An integrated series of steps that result in a comprehensive and innovative staffing plan is presented.
The staffing analysis process involves:
- jail profiling; net annual work hours calculation;
- development of a facility activity schedule;
- staff coverage plan development;
- completion of a staff summary;
- schedule development;
- evaluation, revision, and improvement of the plan;
- operational costs calculation;
- report preparation;
- and implementation of the plan and monitoring of the results.
Appendixes include:
- glossary;
- methods of optimizing staff resources;
- the myth of staff-to-inmate ratios;
- sample forms;
- and how to convert net annual work hours to relief factor.