Corrections Policy Development

Discuss how the challenge of managing staff members of a correctional institution compares to the issues faced in the private sector.

In addressing this question, consider what you believe is the most important management principle in the leadership of a prison or jail.

Unit 3 IP

You are a new warden participating in a workgroup to update performance-based standards for your correctional facility. The American Correctional Association requires performance-based standards that focus on actual compliance with expected practices. There are 7 functional areas:

Safety

Security

Order

Care

Program and Activity

Justice

Administration and Management

In this assignment, you will address each functional area listed above in an accreditation plan for a correctional facility of your choice.

Assignment Guidelines

Address the following in an accreditation plan of 3-4 pages:

Provide the purpose and goal of each of the 7 functions listed above.

Respond to the following question for each of the 7 functions:

According to the American Correctional Association, what are the correctional standards for this function? Explain.

What are the desired conditions that need to be achieved and maintained? Explain.

A minimum of 3 desired conditions should be identified and explained for each area above.

Provide a brief overview of your selected existing correctional facility.

Create your accreditation plan addressing all of the 7 functions.

How will you fulfill the requirements for each function as required by the American Corrections Association? Be specific and explain in detail.

Remember to fully support your arguments with academic and quality research.

What are the 3 most significant challenges that you will face to obtain accreditation for your facility? Explain.

How will you ensure that these 3 challenges are overcome? Explain.

Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Unit 4 DB

Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment Outline to the discussion area so that other students are able to review your plan. Attach your document to the main discussion post, and include any notes you feel are appropriate. The purpose of this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key Assignment Draft you will complete next week.

Unit 4IP

Suicide is recognized as a critical problem within the jail environment for inmates faced with the issue of initial incarceration, but the issue of prison suicide has not received comparable attention. Although the rate of suicide in prisons is lower than in jails, it remains disproportionately high.

Your job is to conduct research on prison suicide and develop a policy to be implemented at your respective prison.

Assignment Guidelines

Address the following in 5–7 pages:

Part 1: The first section of your paper will be based on research.

How prevalent is the incidence of prisoner suicide? Explain in detail.