Community Supervision Leadership Learning Lab

Over the past 3 years, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) has worked collaboratively with Justice System Partners to review, modify, and redesign NIC’s Probation and Parole Executive Orientation curriculum to create the Community Supervision Leadership Learning Lab. The CSLLL training includes the most up-to-date material needed to assist community supervision leaders in transforming agencies that can effectively implement evidence-based interventions.

The 9-month CSLLL training uses a combination of virtual connections, including virtual instructor-led trainings, self-paced and independent learning, and leadership coaching. The training includes 6 months of coaching to help participants develop a capstone project. The capstone project begins by helping participants identify, develop, and implement a new organizational change strategy within their agency and concludes with in-person training that includes capstone project presentations and networking, providing participants an opportunity to grow their skills as leaders.

Beginning in 2022, the curriculum was piloted with 62 cross-positional leaders from three sites: Brazoria County Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department (Adult Probation), Michigan Department of Corrections, and Kansas Parole Services. This pilot provided invaluable feedback with regard to the training’s curriculum content, mode of delivery for activities, practical assignments, the capstone project, and planning processes, the CSLLL curriculum was refined utilizing the feedback and evaluation data.

In 2023, NIC collaborated with Justice System Partners to offer training to community supervision agencies at the state, local and federal level. Agencies are encouraged to apply for the training through an application and assessment process to determine interest and readiness for agencies to participate in the CSLLL. The training was offered to Maryland Division of Probation and Parole, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services (New Hampshire, Northern District of Illinois and Alaska), and North Dakota DOC. 65 cross-positional leaders for the three sites completed the training.

In 2025, NIC will offer the Community Supervision Leadership Learning Lab, please click the image to view additional information and apply for the training.