Corrections Today articles from August 2004

Corrections Today archives from August 2004

Addressing the challenges of the correctional workforce.(Guest Editorial)(Editorial)
August 1, 2004... It has been 35 years since the last comprehensive report was written on the state of the correctional workforce. In 1969, the findings of the Joint Commission on Correctional Manpower and Training were released in several reports that profiled...

Human Resources Committee off and running: the race to address the challenges of the 21st century workforce.(Commentary)
August 1, 2004... One of the most critical challenges facing criminal justice professionals today and in the future is the availability, recruitment and retention of a qualified, diverse workforce. The American Correctional Association, under the leadership of...

Global Tel*Link (GTL).(Profile)
August 1, 2004... For more than 10 years, Global Tel*Link (GTL) has provided exceptional telecommunications service solutions to correctional facilities. Based in Mobile, Ala., GTL is the manufacturer and service provider for LazerPhone, the inmate calling...

Rhode Island recruiting more diverse staff.(State News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In preparation for hiring 60 new correctional officers, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections revised its recruitment practices and reached out to diversify its staff to make it "reflective of the state's population," its director, A.T....

Corrections spending declines in Wisconsin.(State News)
August 1, 2004... After 12 years of continual annual increases, as of July 2004, state spending for corrections will decrease slightly, reversing a trend that has long troubled budget writers, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The expected $7 million...

Polling does not yield the whole truth.(Legislative Issues)
August 1, 2004... During the past several months, Americans have been deluged with polls, and it will no doubt continue right up until the election on Nov. 2. There have been preference polls asking whether individuals support President Bush or Democratic...

Transition from prison to the community.(NIC Update)
August 1, 2004... At year-end 2002, the total adult correctional population, which includes incarcerated offenders and those under community supervision, reached a new high of more than 6.7 million offenders. Of this total, 4.7 million were being supervised in...

The Commission on Accreditation for Corrections: facing the challenges of today.(Accreditation Byline)
August 1, 2004... Although the primary responsibility of the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (CAC) is to render accreditation decisions, members also are involved in addressing critical correctional issues, particularly those affecting standards and...

Training: an ongoing process.(Professional Development Update)
August 1, 2004... Training has many benefits. In an ever-changing world of products and services, training programs can make a difference in an organization's success. In the corrections profession, developing staff to their fullest potential is critical. Staff...

Warden: Nevada Department of Corrections.(Job Bank)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Nevada Department of Corrections has future vacancies statewide. Salary up to $95,191. Plan, organize, administer, monitor, control and evaluate through performance measures the custody, programming and operational functions of a...

Make ACA your employment source.(Job Bank)
August 1, 2004... ACA's Job Bank column, which appears in each issue of Corrections Today, is a great opportunity for you to reach nearly 20,000 readers with information concerning vacant positions within your agency or facility. The cost is $2 per word for ACA...

We want to hear from you.(Job Bank)
August 1, 2004... The staff of Corrections Today (CT) take pride in knowing that the magazine is a vehicle that not only serves as a premier benefit of being a member of the American Correctional Association, but that it has several columns that allow you to...

Rotondo Weirich Enterprises Inc.(Private Sector News)
August 1, 2004... Caleb Moyer has taken the position of controller of Rotondo Weirich Enterprises Inc. With studies toward a master's in business administration from West Virginia University and an undergraduate degree in architecture from Lehigh University,...

Environmental Interiors Inc.(Private Sector News)
August 1, 2004... Stephen D. Welch has opened Environmental Interiors Inc.'s new western regional office in Huntington Beach, Calif. "Steve and his western regional team will be a great asset to the upcoming construction program at LAX and almost every other...

Corrections Corporation of America.(Private Sector News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nations largest provider of corrections management services to government agencies, resumed operations at its Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in April. The company expects to initially manage an...

U.S. prisons see biggest increase in four years.(National News Briefs)
August 1, 2004... U.S. prisons and jails held 2,078,570 men and women on June 30, 2003, an increase of 57,600 more inmates than state, local and federal officials held on the same date a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. From July 1,...

Food harvesting program a success among Colorado prisons.(Best in the Business)
August 1, 2004... More than a decade ago, Capt. Richard Dansdill suggested that the inmate work crews at Delta Correctional Center (DCC) in Colorado start gleaning crops as a way to not only provide fresh produce on the menu, but mainly as a way to help save...

Corrections calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2004... * National Major Gang Task Force, 10th Annual Training Conference, Sept. 12-15, Denver. Contact Ed Cohn at (317) 322-0537; or visit www.nmgtf.org. * California Probation, Parole and Correctional Association, 2004 Annual Conference, Sept....

Profiles of judicially waived youths.(Juvenile Justice News)
August 1, 2004... Authors' Note: This project was supported by a grant awarded by the National Institute of Justice Office of Justice Programs. Points of view in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or...

Come, see and experience the excitement of Chicago!(134th Congress of Correction)
August 1, 2004... Chicago, the "Windy City," is host to the American Correctional Association's 134th Congress of Correction, July 31-August 5, 2004, at the Navy Pier Chicago Convention Center. This Congress promises to be a fun and enlightening six-day event....

Opening session keynote speaker sponsors.(134th Congress of Correction)
August 1, 2004... Thank you Sponsors, for a successful Opening Session. THE GEO GROUP, INC. (Formerly Wackenhut Corrections Corporation [WCC]) One Park Place 621 NW 53rd Street, Suite 700 Boca Raton, FL 33487 (866) 301-4436 (561)...

Reaching beyond borders: reshaping justice systems.(134th Congress of Correction)
August 1, 2004... The following is a listing of the sessions, workshops and major events of the 134th Congress of Correction. Be sure to check your Program Book and Exhibit Guide at the Congress for the room location and updates for all events. SATURDAY,...

Monday Night Exhibit Hall reception: "Neighborhoods of Chicago".(134th Congress of Correction)
August 1, 2004... 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday, August 2, 2004 * Navy Pier Chicago Convention Center People representing a variety of cultures and ethnic backgrounds will converge in the Exhibit Hall during ACA's Monday Night Exhibit Hall Event,...

Tuesday Morning Exhibit Hall Break: "Taste of Chicago".(134th Congress of Correction)
August 1, 2004... 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 3, 2004 Navy Pier Chicago Convention Center Come to the Exhibit Hall during ACA's Tuesday Morning Break, "Taste of Chicago," and get a sample of the exciting life of the "Windy City." Attendees...

Correctional facility tours.(134th Congress of Correction)
August 1, 2004... Tuesday, August 3, 2004 * 1:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. The American Correctional Association extends a cordial invitation to attendees of the 134th Congress of Correction to observe the day-to-day activities of various types of correctional...

Grand Prize Giveaway Game.(134th Congress of Correction )
August 1, 2004... Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at 12:45 p.m. How would you like to drive away in a brand new 2004 Dodge Dakota? Well, it could happen, as ACA is giving away this spectacular prize during its most exciting Congress event, the Grand Prize Giveaway...

E.R. Cass Correctional Award reception.(134th Congress of Correction)
August 1, 2004... Wednesday, August 4, 2004 * 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbus Hall The American Correctional Association (ACA) honors two of corrections' finest professionals, as we celebrate their outstanding contributions and...

Turning around turnover.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... It is amazing, not to mention depressing, to see the results of a simple Google Internet search for the phrase "turnover in corrections." What turns up is page after page of recent newspaper articles from states across the country, shocked...

Keeping score: Virginia capitalizes on staff insight and experience during budget challenges.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... Corrections is in a period of budget tightening and resource reductions. In times like these, can workforces in correctional agencies do any more than survive? Can they thrive? Management teams at four state correctional institutions in...

Wanted: the best and the brightest--innovative approaches to selection and hiring.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... What is the most important and most difficult decision a correctional supervisor must make? Most, if not all, will respond, "Hiring the right people." Several reasons account for the difficulty in rendering effective hiring decisions. First, it...

Arguments for a diverse workforce.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... Recently, a television program in Miami was depicting the role the media play in covering breaking news events. The program followed the coverage of Cuban refugees attempting to reach American soil before the Coast Guard could stop them. The...

Look who's talking: Oklahoma's experience with an employee attitude survey.(Feature)
August 1, 2004... Staffing shortages, employee turnover, insufficient applicant pools, changing demographics and increased competition for quality applicants, an aging workforce, shifts in employee attitudes, expectations and organizational loyalty--like many...

Recruitment: tools, tips and practical application.(CT Feature)
August 1, 2004... Corrections is like a mosaic--a conglomeration of various parts, pieces, shapes, colors and patterns that come together to form a work of art. In corrections, the conglomeration of components is assembled to create a viable organization....

Creating a great place to work: why it is important and how it is done.(CT Feature)
August 1, 2004... Every year, Fortune magazine publishes a list of the 100 best companies to work for. It is one of the magazine's most popular issues of the year. People love to read about companies where the grass may be greener. And managers find they can...

Making the grade: professionalizing the 21st century workforce through higher education partnerships.(CT Feature)
August 1, 2004... ed-u-ca-tion (ej'e-ka'shen) n. 1. The action or process of educating or of being educated. 2. The knowledge and development resulting from an educational process. 3. The field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in...

The Missouri Division of Youth Services' innovative approach to juvenile corrections staffing.(CT Feature)
August 1, 2004... As the old adage goes, "You can pay me now, or you can pay me later." In the field of corrections, that saying is certainly true. Correctional systems that do not provide the proper resources on the front end, will pay later when offenders...

Cyberspace recruiting: useful strategies to improve success.(CT Feature)
August 1, 2004... Have corrections professionals gotten smarter in the area of employee recruiting? Top correctional agencies focus on understanding the dynamics associated with continuously improving their recruitment and selection processes to meet short-term...

Building a strategic workforce plan for the correctional organization.(CT Feature)
August 1, 2004... The intent of the American Correctional Association's Building a Correctional Workforce for the 21st Century project is to advance the interests of correctional organizations in securing the workforce needed to achieve institutional goals....

Association certification: proven pathway to professionalism.
August 1, 2004... Certification has become well-established in hundreds of professions over many decades throughout the United States. The earliest of these designations were created during the 1930s and 1940s, and they represented traditional and readily...

The benefits of certification.
August 1, 2004... When lawyers, doctors and certified public accountants achieve that professional distinction, they frame their certificate or degree and hang it on the wall. But the work does not end there; they have a requirement for continuing education. It...

Certified employees: taking correctional facilities and personnel to the next level.
August 1, 2004... Brawn, not brains, was once what the public envisioned when it heard the term "prison guard." While this sometimes continues to be the case, during recent years, correctional practitioners, administrators and other correctional staff, along...

The Correctional Certification Program: where is it going?
August 1, 2004... Since the inception of the American Correctional Association's Correctional Certification Program, ACA's Professional Development Department has worked tirelessly to create the best certification program for corrections professionals. With many...

Minority recruitment: for the 21st century.
August 1, 2004... Authors' Note: This article is the product of a course assignment of the National Institute of Corrections Advanced Management Strategies for Women and Minorities. The opinions, views and analyses are those solely of the authors. "The...

Aug. 6-11, 2005: 135th Congress of Correction Baltimore.
August 1, 2004... Editor's Note: The following is a draft of the theme, goals and major sessions for the 135th Congress of Correction. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Theme: Building Alliances for a Stronger Voice in Corrections Goals: * To enhance...

Faith community celebrates 10 years of circles of support.(Probation and Parole Forum)
August 1, 2004... Ten years ago, a sex offender was being released from a Canadian prison with no official requirement for his supervision in the community. The public outcry regarding his release was deafening, and efforts to ease the offender's return to the...

Efforts being taken to make UNICOR reform permanent.(Judicial News)
August 1, 2004... Last year, efforts to reform Federal Prison Industries (better known by its trade name UNICOR) included the passage of the Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Under this bill,...

Redefine your management plan with ACA resources.
August 1, 2004... Regardless of whether you are a new correctional manager or an experienced warden, your management plan will always remain a work in progress. The American Correctional Association publishes several resources that will aid in this process. ...

Welcome new members.(Membership News)
August 1, 2004... ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBER ARKANSAS -- Washington County Juvenile Detention Center FLORIDA -- National Center for Construction Education and Research SUPPORTING PATRON LOUISIANA -- Maxit MISSOURI -- Continental Commercial...

The Politics of Injustice: Crime and Punishment in America, Second Edition.(Bookshelf)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... The Politics of Injustice: Crime and Punishment in America, Second Edition, by Katherine Beckett and Theodore Sasson, Sage Publications, 2004, 204 pp. Since the 1960s, American politicians have been engaged in an endless war on crime,...

ACA's highest honor.(E.R. Cass Award)
August 1, 2004... The E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award was created in 1962 in honor of Edward R. Cass, who devoted more than 50 years of his life to corrections. Serving as the American Correctional Association's general secretary for 40 consecutive...