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​Jail Employee Recruitment &
​Retention Resource Center

Introduction

This website consolidates resources regarding jail employee recruitment and retention.    Links to available resources, recommended actions, and checklists are included.   Ideas from the field provide practical tips.

There are no secret strategies to improve recruitment and retention in the contemporary workforce.  Insightful hard work is needed within each jail to develop effective and long-lasting solutions.  Success requires analysis of the status quo, data collection, specifically designed strategies, involvement of employees, connections to the community and stakeholders, and a transparent and clear commitment by the organization’s leadership.  No doubt funding is an issue, but absent the supporting data, internal persistence to improve the workplace environment and culture, money will not “solve” the current crisis.  

Jails often rely on human resource functions (recruitment, applicant screening, background investigations, etc.) not under the control of jail leadership – either in another part of their organization, or within County government.  Building partnership that emphasis the critical nature of staffing and safe jails are important to gaining the buy-in of these partners.    

Often jails and support agencies are living in the world of “we’ve always done it this way.”  This thinking needs to be challenged.  Addressing recruitment and retention of jail employees is not solved by “old” thinking.  

This site will be periodically updated with new information.   For more information, contact CIPP at: susanmccampbell@cipp.org

  • Checklists to assess and improve jail employee recruitment and retention.  These guides provide talking points for jails leaders in assessing what options might be available, and what current processes need to be challenged and changed. 
    • Recruitment & Retention Checklists:
      • Outline to guide jail leaders in assessing recruitment initiatives 
      • Retention Activities​
  • What Works!  Ideas from the Field
  • Recruitment Resources
  • Retention Planning and Stay Interviews
    • Listening to Your Employees: Advice from Existing Leaders
    • Retaining Jail Employees – Benign Neglect by Jail Leadership
  • Improving internal jail culture required to retain quality employees
  • Involvement of the jail’s community and stakeholders 
  • Jail Leadership Development and Core Competencies
  • Resources

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  • Home
  • Corporate Capabilities
    • Susan McCampbell
    • Mike McCampbell
  • Jail Employee Recruitment & Retention Resource Center
  • Jail Operations
    • Improving Accountability and Transparency in Jail Operations
    • Root Cause Analysis to Improve Jail Safety: Gettin Past Blame
    • Jail Corrections Training/Field Training Programs
  • Jail Leadership Development
    • Jump Start Leadership Development
    • The Future is Now
    • Resource Guide for Newly Appointed Wardens
    • 21st Century Community Corrections Workforce
    • Developing Core Competencies
    • Jail Mentoring Program
  • Core Competencies
    • Summary of Core Competencies
    • #1 - Critical Thinking
    • #2 - Organizational Accountability
    • #3 - External Environment
    • #4 - ​Mentoring & Coaching
    • #5 - Communicating Effectively
    • #6 - Fiscal Management
    • # 7 - Organizational Culture
    • #8 - Mission & Vision
    • #9 - Strategic Planning
    • #10 - Self Awareness & Professional Committment
    • #11 - Establish Authority, Rules & Regulations
    • #12 - Jail's Role in the Criminal Justice System
    • #13 - Decision Making
    • #14 - Managing Change
    • #15 - Manage Labor Relations
    • #16 - Power & Influence
    • #17 - Time Management
    • #18 - Human Resources
    • #19 - Inmate Facility Management
    • #20 - Physical Plant
    • #21 - Reduce Jail-Related Liability Risks
    • #22 - Managing Emerging Technology
  • Contact