Jail administrators have an important role in ensuring that jail operations are conducted in a safe, secure, humane, and legal manner.
The goal of the Jail Administration program is to provide jail administrators with information and tools that can be used to fulfill this role.
Jail administrators
must have knowledge and skills in a wide variety of areas to oversee operations and manage specific functions.
Each module of the current program focuses on specific administrative responsibilities and tools including:
action planning; using jail standards; managing risk; developing policy and procedure; determining staffing needs; managing the workforce; managing inmate behavior; developing a fire, safety and sanitation plan and; assessing jail operations.