Correctional Officer Training Demonstration Project

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Correctional Officer Training Demonstration
Project

• California Community Colleges Partnering with
  California Department of Corrections and
  Rehabilitation

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CO Training Project

• History
• Program Design
• Project Experiences - Fresno, Napa,
• Santa Rosa
• Experiences/Outcomes
• Stakeholders Meeting

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CO Training Project - History

• CDCR Academy
• Vacancies
• Interagency Agreement
• Project Implementation
• Outcomes
• Lessons Learned
• Where we go from here

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CO Training Program Design

• Classroom and Tactical Elements
• Academic v Military Type Setting
• Home v Away
• CDCR Support
• Assurances
• Three Colleges Selected

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Fresno City College

• First to Start Inside Man
• Enrollment 42 Cadets
• Evening Program Units
• Graduation 24
• Appointed - 24

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Napa Valley College

• Enrollment 25
• Day Program
• Graduation 15
• Appointed - 9

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Santa Rosa JC

• Enrollment 18
• Day Program
• Graduation 16
• Hired at Graduation -14

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A Learning Experience

• Many Assumptions/Assurances
• CCPOA Involvement
• Late Start
• Unanticipated Costs
• Certified Instructors
• Planning

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CO Training Experiences/Outcomes

• Relationships Colleges CDCR
• Cadet Success
• Assignments to Institutions
• Program Evaluation - Cost
• Evaluation of Support Functions
• New Modular Program Design

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Stakeholders Meeting

• Where Double Tree Sacramento
• When June 12-13, 2007
• Who Approximately 125 including College Deans,
  Prison Staff, Chancellors Office and CDCR HQ
  staff.
• What Project Presentation and to Develop Future
  Plans.
• Why To Foster Relationship Between CDCR and the
  Colleges.