Publications
Prison Staffing Analysis - A Training Manual
This manual provides guidance that “will enable an agency staffing administrator to set up an agency staffing analysis unit and produce a staffing analysis report for an entire agency” (p.xi).
download the publicationAlternatives for Financing Prison Facilities
Financing alternatives for new prison facilities are examined.
download the publicationMonitoring Correctional Services Provided by Private Firms
The process of monitoring contractually operated correctional facilities is described.
download the publicationContracting for Correctional Services Provided by Private Firms
The drafting of a request for proposal (RFP) and the negotiation of a contract with a private correctional facility are examined.
download the publicationCriminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project
Practical strategies for improving an agency's response to mentally ill individuals can be found in these policy statements.
download the publicationAction Partnerships for Corrections-Based Victim Services
A compilation of sample policies on victims' rights and services in State Correctional Agencies is presented.
download the publicationReport of the Re-Entry Policy Council
Charting the Safe and Successful Return of Prisoners to the Community
download the publicationASCA Reentry Best Practices 2004
Under the leadership of then President Reginald Wilkinson, ASCA published in 2004 Reentry Best Practices: Directors' Perspective. Reentry best practices were submitted by member agencies and clustered into five substantive areas. They were: (1) Prison Programs; (2) Transitional Programs; (3) Mental Health/Substance Abuse Programs; (4) Community Supervision Strategies; and (5) Promising or Unique Services. A copy of the publication may be found by clicking on the link below.
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In 2000, 33 ASCA members submitted articles on a wide range of correctional practices they thought produced the best results. ASCA staff edited and organized the submission into a publication entitled Best Practices in Corrections. A copy of that publication may be downloaded by clicking on this link.
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