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An Audit Report on Correctional Officer Staffing at the Department of Criminal Justice
Publication year:
2001
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Issues related to this agency's continued growth in staff turnover and the resultant shortage of correctional officers are examined. In addition to report keypoints and an executive summary, this document contains the following sections: the growing shortage of correctional officers has strained prison operations, but injuries have not increased; the department could improve retention of correctional officers; providing correctional officer training could increase safety; the department should update hiring tools to improve applicant recruitment and screening; the department needs to complete revisions of authorized staffing plans in order to determine minimum coverage; the department's technology review team has an organized and effective process for reviewing new technology; and management's response. Appendixes contain: objectives, scope, and methodology; staffing by facility; data on staff experience and assaults; estimated salaries under a differential pay policy; comparison of others states' retention and technology strategies; and information on child care regulations.