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A Training Program Pipeline to the Corrections Profession

A Training Program Pipeline to the Corrections Profession. Carl E. Nink, MBA Executive Director Management & Training Corp. Troy Oldbury, Major Gary Job Corps Correctional Officer Academy October 28, 2009. State Budget Problems. A $100 billion cut in fiscal 2009 budgets

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A Training Program Pipeline to the Corrections Profession

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  1. A Training Program Pipeline to the Corrections Profession Carl E. Nink, MBA Executive Director Management & Training Corp. Troy Oldbury, Major Gary Job Corps Correctional Officer Academy October 28, 2009

  2. State Budget Problems • A $100 billion cut in fiscal 2009 budgets • Lower revenue from state sales and income tax • First four months of 2009, a $29 billion (a decrease of 26 % overall) in revenue. • Projected gap in excess of $120 billion for fiscal 2010. • There are 48 states that addressed or are facing budget problems in 2010, and this trend is projected to continue • In 2011, estimated gaps of $38 billion in 21 states • Aggregate deficit of $350 billion for 2009 – 2011. IACTP 2009 Conference

  3. Budget Problems: Corrections Impact • Across 34 states, nearly 9 of 10 correctional dollars went to prisons in FY 2008. • During fiscal year 2009, correctional budgets were cut almost $700 million IACTP 2009 Conference

  4. What are States Exploring? • Cutting professional development and training programs • Reduction in force; furloughs of staff • Reducing or eliminating rehabilitation programs • Sentencing reform or releasing inmates early • Electronic monitoring, enabling offenders to live at home • Exploring or piloting secure offender transition facilities • Contracting for the financing, design, construction, and operation of prison beds • Only Texas has used the Job Corps Training Program to reduce costs for Correctional Officer recruitment and academy training IACTP 2009 Conference

  5. Job Corps Centers Across the Country

  6. Active Job Corps Students by Age As of September 29, 2009 IACTP 2009 Conference

  7. Enrolled Job Corps Students by Gender PY 2008 (July 2008 - June 2009) IACTP 2009 Conference

  8. Active Job Corps Students by Race and EthnicityAs of September 29, 2009 IACTP 2009 Conference

  9. What Are The Results? (PY 2008 – July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009) PY 2008 Job Corps student graduates placed in higher education, jobs, or military 78% Vocational Certificates earned in Job Corps 27,656 High School Diplomas/GEDs and Vocational Certificates earned in Job Corps 19,296 PY 2008 Students Entering Job Corps 60,897

  10. Job Corps Student Requirements • Age 16 through 24 • (Minimum age for TDCJ Corrections Academy is 18 years old) • A U.S. citizen or legal resident • Meet income requirements • Not under correctional supervision • Free of serious medical or behavioral problems • Willing to work and learn in a drug-free and violence-free environment • Ready, willing, and able to participate fully in an educational environment IACTP 2009 Conference

  11. Gary Job Corps Center Correctional Training Academy IACTP 2009 Conference

  12. Program History IACTP 2009 Conference

  13. Program Certifications • Correctional Officer (Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice) • Level 1 & 2 Security Officer (Texas Private Security Bureau) • Level 3-Commissioned Security Officer (Texas Private Security Bureau) • Garrett Walk-Thru Metal Detector • Metal Tech 1400 Hand Held Metal Detector • Compliance & Control Holds • Pressure Point Control Tactics • Extendable Baton (Monadnock Police Training Council) • Weapon Retention and Disarming IACTP 2009 Conference

  14. Partnership with TDCJ • MOU with TDCJ (First CO Academy 2003) • Gary JCC CO Academy Program is 10 weeks/ 350 hours long (TDCJ requires 200 hours) • TDCJ provides training videos and a CD with program materials • Criminal History Screening • Instructors are TDCJ certified, attending annual re-certification and In-Service IACTP 2009 Conference

  15. TDCJ Screening Process • Job Application • TDCJ Recruiters from Huntsville come to Gary JCC to administer the Screening Assessment (5 parts) • Memory & observation • Situational reasoning • Reading comprehension • Vocabulary • Mathematics • TDCJ Recruiters interview students who pass the Screening Assessment • Urinalysis test after the student successfully completes the Academy IACTP 2009 Conference

  16. Firearms Training IACTP 2009 Conference

  17. Defensive Tactics Training IACTP 2009 Conference

  18. Chemical Agents Training IACTP 2009 Conference

  19. Physical Restraint & 1st Aid IACTP 2009 Conference

  20. Community Involvement IACTP 2009 Conference

  21. Work with Local Law Enforcement IACTP 2009 Conference

  22. Graduation Ceremony IACTP 2009 Conference

  23. Former Gary JCC Graduates IACTP 2009 Conference

  24. Thank You! Any Questions? Find out more about Job Corps, http://jobcorps.doleta.gov, or by calling (800) 733-JOBS or (800) 733-5627 Remember All MTC Institute publications are available for download at www.mtctrains.com IACTP 2009 Conference

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