The standards are organized in five parts: (1) administration and management (general administration, fiscal management, personnel, training and staff development, case records, information systems and research, and citizen involvement; (2) physical plant (building and safety codes, facility size and location, facility organization, offender housing, environmental conditions, program and service areas, and administrative and staff areas); (3) facility operations (supervision, safety and emergency procedures, rules and discipline, and offender rights); (4) facility services (reception and orientation, classification, food service, sanitation and hygiene, health care, social services, release, and electronic monitoring); and (5) offender programs (academic and vocational training, recreation, mail, telephone, visiting, and religious programs). The accreditation process outlined in the manual provides for public accountability through independent performance verification. Additional information is appended on the standards for adult community residential services.