Officer Wellness and Retention: Promising Practices from Community Supervision Administrators
In 2018, the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) and the National Reentry Resource Center partnered to better understand challenges facing the community supervision workforce and identify ways to address them. APPA spoke with community supervision leaders from 15 states in interviews that focused on front-line staff recruitment, training, retention, and performance evaluation. This brief summarizes APPA’s findings and presents promising practices from the field.
s one of the first points of contact in the criminal justice system, sheriff’s offices and their correctional…
Read MoreThe CSG Justice Center recently held a briefing on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and other experts…
Read Mores one of the first points of contact in the criminal justice system, sheriff’s offices and their correctional facilities are key players in addressing the immediate needs of families impacted by incarceration and promoting family connections. For jails to meet the needs of families in the community, coordinating across county lines and learning from peers are essential. However, jail systems are often siloed, and collaboration between jails in different counties is rare. In Minnesota, the state department of health stepped in to address this gap.
Read MoreThe CSG Justice Center recently held a briefing on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and other experts to discuss how the Second Chance Act has improved reentry outcomes throughout the country.
Read MoreOn March 9, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending package for Fiscal Year 2024, allocating funding for multiple state and local justice system grant programs within the Department of Justice.
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