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Planning of New Institutions (PONI) focuses on the critical elements of planning a new facility, including collecting and using data, pre-architectural programming, site evaluation, project management, and determining staffing needs. Although criminal justice planners and architectural firms have the technical expertise to plan and design a new jail, the jurisdiction will operate the jail long after the planners and architects are gone. This training is designed for key policy and decision makers with roles in the new jail project.

Target Audience

This training is designed for senior leaders within a local jail system (i.e., sheriff, jail agency CEO, council members or commissioners, county executive or manager, other county staff involved in the planning process).

Course/Program Type
Instructor-Led Training
Field of Corrections
Jails
Program Format

Through 24 hours (three 8-hour sessions) of instructor-led, in-person training, this course teaches concepts through case studies, allowing participants to get"hands on" experience in planning methods.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

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