In August, two project team members attended the Correctional Leaders Association (CLA) conference (Aug. 10?12) to represent the VACA project and share information about the program with DOC leaders.?Additionally, CSG Justice Center staff began planning a webinar to kick off the project in November 2023 for sharing engagement questionnaire results, building a Corrections Analyst (CA) community via facilitated breakout sessions, and presenting more information about VACA.?We started developing CA standards and a Community/Discussion Forum for corrections analysts to find information, build connections, and ask questions of other corrections analysts. This forum would be a private resource, administered and moderated by the CSG Justice Center.??
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CSG Justice Center staff emailed DOCs the engagement questionnaire to assess the current responsibilities, capabilities, and proficiencies of corrections analysts, as well as training needs and priorities.?CSG Justice Center staff also emailed DOCs the webpage link. We received 54 responses to the questionnaire in August. The Advisory Council and CLA shared the webpage and engagement questionnaire with their corrections contacts.??
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