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The Jail Operations Section's primary responsibilities include directing and managing the correspondence courses for jail officers and first/second line jail supervisors, responding to technical assistance requests as they pertain to the operation of jails, and distributing and invoicing for publications and training aids offered by the section.
National Jail Training Initiative
The Critical Elements, Skills & Strategies of Leadership (pdf)
Richmond, KY • October 13 - 15, 2010
Many leaders are placed in positions of power due to political connections, formal education, personal charisma, vocational experience, and/or socio-economic status. Although these criteria may have a correlation with leadership ability, they often leave out the fundamental criterion for being a good leader: a person's personal characteristics as a human being. A leader's human inadequacies may result in leadership failure. Leaders should be role models for how human beings (1) socialize, (2) emotionalize, (3) personalize, (4) moralize, (5) intellectualize, and maintain their (6) physical wellbeing while acting as a leader in the lives of others. By providing an experiential educational experience that helps current and potential leaders develop knowledge and abilities in these 6 competencies of human functioning, this training seminar is different from the typical leadership-by-lecture training that focuses on leadership theories, strategies, styles, and "the rules". Instead, it provides a curriculum that addresses personal development in the 6 competencies, emphasizing a "human technology" approach versus a "human knowledge" approach. The mission of this training focuses on providing the trainee with both the concepts and the techniques, or skills, for being a humane leader.
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Managing Jail Hostage Situations (pdf)
Henderson, NV • December 13 - 15, 2010
While there are numerous courses available in the law enforcement field concerning hostage negotiations, there very few that address the specific dynamics of a jail hostage situation. Jail hostage situations are perhaps the most critical and visible incidents that sheriffs, jail administrators and emergency planners may have to face. Actions & inactions during any hostage incident can be life & death decisions, but when such an incident occurs in a jail setting managers must be aware of specific situational dynamics which are substantially different from a ""Street"" situation. This seminar will focus on practical information concerning the overall management of a jail hostage situation and provide participants with specific jail information as well as special emergency planning strategies that are designed to enhance the effectiveness of jail emergency operational strategies.
Training
Officer Down Rescue (pdf)
Washoe County, NV • October 7, 2010
The minutes following a call for help from an officer who has been seriously or gravely injured are critical. Unfortunately we need to be prepared for these types of incidents that occur in both training and a working environment.
Do you have the skills and mindset to help when called upon? Have you trained with your co-workers on what to do? Do you know the list of resources that are available for you to use and will you know how to use them when the time comes? Do you practice techniques that will help you save the life of the person you are trying to rescue?
The time for having a plan is now. You must be mentally, physically and psychologically ready to win. Remember, the only purpose of fighting is to win.
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Thousands of students have graduated from the Jail Officer's Training Program and the First/Second Line Supervisor's Training Program, and the success of these programs continues to flourish. From the volume of informational requests received daily about these programs, we anticipate continued growth as public safety/criminal justice agencies become increasingly aware of the ongoing training needed to carry out their duties. Click here to learn more about these Jail Correspondence Training Programs.
Technical Assistance and Requests for Information
The requests for assistance received by this section vary from someone seeking policies relating to major events/community functions, use of force, work release, or vehicular pursuit; to a department requesting information on sources of funding for building a new jail. This section responds to these requests by either furnishing the information available through NSA or by referring callers to the appropriate agency that can provide the information sought. It has always been and will continue to be the goal of this section to respond to the numerous requests in a timely manner. Email NSA's Jail Operations Section or call (800) 424-7827 for assistance and requests.
Additional Jail Resources
American Correctional Association (ACA)
American Jail Association (AJA)
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) – PREA is a Federal law established in 2003 to address the elimination and prevention of sexual assault and rape in correctional systems. PREA applies to all federal, state, and local prisons, jails, police lock-ups, private facilities, and community settings such as residential facilities. Learn how PREA affects you and your agency.
National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Standards for the Prevention, Detection, Response, and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Adult Prisons and Jails AND Supplemental Standards for Facilities with Immigration Detainees
Report on Rape in Jails in the U.S.
Continuity of Operations Planning for Sheriffs Final Report
The Future is Now: Recruiting, Retaining and Developing the 21st Century Jail Workforce - With funding from the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Center for Innovative Public Policies, Inc. (CIPP) has produced the final pre-publication draft of The Future is Now. Primarily developed as a toolkit to help jails address workforce-related issues, this document can also be used to keep funding authorities, policy-makers, community groups, and other stakeholders informed about these critical issues. Preparation of The Future is Now was guided by a national advisory panel of sheriffs and jail administrators representing jails of varying size, location, and organizational structure throughout the country.
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