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Elaine Crawley - Prison Officer Training
Elaine Crawley - Prison Officer Training
Centre for
Prison Studies
(SUCPS)
Dr. Elaine Crawley
Director
www.sucps.salford.ac.uk
'Prison Officer
Training: What is
'enough'? What should
it look like? How can
we best deliver it?
Structure of presentation
The work of the Salford University
Centre for Prison Studies
The need for professionalism in
prisons
Prison officer training: some
international comparisons &
criticisms
The Future: Where do we want to
be?
It
Radicalisation
prisons
and extremism in
Imprisonment Today
Managing
Training v Education
So now.
The current recruitment process for
applicants to work in public sector
prisons begins with a one-hour
online numeracy test, completed at
the time of application. If the result
is satisfactory, applicants are
invited to a Recruitment and
Assessment Day.
Is This Enough?
Other
countries do things
rather differently..
In
1st Year
Pre-course
4 weeks at The
Prison Officer
College
Practical work
with close
supervision and
guidance
experience of 42
weeks. Two study
days weekly
Exam theme 1
2nd Year
Theoretical
studies 44 weeks
Works as prison
officers 6 weeks
Exam theme 2, 3,
4, 5, 6.
Project work
3rd year
and
beyond
Working in the
prison
1 further week of
training after
three years in
post, or on
promotion or
change of
responsibility.
Professionalising Prison
officers