Certified employees: taking correctional facilities and personnel to the next level

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has made tremendous steps in changing public's perceptions of its facilities, employees, and inmates by educating and informing citizens of its abilities, innovations, and high level of performance in terms of security practices, staff t...

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Published inCorrections Today Vol. 66; no. 5; p. 120
Main Author Lensing, C. Ma
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lanham American Correctional Association, Inc 01.08.2004
American Correctional Association, Incorporated
Subjects
Certification
Correctional institutions
Correctional personnel
Employment
Job satisfaction
Management
Professional development
Training
United States
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Summary:The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has made tremendous steps in changing public's perceptions of its facilities, employees, and inmates by educating and informing citizens of its abilities, innovations, and high level of performance in terms of security practices, staff training, offender re-entry, and health care. Lensing details the process taken by the department for the accreditation of all its correction facilities under the standards set forth by the American Correctional Association. The benefits of the accreditation process to corrections professionals and to the public are discussed.
ISSN:0190-2563
2163-2200