Need to measure success of offender programs?
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satnica
Librarian, thanks for your help. In order to improving our prison libraries from the stage of “books on the shelves” to the level of “live” prison library, we need to make lots of efforts. Good examples worldwide are interesting, informational and inspiring, yes, but proposed models are not applicable in Croatian prisons due to very different judicial system. Not to mention the prison budgeting policy in our country...
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Education & Training
Our March 2019 topic is education and training. Both are excellent topics. You have been working in corrections for a while, or are recently new to the field. Now is the time to complete an assessment of where you want to be within your agency. Some areas to consider: Are you near retirement? Are you content with your current position? Have you considered advancement within your agency? Are you looking for a career change? If you are looking for advancement or a career change, do you know what the minimum requirements are? If so, have you checked to make sure you meet the requirements or know what is additionally needed? As you can see, the list is not exhaustive. Along with these considerations, do you have any educational and/or career goals? Have you thought about continuing your education? Decisions, decisions, now what?... read full story
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