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2008
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Special Counsel to Board of Supervisors (Monitor of Sheriff's Department)
L.A. County Online (Los Angeles, CA).
Semiannual reports by the Los Angeles County Special Counsel regarding the LA County Sheriff's Department are available at this website. Some examples of semiannual reports are: Twenty-Fifth (July 2008) which addresses the provision of care to female inmates in Los Angeles County jails and Twenty-Two (August 2006) covering the classification of jail inmates, housing inmates, and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shootings and use of force.... Read More
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2 p.
2008
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Follow Up of the 2006 Jail Personnel Costs Audit
By Hunt, Craig. Multnomah County Auditor's Office (Portland, OR).
The progress made on implementing recommendations made in the 2006 report “Jail Personnel Costs: Managing Staffing Levels and Absences” (NIC accession no. 021563) is reported. Results are given for: the Time Analysis Unit; collective bargaining; Post Factor Study; limitations of net annual working hours methodology; absences fluctuating each day and throughout the year; little difference between the cost of overtime and hiring additional staff to work a post; some overtime costs that should be a... Read More
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28 pages
2004
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Self-Audit Instrument for Administrators of Direct Supervision Jails: Based on the Measurable Elements of Direct Supervision
By O'Toole, Michael A.; Nelson, W. Raymond; Liebert, Dennis R.; Keller, Kristin D.. National Institute of Corrections. Jails Division (Longmont, CO).
The "necessary information, instruction, and tools to conduct self-audits that will indicate how well the concepts and principles of direct supervision are being implemented" are provided (p. 1.1). Sections comprising this manual are: introduction; the annotated principles of direct supervision; table -- measurable elements of direct supervision; instruction sheets; administrator/management/supervisory questionnaire; officer questionnaire; inmate questionnaire; document review questionnaire and ... Read More
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219 p.
1996
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Audits of Podular Direct-Supervision Jails
By Farbstein, Jay; Liebert, Dennis; Sigurdson, Herbert. National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Three facilities varying in size and region were audited to measure the state of the art in podular direct-supervision jails, to test how well direct supervision is performing, and to point out its strengths and challenges. Staff and inmates in facilities in Minnesota, Florida, and Massachusetts were surveyed on issues such as safety and security, effective supervision of inmates, classification, staffing and training, and design and environment. Findings are presented in detail by facility.... Read More
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64 p.


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