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ASCA December 2010 Current Issues Document

The most pressing issues facing corrections administrators are the subject matter of all ASCA's trainings and programs.  All ASCA trainings feature sessions whereby administrators suggest and discuss issues that are currently challenging them, issues that are emerging for their jurisdictions, and issues that are apparently decreasing in significance. A living Issues document is maintained not only from these trainings, but also from surveys conducted during the year. ASCA shares the information of what critical issues are facing corrections with our Federal Partners at the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Corrections, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services so that they can use the information from the report as they plan their research and funding priorities,  The most current list of issues of concern to ASCA members was initially generated during the All Directors Training (ADT) program held in Charleston, SC in December 2009.  It has been updated regularly with further input from the membership, most recently from a member survey conducted in November and December 2010 and from discussion of current issues at the 2010 All Directors Training held in San Francisco, CA on December 3 and 4, 2010.  The final report of  correctional issues facing corrections may be viewed by going to this link.