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2010
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Correctional Officers: Strategies to Improve Retention
By Nink, Carl.
MTC Institute (Centerville, UT).
The high cost of training a new correctional officer directly impacts an agency’s budget. In this age of tax shortfalls, it is imperative to keep employee turnover low, thereby saving funds to be used elsewhere. This report will provide strategies to address correctional officer attrition. This publication contains these sections: introduction; budget challenges; population and workforce projections; correctional environment; predictors of turnover; why corrections officers leave—#1 being the la... Read More
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26 p.
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2009
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Understanding Staff Perceptions of Turnover in Corrections
By Minor, Kevin I.; Dawson-Edwards, Cherie; Wells, James B.; Griffith, Carl; Angel, Earl.
This article adds to what is known about correctional staff turnover since this subject is infrequently studied. In particular, it looks at the observations of correctional staff regarding the turnover of their fellow correctional officers. “Staff attributed turnover to insufficient pay and benefits as well as to key areas of the work environment, including interpersonal conflicts, stress, unfavorable treatment and lack of recognition from superiors, and perceived lack of input … correctional st... Read More
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16 pages
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2006
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Offender Job Retention: A Report from the Offender Workforce Development Division, National Institute of Corrections
By Houston, Melissa.
National Institute of Corrections. Offender Workforce Development Division (Washington, DC).
Results from a survey of offender employment and retention issues that utilizes close-ended questions regarding topics such as assessment, case management, follow-up, and relapse are analyzed. This report is comprised of the following sections: introduction; theory; assessment; case management; job retention relapse model; relapse prevention plans; and the future of offender job retention efforts by practitioners.... Read More
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15 p.
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2006
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FutureForce: A Guide to Building the 21st Century Community Corrections Workforce
By Stinchcomb, Jeanne B.; McCampbell, Susan W.; Layman, Elizabeth P..
Center for Innovative Public Policies, Inc. (Naples, FL); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This guide "explores current and future workforce challenges facing community corrections" (p. xiii). Chapters contained in this guide are: rationale -- why now?; organizational culture -- moving from a "workplace" to a place where people want to work; recruitment -- looking in the right places for the right people; retention -- keeping the right people in the right places; and strategies for success -- getting started.... Read More
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176 p.
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2005
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Community Corrections Workforce Project Annotated Bibliography
By Stinchcomb, Jeanne B..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This bibliography describes 71 items that address workforce development problems faced by community corrections, probation, and parole agencies. Some of the topics discussed are: the changing workforce; the changing roles of staff; caseload management demands; and recruiting, hiring, training, developing, and retaining staff.... Read More
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20 p.
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2002
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Collaborative Approach to Staff Recruitment and Retention [Videoconference Held August 28, 2002]
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This 3-hour NIC broadcast discusses strategies to recruit promising candidates for corrections jobs and how to retain experienced staff.
Topics include: emphasizing corrections as a career rather than "just a job"; informing the public about the variety of careers available in corrections; how broad participation by agency staff helps foster successful recruitment and retention; how employers can support the connections between career, family, and community; and tools agencies are using for ... Read More
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1 DVD (165 min.)
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2000
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Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention: Current Practices in U.S. Jails
By Clem, Connie; Krauth, Barbara; Wenger, Paula.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections. Jails Division (Longmont, CO).
One of the more serious problems jail administrators face is the need to attract and retain high-quality correctional officers. This document provides information on successful staffing practices in a variety of jail types and sizes. Sections include: introduction; recruitment -- barriers to effective recruitment and approaches to recruiting effectively; screening and hiring; retention -- attrition factors and retention tools; and conclusion. Appendixes contain contact information and samples of... Read More
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111 p.
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1999
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Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, July 1999
National Institute of Corrections. Jails Division (Longmont, CO).
The meeting primarily dealt with recruiting, hiring, and retraining jail staff. Sessions included: improving opportunities for successful recruitment, selection, and retention of staff; successful/innovative recruitment; improving staff selection; other issues of interest like staffing analysis, problems with stainless steel fixtures, and position announcements; staff retention; NIC study of jail staffing; and a workshop on controlling sexually transmitted diseases in jails. ... Read More
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43 p.
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1996
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Managing Staff: Corrections' Most Valuable Resource
By Camp, George M.; Camp, Camille G.; Fair, Michael V..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Association of State Correctional Administrators (South Salem, NY); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This document presents a comprehensive review of staff retention strategies and an assessment of management strategies that have proven successful. It also details research on retention in four departments of correction and suggests improvements in tracking vital statistics on retention. ... Read More
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121 p.
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