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Keeping Your Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee Going Strong

by Michael R. Jones, Senior Project Associate, Pretrial Justice Institute, Washington, D.C. What makes some local criminal justice coordinating committees (CJCCs) so effective? Mike Jones discusses three key components that underpin teams that work especially...

Posted to National Jail Exchange by Susan Powell on Tue, Feb 12 2013

Filed under: CJCC, Justice System Issues, Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee

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Cooperative Agreement: Production of Five Live Satellite/Internet Broadcasts (15 hours)

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement with NIC for up to 12 months beginning March 2013. Through this cooperative agreement, funds will be made...

Posted to NIC News & Updates by Susan Powell on Mon, Feb 11 2013

Filed under: Cooperative Agreements, Broadcasts

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NC4YC Webinar: Expanding on the Definition of Family and Engagement

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in collaboration with the National Center for Youth in Custody will present its second Webinar on family engagement, “Expanding on the Definition of Family and Engagement to Provide Better...

Posted to Thinking About Corrections by Susan Powell on Thu, Feb 7 2013

Filed under: Juvenile offenders, Families

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NIC’s APEX Initiative: Roadmap for Organizational Excellence and Change Sustainability

Apex, from the Latin root, means peak or summit. Geographically, the apex is the highest possible point you can reach. Isn’t that what you want for your organization? NIC’s Achieving Performance Excellence (APEX) initiative can help. APEX...

Posted to NIC News & Updates by Tom Reid on Wed, Feb 6 2013

Filed under: leadership development, Organizational Culture, organizational development, Performance Based Measurement System, Policy, staff performance enhancement, Highlight on NIC, spotlight on NIC, APEX, Change Management

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PREA Toolkits: Enhanced Edition Now Available

“ Implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act: A Toolkit for Jails ” and “ Implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act: A Toolkit for Juvenile Agencies and Facilities ” are now available in an enhanced and more interactive version...

Posted to Thinking About Corrections by Tom Reid on Wed, Jan 30 2013

Filed under: PREA, Sexual Abuse

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Upcoming PREA Events & Webinars

The National PREA Resource Center will be offering six PREA webinars during January 2013. All are free to attend. Coming Soon – Register Now WEBINARS Investigations Event Dates/Location/Registration Deadline: March 18 – 20, 2013 (Denver, CO...

Posted to Thinking About Corrections by S. Cairns on Tue, Jan 29 2013

Filed under: PREA

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Register Now: “Health, Justice, Women: Behavioral Health and OB/GYN”

On Feb. 20th, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) will be hosting a live 3-hour broadcast which will take a closer look at areas introduced in the first broadcast with a focus specifically on the complexities of behavioral, obstetrical and gynecological...

Posted to NIC News & Updates by Joshua Stengel on Mon, Jan 28 2013

Filed under: Broadcasts, Training, Women Offenders, corrections health, Health, Healthcare, Justice Involved Women

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Register for Offender Employment Retention Specialist Training

Course Description: Offender workforce development programs should target offenders at high risk for recidivism, address the dynamic influences that predict crime, and provide intervention specific to the needs of the offender. The Employment Retention...

Posted to NIC News & Updates by Susan Powell on Thu, Jan 24 2013

Filed under: Training, Offender Employment Retention

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Updated: Cooperative Agreement: Development of Materials Specific to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Offenders in Corrections

Updated 1/22: (See questions and answers below) The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement with NIC for a 12-month period to develop a white paper...

Posted to NIC News & Updates by Susan Powell on Wed, Jan 23 2013

Filed under: Cooperative Agreements, Bisexual, Intersex, Gay, Transgender, LGBTI, Lesbian, LGBT

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On Language and Limits; Missions and Mental Health

By Margaret Severson, J.D. and M.S.W., Professor, School of Social Welfare, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas In this article, a long-time provider of technical assistance for the National Institute of Corrections discusses how jail leaders can...

Posted to National Jail Exchange by Susan Powell on Fri, Jan 18 2013

Filed under: Jails, Mental Health, Mission

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NC4YC Webinar: Education Programs in Confinement Settings

From the NC4YC Website: The National Center for Youth in Custody (NC4YC) invites you to participate in our next installment in a series of webinars focusing on Conditions of Confinement. Few argue the importance of education in a youth’s life, but...

Posted to Thinking About Corrections by S. Cairns on Mon, Jan 14 2013

Filed under: Juvenile offenders

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Come See NIC At the Winter ACA 2013 Conference and Share Your Perspectives!

Come see us Sunday and Monday, January 27 – 28, 2013 from 9am - 5pm in 351D on Level 3 of the George R. Brown Convention Center and give your perspectives! We will be taping interviews for upcoming satellite/internet broadcast projects . . . On...

Posted to NIC News & Updates by Leslie LeMaster on Fri, Jan 11 2013

Filed under: Broadcasts, learning and performance, TB in Corrections

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The Art of the Tweet-Along

By Tom Erickson, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Olathe, Kansas A “tweet-along” is similar to the ride-alongs many sheriffs’ offices offer to area residents who want to learn more about public safety – but the audience can...

Posted to National Jail Exchange by Susan Powell on Wed, Jan 9 2013

Filed under: Community Outreach, Social Media, Twitter, Tweet

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Correctional Industries Workforce Development Regional Training

Plan to attend one of these regional trainings on the topic: Enhancing Correctional Industries Role in Reentry . The trainings are sponsored by the National Correctional Industries Association (NCIA) and National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and will...

Posted to NIC News & Updates by Susan Powell on Mon, Jan 7 2013

Filed under: Training, Offender Employment, Offender Employment Retention, Correctional Industries

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Register Now for From Research to Application: The Case for Learning and Performance Broadcast!

Register now for From Research to Application: The Case for Learning and Performance ! This two day interactive satellite/internet broadcast, scheduled for January 16 – 17, 2013 at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET (adjust for your time zone accordingly),...

Posted to NIC News & Updates by Leslie LeMaster on Wed, Jan 2 2013

Filed under: Broadcasts, Training, staff performance enhancement, learning and performance

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