NCJ Number
112587
Date Published
1988
Length
167 pages
Annotation
This volume recommends ways to improve the education, recruitment, orientation, supervision, compensation, training, and career development of correctional staff and presents detailed examples of a variety of prison personnel programs being successfully administered in the United States.
Abstract
The text emphasizes that limited resources and high employee turnover makes effective personnel management critical to retaining the dedicated employees who are so valuable to successful prison operation. Individual chapters present guidelines and suggestions for the management and organization of the personnel function, compliance with laws and regulations, the authorization and deployment of personnel, motivation, assessment, and employee discipline. The handling of labor relations and dispute resolution are also presented. Chapter reference lists.