.. The names of 362 law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty including 163 who died in 2011 were formally dedicated on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Sunda...

Religion in Prisons: A 50-State Survey of Prison Chaplains , conducted by the Pew Research Center s Forum on Religion Public Life, was released on March 22, 2012. Findings: Professional prison chaplains see America s state penitentiaries as places bustling with religious activity, ranging from efforts by inmates to proselytize or convert...

About the Corrections Community

We manage and support a community for corrections professionals to share information, ask questions, and work together online. This site has public and private forums that facilitate discussions on correctional topics and to seek answers from fellow members. We also maintain blogs which are used to share information about NIC activities, announce opportunities, and solicit feedback from the field. Membership is fast, free, and open to all.

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Learning Administrators and Training Professionals: How can your organization use games to enhance learning and development? Learning doesn t mean just rote memorization it means acquiring the skills and thought processes needed to respond appropriately under pressure, in a variety of situations. How can corrections use effective, interact...

Meet NIC at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Updates in Correctional Health Care Conference set for May 19 - 22, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. See the conference website to attend http://www.ncchc.org/education/updates/index.html NIC will be taping interviews in support of two upcoming satellite/internet broadcasts...

Exercises for Developing MI Skills in Corrections is the second in a set of two resource manuals for supporting the initial implementation of motivational interviewing in correctional settings. This publication presents scenarios that agents commonly encounter in their efforts to monitor and reinforce court/parole/institutional conditions and ad...

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) are pleased to convene a national symposium on pretrial diversion. The theme is Strengthening the Evidence-Based Framework and will be held May 30-31, 2012 in Washington, D.C. at the Federal Bureau of Prisons central office training faci...

New articles have been posted to NIC s Corrections and Mental Health Update, a blog covering mental health practices. The new articles cluster around two themes: Involuntary Medication, and Ethical and Legal Issues Concerning the Mentally Ill in Corrections. The main feature, Psychiatric Medication Adherence Among People Who Are Incarcerated...

What We Are Doing

The field of corrections faces many challenges and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) coordinates and provides consulting, research, funding and training in an effort to address key issues. The results of these initiatives provide the field with valuable information and resources when dealing with these challenges.

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About the National Institute of Corrections

We are an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Institute is headed by a Director appointed by the U.S. Attorney General. A 16-member Advisory Board, also appointed by the Attorney General, was established by the enabling legislation (Public Law 93-415) to provide policy direction to the Institute.

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Washington, D.C. 20534
800.995.6423 (toll free)
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2011	National Institute of Corrections Report to the Nation FY 2011 “It is with great pleasure that I present to you the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Report to the Nation for fiscal year 2011. This last year has been very important for us because it has included a number of accomplishments that have enable... Read More
2011	National Institute of Corrections Report to the Nation FY 2010 The success of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) in meeting the needs of its constituents during 2010 is reviewed. Sections of this document include: what NIC is; what the NIC Information Center is; how NIC helps meet the challenge of newly... Read More

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