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History of National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
Public concerns and problems in correctional agencies – call for a federal response
December, 1971 meeting
Keynote called for the creation of a “National Training Academy
The Birth of NIC Founding legislation Public Law
93-415 in 1974
Funded in 1977
Mandated provision of: Training Technical Assistance Clearinghouse Services Research Policy and Program Development
How is NIC Organized? Primary constituent groups served
by a division
Jails Division
Prisons Division
Community Corrections Division
How Is NIC Organized? All constituent groups served by:
Academy Division
Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (OCJTP)
How Is NIC Organized? Specialized Areas Have Developed:
Special Projects Office: Coordinates NIC’s interagency programs and special projects
Office of International Affairs: Coordinates requests and services to corrections professionals from around the globe
The Academy Division . . . Training needs identification
Training program development and delivery
Curriculum development
Development of new program delivery strategies
Evaluation of training and the training system
The Academy Division . . . Leadership and Management
development
Capacity building initiatives
Technical Assistance
Training in partnership with state and local agencies at their sites
Workshops at regional and national conferences
The Academy Division Twelfth year of Interagency Agreement
with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Training targeted to juvenile justice professionals
Special projects to assist continuing growth of the jj arena
Technical assistance
The Regionalization Project . . .
Purpose: to enhance local, state and federal correctional training
Provide opportunities for resource sharing and leveraging of scarce training resources
How Is Regionalization Organized?
Four regions of the country: Central Northeast Southern Western
Regional Field Coordinators (RFCS) 10 in each region Training directors,
administrators, managers, coordinators, senior trainers, EDMs
How Is Regionalization Organized?
RFCs represent adult and juvenile corrections at the local, state and federal level
Two RFCs in each region representing: Jails Prisons Community Corrections Juvenile Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Role of the RFC: What Are the Expectations?
Function as a representative of your discipline from your region
Actively participate in your region’s planning process by:
Assuming an organizational role
Sharing information on training needs from your own and surrounding agencies within your discipline
Sharing the areas that you are capable of providing training
The Role of the RFC: What Are the Expectations?
Actively participate in your region’s planning process by:
Contributing contacts for other trainers who can help in this effort
Providing information on training facilities to which you have access
Other training sites
Sharing curriculum and training packages
Sharing what your agency can contribute to events and/or projects: printing, materials, a/v, consumable supplies, etc.
Discussing and prioritizing the region’s needs
The Role of the RFC: What Are the Expectations?
Actively participate in your region’s planning process by:
Suggesting potential training related interventions
Ensuring that the suggested interventions support NIC’s strategic directions
Selecting the year’s projects based upon assessed training needs
Drafting preliminary budgets / feasibility
Crafting project outcomes: Do they meet the region’s prioritized training needs?
Assuming an active role in one or more projects
Assisting in the development of project plans
The Role of the RFC: What Are the Expectations?
Actively participate in your region’s work by:
Assuming an organizational role to assist in the year’s work
Participating in conference calls on a regular basis
Completing assigned tasks
Marketing all events and initiatives within your discipline across the region
Collecting regional needs assessment data
Collecting regional project and initiative outcome data
Assisting in the recruitment of future RFCs
The Role of the RFC Alumni Coordinator (AC) Serves as a bridge
to link NIC Staff and resources with the regions and their resources
Function: Work with RFCs to plan and implement regional activities and initiatives
The Role of the RFC Alumni Coordinator (AC) Participates in
regional planning process by:
Facilitating the planning process within a region with RFCs
Working with other ACs to present, facilitate and coordinate activities during the planning meeting
The Role of the RFC Alumni Coordinator (AC)
Participates in regional planning process by:
Contributing to the planning process by offering their own experiences as an RFC
Enhancing the process by sharing experiences as a correctional training professional that go beyond NIC
The Role of the RFC Alumni Coordinator (AC)
Participates in regional planning process by:
Sharing knowledge of regional resources (trainers, sites, curriculum, etc.)
Assisting NIC in the coordination of planning meeting activities
The Role of the NIC Staff Coordinator
Participates in regional planning process by:
Serving as an advisor to their regional group on:
Institute policy and process
Resource availability Potential trainers and sites Appropriate use and
management of resources Availability and status of
NIC curriculum packages
The Role of the NIC Staff Coordinator
Participates in regional planning process by:
Providing a laptop computer and disks for planning documentation
Serving as the region’s budget manager
The Role of the NIC Staff Coordinator
Participates in the region’s work by:
Continuing to serve as an advisor
Coordinating the financial arrangements for monthly conference calls
The Role of the NIC Staff Coordinator
Participates in the region’s work by:
Serving as the region’s budget manager / coordinator:
Submitting projected expenditures to to NIC Budget Officer
Ensuring appropriate use of funds
Ensuring completion of documents authorizing expenditures on behalf of the region (authorization letter, etc.)