Work Performance Statement – sample

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) sets forth the contract performance requirements for the management and operation of a Contractor-owned/Contractor-operated detention facility for federal detainees. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) component, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will award a contract of such to house detainees on a 24 hour per day, seven day per […]

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) sets forth the contract performance requirements for the management and operation of a Contractor-owned/Contractor-operated detention facility for federal detainees. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) component, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will award a contract of such to house detainees on a 24 hour per day, seven day per week, 365 day per year basis.

Self Audit Instrument (Direct Supervision)

The Advisory Board of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) endorsed the concept of Podular Direct Supervision in 1982. Since that time the NIC Jails Division has promoted the concept and provided training based on the eight Concepts and Principles of Direct Supervision as outlined by W. Raymond Nelson in 1982. An updated version, The […]

The Advisory Board of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) endorsed the concept of Podular Direct Supervision in 1982. Since that time the NIC Jails Division has
promoted the concept and provided training based on the eight Concepts and Principles of Direct Supervision as outlined by W. Raymond Nelson in 1982. An updated version,
The Annotated Principles of Direct Supervision, prepared by Ray Nelson, is included in Section 2 of this manual.

Recruitment and Vetting of National Staff

Where national recruitment is anticipated, early national recruitment should be encouraged since there can be competing agencies seeking recruits from a limited pool of qualified applicants e.g. police, armed forces. Secondly, earlier recruitment offers a longer period of support from the field mission prison component to these national staff. It can also be a useful […]

Where national recruitment is anticipated, early national recruitment should be encouraged since there can be competing agencies seeking recruits from a limited pool of qualified applicants e.g. police, armed forces. Secondly, earlier recruitment offers a longer period of support from the field mission prison component to these national staff. It can also be a useful strategy to recruit more staff than is actually needed in the day-to-day operation of the prisons at the time the staff are recruited…

Public Relations Tips

If you want the fancy definition of public relations, dictionaries will tell you it is “developing reciprocal understanding and good will” or “the conscious effort of an organization to explain itself to those with whom it has, or would have, dealings.” A simpler way is to say that public relations is DOING GOOD AND GETTING […]

If you want the fancy definition of public relations, dictionaries will tell you it is “developing reciprocal understanding and good will” or “the conscious effort of an organization to explain itself to those with whom it has, or would have, dealings.” A simpler way is to say that public relations is DOING GOOD AND GETTING CREDIT. The includes a lot; but the basic idea is that people talk…

Principles of Management

Last year UNMIS and the Government of Southern Sudan invited the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to conduct an exploratory assessment mission and determine some immediate opportunities to provide support in the area of prison reform in Southern Sudan as part of larger and longer-term programme of support for penal reform.

Last year UNMIS and the Government of Southern Sudan invited the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to conduct an exploratory assessment mission and determine some immediate opportunities to
provide support in the area of prison reform in Southern Sudan as part of larger and longer-term programme of support for penal reform.

Ohio Jail Administrators Handbook

As a jail administrator, you are seen as a leader in your professional field, community, and in the State of Ohio. You are often faced with new and often difficult challenges, as you carry out your responsibilities of operating a legally efficient and effective jail. This handbook represents a summary of important information that can […]

As a jail administrator, you are seen as a leader in your professional field, community, and in the State of Ohio. You are often faced with new and often difficult challenges, as you carry out your responsibilities of operating a legally efficient and effective jail. This handbook represents a summary of important information that can be helpful to you as a new or existing jail administrator. This handbook was designed as a quick, but brief, reference guide for information into a number

Jail Staffing Analysis (Sample-Washington)

The Pierce County Jail has an annual budget (1999) of $27.5 million. Of the 343 authorized FTE staff positions, 279 (81 percent) are uniformed staff (captains, lieutenants, sergeants, and officers). This report focuses on the deployment of uniformed staff and overtime controls. It includes an analysis of scheduling processes, coverage requirements of the Main Jail […]

The Pierce County Jail has an annual budget (1999) of $27.5 million. Of the 343 authorized FTE staff positions, 279 (81 percent) are uniformed staff (captains, lieutenants, sergeants, and officers). This report focuses on the deployment of uniformed staff and overtime controls. It includes an analysis of scheduling processes, coverage requirements of the Main Jail and Annex, and measures that will help manage overtime.

Generic Position Description GUIDE

NOTE this is meant as a generic template with instructions for filling out, using Curriculum Development Officer as an example. This template is meant for use in a low income/post-conflict state in the process of building capacity within a fairly …

NOTE this is meant as a generic template with instructions for filling out, using Curriculum Development Officer as an example. This template is meant for use in a low income/post-conflict state in the process of building capacity within a fairly …