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STRATEGIES FOR MEETING CORRECTIONAL TRAINING AND MANPOWER NEEDS - FOUR DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS

NCJ Number
186
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1968
Length
195 pages
Annotation
FOUR PROJECTS SHARING THE SAME BASIC GOAL OF DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE WAYS AND MEANS TO UPGRADE CORRECTIONAL STAFFS.
Abstract
GRANT 041 PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING THROUGH A UNIVERSITY-BASED SERIES OF INSTITUTES. DESIGNED TO TRAIN TRAINERS, THE INSTITUTES PRESENTED A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNIQUES NOT USED IN CORRECTIONS. GRANT 124 RURAL CORRECTIONS STAFF AS AGENTS OF COMMUNITY CHANGE FOCUSED ON TRAINING NEEDS AND PROBLEMS FOUND IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONAL SETTING. GRANT 172 DESCRIPTION OF A WASHINGTON, DC SEMINAR WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO DISCUSS THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS OF INSERVICE TRAINING FOR CORRECTIONAL STAFF. GRANT 062 MANPOWER FOR CORRECTIONAL REHABILITATION IN THE SOUTH REPORTS ON A MEETING TO EXAMINE THE SOUTH'S CORRECTIONAL MANPOWER NEEDS AND TO ASSESS PRESENT AND POTENTIAL TRAINING RESOURCES TO MEET THESE NEEDS.