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A NEW ‘IT’ BUSINESS CAPABILITY MODEL WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA Simon Bonk & Ted Reinhardt In the 21st century, with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) playing a strategic enabling role in leading organizations, there is an opportunity to shift the conversation concerning ICT and assess its value for and contribution to Correctional Services1. With the mandate of assisting the rehabilitation of offenders and their safe reintegration into the community as law-abiding citizens, the conversation should become more about the ability of ICT to help achieve this mandate throughout the correctional process, from beginning to end of incarceration and then eventually with a focus on reintegration back into the […]
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TRANSFORMING THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINING CONTINUUM OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA Sylvain Mongrain This paper provides an overview of the approach that was taken by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to transform the Correctional Officers training program. It will describe the changes in the training continuum and the main collaborative activities that have made the transformation both possible and successful.
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BUILDING AND SUSTAINING AN ANALYTICAL CULTURE IN CORRECTIONS Larry L. Motiuk Correctional organizations with an analytical culture have a keen interest in the strategic use of data for business planning and decision making. Correctional Service of Canada’s own analytic journey began with moving from a position of reacting to one problem at a time to a more strategic organization equipped with the analytic capacity to find solutions proactively. The first section of this paper highlights the key elements required for building an analytical culture in corrections. The second section focuses on sustaining this analytical culture through applied practice. More specifically, by showing how data analytics respond to six important and […]
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THE IMPACT OF INMATE EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP TO THE MANAGEMENT OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: LESSONS FROM UGANDA AND KENYA Jackline Mwende & Rabia Pasha Focusing on Uganda and Kenya, this paper will discuss the impact of supporting leadership via education and mentorship of inmates. It will discuss tried strategies that have seen inmates’ leadership and academic excellence change prison programming in both countries. The discussion will look at the traditional closed circuited nature of prisons before iconic advances in formal education and case law originating from efforts of incarcerated individuals in both countries. Case studies from these countries will show how prisons can be changed via indirect and non-confrontational strategies that […]
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KEEPING STAFF MOTIVATED DURING AGENCY DIRE STRAITS: A LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE Peter Hennephof Change is always upon us – driven by multiple factors from multiple sources. Prisoners and staff are affected and change must be managed if good governance is to be achieved. The Netherlands is a good ongoing example of this. I believe that there is a continuous pressure for change within correctional systems in every country. On the one hand, some change is initiated by corrections professionals, but more often, it is driven by budget cuts, overcrowding or a combination of both. Prison organisations don’t differ from ‘regular’ organisations in society when it comes to ‘a constant need for […]
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CORRECTIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE: INSPIRING, INNOVATING Don Head For over 38 years I have seen the evolution and transformation of correctional services within Canada at the federal, provincial and territorial level, and in jurisdictions around the world. While there have been many changes in terms of the practices, procedures and policies that have been implemented to ensure that a jurisdiction delivers modern and effective correctional services, the most significant changes have been around the type of leadership needed to affect transformation and to ensure that it “sticks” going forward.
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SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP IN CORRECTIONS: THE CHALLENGE OF MAKING POLITICS AND CRIMINOLOGY COMPATIBLE Philip Wheatley This paper explores the complexity of being a successful leader in corrections, examines the components of successful leadership in such a challenging environment and identifies the practical management and leadership skills that generate success.
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TWO PERSPECTIVES FROM NORTH AMERICA ON PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CORRECTIONS Paul Gendreau & Mario A. Paparozzi The qualities needed for effective leadership in corrections are discussed from two vantage points. The commentators, while both academic/consultants at the present time, each has had extensive and different experiences in the field (i.e., prisons and community corrections). The first commentator takes a micro look at the functioning of correctional administrative leaders from Canadian jurisdictions while the second provides more of a gestalt viewpoint on the qualities of leadership desired in the United States. While both phrase their critiques from different angles, there is a broad consensus on the skills, values and function of […]
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THE CORRECTIONS DATA DOCTRINE Alphonzo A. Albright This essay highlights the importance of creating an all-encompassing data-sharing capability with a bottom-up approach starting at correctional facilities up to counter-terrorism government agencies. Increased information sharing about gang or terrorist affiliations in the prison system will empower counter-terrorism authorities by giving them predictive and educated analysis of potentially radicalized individuals. This paper proposes that intelligence offered from a corrections data doctrine will help curb the amount of attacks occurring all over the world. Capturing data surrounding potential radicalization can be accomplished through a combination of offender management systems and subsequent business intelligence analysis tools. Improved inter-governmental data sharing will thereby increase the […]
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EXAMINING THE ROLE OF CONNECTION TO CULTURE AND COMMUNITY IN PROMOTING INDIGENOUS INMATE ENGAGEMENT WITH EDUCATION IN PRISON Charlotte A. Boyce, Justin S. Trounson, & Jeffrey E. Pfeifer Research indicates that Indigenous groups are overrepresented within prison populations, representing a significant challenge for corrections agencies in a number of countries. Among other things, it is clear that the overrepresentation of Indigenous people across the justice system is a complex, multidimensional issue requiring a significant amount of insight and empirical examination in order to identify and address the range of contributing factors. Although there are likely to be a variety of historical, social and cultural factors that contribute to the high rates […]
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