Correctional Officers' Week - Training

Annual Mock Prison Riot

The Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization (OLETC), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Corrections and Law Enforcement Training and Technology Center (NCLETTC) annually host a Mock Prison Riot on the grounds of the former West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville. The purpose of the riot is to showcase emerging corrections and law enforcement technologies and to give corrections officers and tactical team members an opportunity to use and evaluate emerging technologies in riot training scenarios.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP): Staff Training Centers

This section of the BOP Web site provides information on staff training facilities for the development and training of BOP staff.

National Corrections and Law Enforcement Training and Technology Center (NCLETTC)

This organization offers training exercises to promote a safe and secure environment for technology testing and evaluation.

National Institute of Corrections (NIC): Training

NIC provides management and specialty training for staff of state and local corrections throughout the U.S. and its commonwealths and territories. Trainings are available for juvenile justice, Federal prison system, and military corrections personnel through interagency agreements. NIC also offers live satellite and video opportunities which you may learn about on the Video Learning Opportunities section of the NIC site.

National Institute of Corrections (NIC): Training in Corrections

This section of the NIC library provides a listing of training resources for corrections, including resources specific to correctional officer training.

Additional training opportunities are listed on our Justice Events section of our site. The Justice Events Calendar features a database of conferences, trainings and other events which are searchable based on respective focus areas, geographical location or dates.

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