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In addition to receiving traditional classroom instruction, participants in Operational Practices in the Management of Women’s Prisons will explore the operation of a women’s ...

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This revised blended learning program, with combined independent and on-site activities will total approximately 40 hours over the course of a year. Incorporated into the cour...

The Offender Employment Retention Specialist Training (OERS) combines motivational interviewing techniques with cognitive behavioral principles to teach practitioners how to i...

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Managing the operations of a large jail requires a unique set of tools and vision for daily operations that smaller jails cannot emulate. Recognizing the difference, NIC offer...

In addition to receiving traditional classroom instruction, participants in Operational Practices in the Management of Women’s Prisons will explore the operation of a women’s ...

Jail administrators have significant responsibility and liability in ensuring that jail operations are conducted safely, securely, legally, and humanely. This 36-hour program ...

This revised blended learning program, with combined independent and on-site activities will total approximately 40 hours over the course of a year. Incorporated into the cour...

The Offender Employment Retention Specialist Training (OERS) combines motivational interviewing techniques with cognitive behavioral principles to teach practitioners how to i...

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The relationship between the failure of sex offenders to register following release from prison and reoffending, whether sexually or non-sexually, is examined. This is achieve...

Sexual homicide is a rare occurrence. Little is known about the offending perspective of sexual homicide from a criminological standpoint According to [an] integrative model,...

In this bulletin, the authors describe 10 guidelines for community supervision professionals who regularly work with underage drinkers. These guidelines are derived from evide...

This article “highlights the findings of a program evaluation that used post-release outcome information, among other sources, to determine the impact of the National Institut...

Beginning in the late 1990’s, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Information Center began scanning social, economic and corrections issues to inform the development o...

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Join this free webinar from the Office on Women s Health The Handbook on Sensitive Practice for Health Care Practitioners: Lessons from Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual...

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 improving the...

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin is one of seven sites for the National Institute of Correction s Evidence-Based Decision Making Project. Now in it s third phase, the purpose o...

by Michael R. Jones, Senior Project Associate, Pretrial Justice Institute, Washington, D.C. What makes some local criminal justice coordinating committees (CJCCs) so effec...

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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 mo...

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...

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 wi...

Course Description: Offender workforce development programs should target offenders at high risk for recidivism, address the dynamic influences that predict crime, and pr...

Updated 1/22: (See questions and answers below) The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter int...

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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 mo...

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...

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 wi...

Course Description: Offender workforce development programs should target offenders at high risk for recidivism, address the dynamic influences that predict crime, and pr...

Updated 1/22: (See questions and answers below) The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter int...

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2009	9 to 5 Beats Ten to Life: How to (Re) Enter Society, 2nd Edition By Davis, Mike S.. American Correctional Association (Alexandria, VA). This easy-to-follow, well-written guide is “a step-by-step, interactive approach to fundamental skills needed for the ex-offender to obtain and maintain a job” (p xi). Chapters cover: pre-employment assessment—what you know; your plan; how to prepare for a job on the outside while inside; how to look on paper—applications and resumes; the job search; your image; dangerous, non-traditional jobs; entrepreneurs—doing your own thing and being your own boss; special concerns for women ex-offenders; c... Read More	129 pages
1998	The Delaware Department of Correction Life Skills Program By Finn, Peter. National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Education. Office of Correctional Ed. National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC). This Program Focus profiles a 4-month state program for incarcerated men and women which includes academics, violence reduction, and applied life skills and incorporates a Moral Reconation Therapy approach. It addresses issues in staffing and program development, describes program costs, and provides vignettes of participants' experiences during and after the program. ... Read More	19 p.

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2009

9 to 5 Beats Ten to Life: How to (Re) Enter Society, 2nd Edition

By Davis, Mike S.. American Correctional Association (Alexandria, VA).

This easy-to-follow, well-written guide is “a step-by-step, interactive approach to fundamental skills needed for the ex-offender to obtain and maintain a job” (p xi). Chapters cover: pre-employment assessment—what you know; your plan; how to prepare for a job on the outside while inside; how to look on paper—applications and resumes; the job search; your image; dangerous, non-traditional jobs; entrepreneurs—doing your own thing and being your own boss; special concerns for women ex-offenders; c... Read More

129 pages

1998

The Delaware Department of Correction Life Skills Program

By Finn, Peter. National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Education. Office of Correctional Ed. National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).

This Program Focus profiles a 4-month state program for incarcerated men and women which includes academics, violence reduction, and applied life skills and incorporates a Moral Reconation Therapy approach. It addresses issues in staffing and program development, describes program costs, and provides vignettes of participants' experiences during and after the program. ... Read More

19 p.

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