CONNECTICUT CORRECTIONAL TRAINING ACADEMY - AN EXPERIMENT IN STAFF TRAINING

• NCJ Number: 12036
• Author(s): L ORLAND; N GOROFF
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 32 pages
• Corporate Author: Connecticut Correctional Training Academy
• Publication Format: Document

Annotation

ACCOUNT OF STAFF TRAINING PROGRAM USING SIMULATION OF THE INCARCERATION EXPERIENCE.

Abstract

THIS PART OF THE STAFF TRAINING IS CONDUCTED AT HADDAM JAIL. THE PROGRAM INVOLVES THE INCARCERATION OF NEW, AS WELL AS EXPERIENCED CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL FOR 48 HOURS. THE PERSONNEL ARE PROCESSED EXACTLY LIKE INCOMING INMATES, WITH HEAVY EMPHASIS ON MAKING IT TOUGH. IT IS FELT THAT THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE OF THE PAINS OF IMPRISONMENT WILL EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE GUARD'S ATTITUDES. THIS REPORT INCLUDES REACTIONS OF SEVERAL TRAINING PARTICIPANTS, NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS ON THE PROGRAM, AND A PAPER DISCUSSING THE USE OF SIMULATION AS A TRAINING TECHNIQUE.