A balance of internal and external oversight, the Monitoring & Standards department is comprised of two complementary programs – Operational Review and ACA Accreditation. A two-tiered system of internal controls, the Operational Review Program provides Agency managers with performance indicators of unit and departmental operational effectiveness.
Unit Level – At state-operated correctional units, a sergeant of correctional officers conducts one review every six months in each functional area/department.
Division Level – At both state and privately operated units, functional area proponents (from either divisional or regional headquarters locations) conduct a review once every three years. Follow-up reviews are conducted to ensure acceptable performance measures have been achieved.
Central Office Monitoring & Standards staff not only serves as a ‘functional area proponent; for several areas that are included in the monitoring process, but they also provide training and technical assistance to unit and division staff, as well as the coordinating the unit and division level reporting processes. Regional Monitoring & Standards Coordinators, located in each CID Regional director’s Office provide support to the units and facilitate compliance with standards covering more than 30 functional areas.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Monitoring & Standards
Russell Bailey
P.O. Box 99
Huntsville, Texas 77342-0099
page updated: September 10, 2009
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