Bonieta 123 ONLY

The purpose of this survey is to gather information regarding Corrections Issues and Trends from criminal justice professionals working in correctional facilities. With the collected data, I will compare textbook theory with current best practices for my research project paper. Please answer the confidential questions as honestly as possible. Thank you!

Instructions: Answer each question by circling the appropriate response(s) or providing the requested information. Please return the completed form to me within three (3) days.

1. Which type of facility best describes your work environment?

A. Federal Correctional Facility

B. State Correctional Institution

C. State Work Release Center

D. County Jail

E. Private institution

F. State Probation

G. County Probation

H. Other ______________________________________

2. Please provide information regarding your work environment:

Location (State)	Size (How many inmates/offenders)	Type of Inmate/Offender
Virginia	1600	Felon

3. Please provide information regarding your correctional professional history:

Years of Service	Rank	Highest Academic Degree Earned
8	officer	n/a

4. Please rank the following issues based on your experience historically and within your current employment. Place an X in the box that applies to your choice.

C = Critical Issue I = Important, but not critical P = Possible Issue N = Not an Issue
	Correctional Issues	C	I	P	N
1	Overcrowding/High Caseload	x
2	Building design				x
3	Safety	x
4	Impact of Technology		x
5	Privatization				x
6	Standards & Accreditation				x
	Offender Issues: Type of Inmate/Offender
7	Sex offender				x
8	Youthful offender				x
9	Elderly offender				x
10	Mental Health		x
11	Physical Handicap				x
12	Violent		x
13	Female				x
14	Male				x
15	Juvenile				x
16	Race Issues				x
17	Drug offender				x
	Employment Issues
18	Training	x
19	Pay	x
20	Working hours			x
21	Employee retention		x
22	Resources to deal with offender		x
23	Agency leadership		x
24	Suicide				x
25	Personal/family support (EAP)				x
26	Politics				x
27	Promotion opportunity		x
28	Other:

5. From the critical issues listed above, what do you think are the trends for Corrections?

Overcrowding and safety play a major role in trends for correction as it can cause a situation that is not conducive to the safety of

staff or inmates. It makes the workload strenuous for the officers which could cause careless mistakes when handling

inmates. Training is always an issue because without training, mistakes can be made that could be costly and fatal. Pay is always an issue for law enforcement officers in the jail because of the type of work that they do and some offices feel that they are overworked and underpaid. It is a dangerous job.

Thank you for your participation!