WISCONSIN - DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES - EVALUATION OF STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMS

• NCJ Number: 29045
• Author(s): I M SCHWARTZ; J R ROWAN; V BRIDGES; J H CHAPMAN; M MANAR; M MAHONEY
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 266 pages
• Contract Number(s): EB-001)
• Sponsoring Agency: Wisconsin Dept of Corrections
• Corporate Author: John Howard Association (JHA)
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ASSESSMENT OF A SERIES OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS COVERING CULTURAL AWARENESS, CROWD ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT, LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS, TRAINING AND COUNSELING, AND STUDIES IN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT.

Abstract

OTHER MAJOR JOB-RELATED AREAS COVERED IN THE TRAINING PROGRAMS WERE INTERDEPARTMENTAL AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTION STRATEGIES, AND WORKING IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL GROUPS. THE EVALUATION OF THESE PROGRAMS REVOLVED AROUND THREE MAJOR ACTIVITIES - THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE SURVEY, MONITORING OF TRAINING PROGRAM COURSES, AND REPLICATION OF THE ANALYSIS OF CORRECTIONAL TRAINING NEEDS WHICH LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM. THIS REPORT CONSISTS OF A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED IN ALL THREE MAJOR SEGMENTS OF THE EVALUATION AS WELL AS THE RESULTS OF THESE EVALUATIVE PROCEDURES. AN EXTENSIVE APPENDIX CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE INSTRUMENTS USED TO GATHER THE INFORMATION, RAW DATA FROM THE EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRES, AND RAW DATA FROM THE INTERVIEWS HELD WITH STAFF AND INMATES ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF STAFF TRAINING NEEDS.