2023 ACA Philadelphia Program Book_153rd Congress of Correction

WORKSHOPS Friday, Aug. 11 ▼ 8–9:30 a.m.

delivered tangible and practical solutions applicable to the problems of the prison system. • Participants will learn how ACA best practices were adopted and implemented in a penitentiary system. Moderator: Eli Mendoza , Accreditation Specialist, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia Speakers: Gustavo Lopez Acosta , Comisionado Estatal Del Sistema Penitenciario De Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico; Norma Leticia Azpilcueta Medina , Comisión Estatal Del Sistema Penitenciario De Querétaro, Queretaro, Mexico B-1C Findings from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s sponsored “Improving Correctional Training Academies” award presented by The Moss Group, Inc. Track: Prisons/Jails Room 201-C The Moss Group, Inc. was awarded funds from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for a multi-year initiative to examine correctional academy training. TMG’s comprehensive national scan, in collaboration with key correctional organizations, has included administering a national survey of the Department of Corrections curriculum and conducting on-site observations,

including a review of academy organization and infrastructure, technology, training outcomes facilitating staff interviews and focus groups. The national scan informed the development of guiding principles for adult prison training academies nationally. Learning Objectives: • Understand the complex challenges associated with correctional training identified through professional curriculum review, on-site academy observations, surveys, interviews and focus group participation and how these complex challenges impact retention in correctional facilities. • Review the findings that informed the development of guiding principles for professional correctional training and academies. • Examine ways to further align and reinforce training academy activities with the expectations of current corrections staff that support an agency’s mission, goals, values and objectives. Moderator: Bernie Warner , President, The Moss Group, Inc., Washington, D.C. Speakers: Rollin Cook , Project Advisor, The Moss Group, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Hope Cooper , Project Director, The Moss Group, Inc., Washington, D.C.

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