Recruitment

There are currently 858 correctional officer vacancies statewide

Correctional leaders should commit themselves and their staff to apply lessons learned from the challenges of 2020 into policies and emergency planning

Filling more than 1,300 security vacancies and competing with county jails and hospitals for talent is also a focus in the budget request

The coronavirus impacted all aspects of correctional facility operations – from staffing to officer wellness

Upgrade your agency’s social media game and use it to recruit women and diverse applicants

The relationship between any field trainer and a recruit should start by them building a rapport with each other based on mutual respect

Much of what makes corrections so dangerous can be easily fixed, if only society understood the importance of incarceration

In 2009, the Bureau of Justice Assistance funded a study to enhance hiring, retention and leadership development by providing correctional leaders with evidence-based workplace insights. Over 2,000 line staff and 500 administrators responded, but their views on job satisfaction and their work environments were vastly different. In this tip, Lexipol co-founder Gordan Graham shares why leaders must understand how line staff perceive job satisfaction in order to improve correctional officer recruitment and retention.

For more tips from Gordon, click here.

A well-produced and thoughtful video can become an important multipurpose tool for every agency

Correctional staff are greatly under-utilized with performance expectations diminished to an abhorrently low level

From staff shortages to high-tech contraband, correctional officers faced many threats this year