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This 10-month executive development program offers innovative learner-centered and competency-based training for future leaders of corrections agencies.

This is a 36-hour training program for 2-person teams from states. The program will concentrate on the methods, practices, and procedures needed to effectively manage small-sc...

This training applies to jails, prisons, and community corrections agencies alike. It focuses on building an agencys capacity to implement a locally owned and administered CIT...

Orientation for New Parole Board Executives

This 32-hour training program teaches the importance of in-depth planning before starting facility design.

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We provide training in leadership, management and specialized corrections topics for state, local and federal corrections. Training covers a broad range of correctional disciplines and topics, including leadership, jail and prison programming, offender reentry, and mental health.
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This 10-month executive development program offers innovative learner-centered and competency-based training for future leaders of corrections agencies.

This is a 36-hour training program for 2-person teams from states. The program will concentrate on the methods, practices, and procedures needed to effectively manage small-sc...

This training applies to jails, prisons, and community corrections agencies alike. It focuses on building an agencys capacity to implement a locally owned and administered CIT...

Orientation for New Parole Board Executives

This 32-hour training program teaches the importance of in-depth planning before starting facility design.

About Technical Assistance

Our technical assistance includes onsite guidance, support, consultation, or training provided by an experienced technical resource provider or NIC staff member who serves in an advisory capacity and works with agency staff.

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800.995.6423 (toll free)
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“The purpose of this booklet is to set out the core obligations that States have towards LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender] persons, and describe how United Nation...

These proceedings are divided into two parts: Day One—introductions and overview, NIC Information Center, National Sheriff’s Association update, American Correctional Associat...

“The goal of this Toolkit is to provide jails of all sizes, political divisions, and geographic locations with a step-by-step guide for preventing, detecting, and eliminating ...

Wondering what is costs to house an inmate in solitary confinement? Then you want to read this article. Topics discussed include: costs in California at the Pelican Bay State ...

The use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and other promising strategies “that are effective at reducing the chances that offenders will revert to a life of crime and drugs” ...

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The library provides access to over 18,000 corrections-related resources including training plans, research reports, program evaluations and more. For access to the full collection and our live onsite Information Experts, please use our Information Help Desk.

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Released today from the Institute for Economics Peace, this new report, Violence Containment Spending in the United States, provides an analyses of how much of the U.S. e...

Recently added to the National Institute of Corrections website, you will find a new Topic page containing resources on Gangs and Security Threat Groups. This web page pro...

From the Bureau of Justice Statistics, this Data Collection Profile highlights results from five surveys on the topic of sexual victimization, assault, and violence. The fe...

Reported in Tuesday s Washington Post, U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled that the state prison officials in Massachusetts must provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment sur...

Continuing the PREA in Action Webinar Series, Embracing the Standards, will address how the PREA standards can be applied successfully in a youth corrections environment. T...

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We manage and support a community for corrections professionals to share information, ask questions, and work together online. This site has public and private forums that facilitate discussions on correctional topics and to seek answers from fellow members. We also maintain blogs which are used to share information about NIC activities, announce opportunities, and solicit feedback from the field. Membership is fast, free, and open to all.

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Recently added to the National Institute of Corrections website, you will find a new Topic page containing resources on Gangs and Security Threat Groups. This web page pro...

The National Institute of Corrections has announced a job opening for a Deputy Director at NIC s Central Office in Washington D.C. The Deputy Director position provides to...

Opening of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) public hearing, Balancing Fiscal Challenges, Performance-Based Budgeting, and Public Safety, in Washington, DC began w...

Daily updates on NIC s Public Hearing will be posted here, on the NIC Corrections Community News site. On August 22-23, 2012 the National Institute of Corrections (NIC)...

Developing employment skills in offenders can make a difference. Several jurisdictions report favorable impact on recidivism for offenders who participate in job-readiness...

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The field of corrections faces many challenges and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) coordinates and provides consulting, research, funding and training in an effort to address key issues. The results of these initiatives provide the field with valuable information and resources when dealing with these challenges.

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Recently added to the National Institute of Corrections website, you will find a new Topic page containing resources on Gangs and Security Threat Groups. This web page pro...

The National Institute of Corrections has announced a job opening for a Deputy Director at NIC s Central Office in Washington D.C. The Deputy Director position provides to...

Opening of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) public hearing, Balancing Fiscal Challenges, Performance-Based Budgeting, and Public Safety, in Washington, DC began w...

Daily updates on NIC s Public Hearing will be posted here, on the NIC Corrections Community News site. On August 22-23, 2012 the National Institute of Corrections (NIC)...

Developing employment skills in offenders can make a difference. Several jurisdictions report favorable impact on recidivism for offenders who participate in job-readiness...

About the National Institute of Corrections

We are an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Institute is headed by a Director appointed by the U.S. Attorney General. A 16-member Advisory Board, also appointed by the Attorney General, was established by the enabling legislation (Public Law 93-415) to provide policy direction to the Institute.

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ID	Title	Cost*
018310	Collaborative Approach to Staff Recruitment and Retention [Videoconference Held August 28, 2002]	$0.00
018696	Beyond the Myths: The Jail in Your Community	$0.00
018895	Children of Prisoners: Children of Promise [Videoconference Held June 18, 2003]	$0.00
020035	Interpersonal Communications in the Correctional Setting: IPC	$0.00
016738	Sex Offender Treatment Skills for Corrections Professionals [Distance Learning Training Program: Videoconference Held March 12-15, 2001]	$0.00
020490	Transition from Prison to Community: Making It Work	$0.00
020867	A Systemic Approach to the Americans with Disabilities Act in Corrections: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow [Satellite/Internet Broadcast on February 15, 2006]	$0.00
015235	Managing Conflict in the Workplace [Satellite/Internet Broadcast on April 7, 1999]	$0.00
020869	Making the Media Work for You in the 21st Century [Satellite/Internet Broadcast]	$0.00
021504	Preventing Sexual Abuse of Children and Youth in Custody [Satellite/Internet Broadcast]	$0.00
021925	Sheriff's Guide to Effective Jail Operations	$0.00
022390	Effective Training Design and Development [Satellite/Internet Broadcast held April 2007]	$0.00
021123	Keeping Our Kids Safe: The Prison Rape Elimination Act and Juvenile Justice: A Guide for Juvenile Justice Administrators	$0.00
022461	A National Dialogue: Building Bridges to Safer Communities Through Offender Employment [Satellite/Internet Broadcast]	$0.00
022489	Pretrial Justice: Principles and Practices	$0.00
023548	Women and Work: Gender Responsivity and Workforce Development [Satellite/Internet Broadcast held September 24-25, 2008]	$0.00
023535	Implementing Motivational Interviewing in Correctional Settings: An Interview with Dr. William Miller	$0.00
024136	Using Labor Market Information to Promote Positive Employment Outcomes for Offenders	$0.00
024121	Locking Up H1N1	$0.00
024517	Crisis Intervention Teams: An Effective Response to Mental Illness in Corrections	$0.00
024973	Reduce Costs, Lower Risks, Enhance Healthcare Services: The Promise of Effective Pharmaceutical Management [Satellite/Internet Broadcast]	$0.00
025292	Performance Based Measurement System: What Really Counts in Corrections! [Broadcast held September 14, 2011]	$0.00
025293	Correctional Industries: A Working Solution [Satellite/Internet Broadcast]	$0.00
024978	Offender Employment Retention: Worth the Work [Satellite/Internet Broadcast]	$0.00
Total		$0.00

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