Conducting Security Audits is a 36-hour training program focused on the essential role of security audits in identifying and mitigating risks within correctional facilities. This comprehensive training helps agencies assess vulnerabilities related to policies, procedures, and physical infrastructure. Proactively identifying and addressing risks ensures that facilities operate in a secure and compliant manner, reducing incidents of violence, escapes, and other threats. By conducting audits at various state facilities, participants gain hands-on experience that enhances their auditing capabilities. auditing protocols, and real-world auditing practice. Instruction includes guided, in-depth security analysis facilitated by an NIC-sponsored faculty member, who also acts as the team leader of a six-person team. Throughout the program, participants work individually and with fellow staff on reviewing assigned areas of facility operations.
This training is designed for agency security auditors, Chiefs of Security, and Facility Auditors