Training for Correctional Staff

This episode focuses on understanding the difficult circumstances facing people in prisons/jails. It also details ways staff can learn more about these experiences to work with these individuals in ways that make everyone more safe.

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Vaswani, N., & Paul, S. (2019). “It’s knowing the right things to say and do”: Challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice in the prison context. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 58, 513–534. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12344

This project was supported by Grant [5PBJA-22-AG-00031-MUMU] awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this podcast are those of the host and the research team and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.