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Cooperative Agreement - Support Services for Community Supervision Leadership Symposium
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under Fiscal Year 2020 to support the planning and execution of the Community Supervision Leadership Symposium. The Leadership Symposium is intended to enhance Community Supervision Executives' ability to successfully implement and sustain practices that contribute to safer communities.
Cooperative Agreement - Advancing Community Supervision Strategies Microsite Development
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2020 for information gathering and writing assistance in developing a comprehensive web resource for community supervision agencies.
Cooperative Agreement - Evidence Based Decision Making in State and Local Jurisdictions: Initiative Review
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2020 to complete a qualitative review of the stakeholder’s experiences participating in the Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) in State and Local Jurisdictions.
Cooperative Agreement - Revision of NIC's Evidence-based Practices Publications
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2020 to update NIC's series of evidence-based practices (EBP) publications.
Cooperative Agreement- VICTOR Curriculum Revision and E-Course Development
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2020 for the revision of instructional materials for the VICTOR (Veteran Informed Care Training on Responsivity) training curriculum and to convert it to an e-course for NIC’s Community Services Division.
Cooperative Agreement- Public Information Officers and Communication Directors Master Trainer Course
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under Fiscal Year 2020 to develop a Public Information Officer (PIO) and Communication Directors Master Trainer Course which advances NIC’s mission by building the capacity of federal, state, local, and tribal correctional agencies to effectively communicate with all stakeholders.
Cooperative Agreement -Building the Foundation for Dosage Probation within the State of Minnesota
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2020. It is anticipated that this will be a multi-year initiative to implement the NIC dosage probation model in identified agencies in the State of Minnesota.
COVID-19 How are Veterans Treatment Courts Dealing with the Coronavirus?
The American Probation and Parole Association’s Justice-Involved Veterans Committee will host a special webinar on Tuesday, May 5 th at 3:15 pm EST
The US Attorneys Office announces nearly $60 Million in grants for Reentry programs geared towards offenders who have served their sentences
United States Attorney William M. McSwain Announces Nearly $60 Million in Grants Available to Support Offenders’ Successful Reentry into Communities and to Prevent their Reversion to Criminal Behavior.
Communicating with Families and Children in Correctional Facilities (20C5001)
As part of a webinar series created for the Family Connections Project, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) invites you to attend a 1.5-hour training webinar on strategies for staff to communicate with families and children in correctional facilities. This webinar training will cover four major topics:
- Communication 101: Basic Types and Everyday Challenges
- Points of Contact and Communication with Families in Correctional Facilities
- Best Practices on Communication and Active Listening
- Tips for Staff on Interacting with Families and Children in Correctional Facilities
Implementing the PREA Standards, Protecting Inmates, and Safeguarding Communities
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) directs the Department of Justice to provide grants to jurisdictions and agencies nationwide to “protect inmates (particularly from prison rape) and to safeguard the communities to which inmates return.” 34 USC § 30305(a).
Through this program, BJA is seeking applications for funding of projects designed to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities, and to achieve and maintain compliance with the PREA standards.
Dodge-Filmore-Olmsted Community Corrections' Approach to Probation
Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted Community Corrections (DFO), an NIC Dosage partner applies alternative interventions and services to support offenders on probation.
NIC contributes to an article about justice-involved women in the recent issue of American Jails
The National Institute of Corrections’ Maureen Buell and Just Detention International’s Julie Abbate write on gender responsivity in jails, the benefit to incarcerated women, and the facilities that house them.
(PH)REAL: PHilosophy, Relationship, Equipping, Attitude and Leadership (20P3208)
Did you know that 99% of all leadership occurs not from the TOP but from the MIDDLE of an organization?
The Reality of Being a First-time Manager
The first-time manager often doesn't realize how much their new role differs from that of an individual contributor.
Facing Challenges as a First-time Manager
New course! High expectations are often placed on a new manager.
NCCHC's Suicide Prevention Resource Guide
NCCHC and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention have teamed up to create a guide to preventing inmate suicide in jails and prisons. Based on both organizations’ expertise, with input from national experts in the field of correctional mental health and suicide prevention, this resource provides a road map for navigating the complexities of suicide prevention behind bars – and can help save lives. The Suicide Prevention Resource Guide is now available for download.
Integrated Reentry & Employment Strategies: Pilot Project Process Evaluation Report
The IRES Pilot Project Process Evaluation Report details findings from the implementation of strategies to improve recidivism and job readiness for people returning to communities from incarceration.
National Institutes of Health lecture series: The Understudied, Underrepresented, and Underreported (U3) Women Lecture Series
National Institutes of Health lecture series: The Understudied, Underrepresented, and Underreported (U3) Women Lecture Series
Jared Kushner: Fifteen Lessons I Learned From Criminal-Justice Reform
Jared Kushner: Fifteen Lessons I Learned From Criminal-Justice Reform
Improving Outcomes for Justice-Involved Vets with PTSD: a panel discussion
In collaboration with the Veterans History Project, the National Institute of Corrections hosted a panel discussion for PTSD Awareness month on May 15, 2019 at the Library of Congress.
