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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...

With NIC’s hands-on, onsite training, gain the experience of auditing out-of-state institutions of various security levels and missions. This 36-hour training program suppleme...

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