The Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT) is teaming up with the Texas Jail Association to deliver advanced certification classes to detention officers who want to progress in their careers at sites across the state.
The Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT) was created in 1994 and became responsible for developing and delivering professional development training programs for personnel in juvenile and adult institutional and community corrections agencies. The Institute also provides technical assistance to criminal justice agencies and serves as a host to a number of conferences, training initiatives and meetings of agencies and professional organizations.
The Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT) is teaming up with the Texas Jail Association to deliver advanced certification classes to detention officers who want to progress in their careers at sites across the state.
More than 63,000 offenders in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice participated in educational programs offered by the Windham School District during the 2011-2012 fiscal year, which have been found to decrease recidivism rates, increase employment opportunities, and result in higher wages and higher levels of educational achievement among participants, a study at Sam Houston State University found.
Faculty from the College of Criminal Justice and Correctional Management Institute of Texas at SHSU evaluated the effectiveness of education and vocational programs offered by the school district on offender outcomes. Some of the programs included were the Adult Basic Education Program, which includes literacy training and GED preparation; the Post Secondary Education Program, which provides continuing education in vocational and academic settings; Career and Technical Education, which integrates career path planning and technology training to prepare offenders for the workforce; and the Cognitive Intervention Program, which addresses thinking patterns and is designed to improve behavior.. . .Read more
Correctional officials from across the country gathered at the Correctional Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University to learn incident command and emergency preparedness skills to deal with crises ranging from daily issues to large scale disasters in their institutions.
Thu Feb 7, 2013 2:00 pm - 3:00pm Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom
Lupe Washington, Administrator for Public Affairs at the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, will discuss working with youth in the criminal justice system and jobs available in juvenile probation.
Fri, Feb 8, 2013 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom
Dr. Marcus Felson, a professor at Texas State University, developed the routine activities theory, which said that crime is relatively unaffected by social cause. He will discuss "How to Be a Crime Analyst." . . . Read more . . .