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growth of our corrections staff, is not a new one. But it does deserve revisiting in order to benefit the overall functionality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the existing correctional facilities. According to the 2018 Training Industry Report: The highest priorities for training in terms of allocating resources in 2019 are: increasing the effectiveness of training programs, followed by measuring the impact of training programs and reducing costs/improving efficiency, and increas - ing learner usage of training programs. The organization is as strong as its weakest link. The question posed is, “how strong is your organization, your facility and your staff?” We should not send only upper management and civilians to training. All staff should have the opportunity to grow and experience additional learning. The advice here, although not solicited, is simple. Invest in your staff: sworn or non-sworn. Give everyone an opportunity to become more effective, more satisfied with and committed to the industry.

failure, accounts for low achievement among Blacks is irrelevant to personal self-esteem and personal efficacy. In contrast, racial self-esteem is produced by a combination of education, interracial contact, and ideological processes, or beliefs. We are now faced with determining what all this means. What does it all mean? Simply stated, how the officers feel about and view themselves and their work, affects their work ethic, the efficiency of their work and the effectiveness, as well as the, efficiency of the organization. Although measures of accuracy and the elements that can alter self-assessment, as previously mentioned (i.e. age, sex and gender, health, and race) should always be considered. We have seen in research how training improves posi - tivity and builds self-esteem. It heightens the contribution to the industry, in this case, the correctional industry. The idea of investing in the professional and personal

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