Operational Guidelines & Promising Practices
These resources establish standards and protocols that promote professionalism and effective officer engagement.
Related Programs
Related Resources
Auditor Compliance Tool - Prisons and Jails is one of the core components of the PREA audit instrument. It is used during each phase of the PREA audit to guide auditors in making compliance determinations for each provision of every standard, including the evidence auditors should collect to assess compliance. The Auditor Compliance Tool walks the auditor step by step through each provision of every Standard, pairing the provision itself with the detailed requirements for compliance and noting how the auditor should verify that the facility meets or does not meet those requirements.
Criminal justice agencies use risk assessments to assist with the allocation of limited resources to manage and rehabilitate people at various stages of the criminal justice system. The Public Safety Risk Assessment Clearinghouse (PSRAC) provides evidence-based information about how to use risk assessments effectively and properly to build safe families and communities.
Training Directors: A Survey to Develop Guidance on Correctional Training Needs provides facts from a national scan conducted by Improving Institutional Corrections Academy Training consisting of on-site observations, surveys, and curriculum evaluations. TMG examines training academies' focus, content, and quality and develop guidance for building and supporting correctional staff to increase public safety by improving outcomes across the corrections community.