| The Office of Research and Planning
provides research, planning, program development and decision
support services to staff in the Department of Correction so they
can make informed policy and operational decisions.
These services are also provided to members of the NC General
Assembly, state officials and the general public. This office
serves all divisions of the department, often facilitating
inter-divisional projects, and assisting in developing legislation,
evaluating and revising policies and procedures, and planning or
implementing new departmental initiatives. |
Decision
Support:
Provide aggregate statistical
information and software applications to assist managers and staff
with policy and implementation decisions.
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Statistical Publications - DOC Annual
Statistical Reports and other statistical documents produced
by Research and Planning, including Research Bulletins,
offender populations and answers to frequently asked
questions. | |
Research and
Evaluation:
Coordinate a variety of internal and external
projects to evaluate program effectiveness and report outcomes to
policy makers.
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Research Guidelines -
Policies and procedures for conducting human subjects and
statistical research within the Department of
Corrections. Download forms required for submission to
Human Subject Review Committee and find information about how
to submit a research proposal on line.
Research
and Evaluation Publications
- Documents reporting on research projects
and program evaluations, such as: Monitoring and
Evaluation Guide for Criminal Justice Partnership Programs,
Lessons Learned: Best Practices for Criminal Justice
Partnership Programs, High Risk Families:
Probationers and Their Children, Report on Trends in North
Carolina Probation and Prison Populations After the Structured
Sentencing Act. There is also a list of topics
for which materials are available in the Office of Research
and Planning Library. | |
Planning/Policy Analysis:
Lead the
Department's efforts to institutionalize strategic planning in the
operational divisions, organizes and facilitates meetings of work
groups engaged in planning activities.
| Corrections
Futures - Information about the
department's long-term strategic planning
efforts.
Planning
Publications -
Documents regarding implementing a strategic planning
process, and information about other projects, such as:
Strategic Planning for Corrections
Handbook, and 1998-2003 Research and Planning Strategic Plan
and most recent
update. | |
Program Development and
Special Projects:
Direct special program development and federal grant
projects.
| Special
Projects Publications -
Documents regarding special projects, such as: 1998-2003 Research and Planning Strategic Plan
and most recent update, Research and Planning Annual Report,
and The Offender Management Model. |
| Cognitive
Behavioral Interventions (CBI) - Cognitive Behavioral Intervention programs present
offenders the opportunity to alter the course of their
thinking that in the past led to criminal behavior. CBI
is used as part of the rehabilitative process for offenders to
help them understand their attitudes and expectations, and
societal expectations. It also creates an awareness of
the consequences of their abusive or criminal actions.
The premise is that offenders will change, if through such
programs they understand the precursors and consequences of
their actions. Professional correctional staff or
treatment and education providers can all be trained to work
with offenders in cognitive behavioral training programs, and
reinforce the concepts in day to day encounters.
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Going Home Initiative - Joint venture between the North
Carolina Departments of Correction, Health and Human Services,
and Commerce and the NC Community College
System.
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| JobStart-II:
Returning Offenders To Employment - A Prison-To-Work Project
- The goal of JobStart-II, an
offender-reentry initiative funded by the North Carolina
Governor’s Crime Commission, is for selected inmates having
job-ready skills to secure and retain employment matching
their skills following reentry to the community.
* Note: The project ended Sept 30, 2006.
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| Additional
Information:
Research
and Planning Staff - Directory of staff
including email address, mailing address and phone numbers.
Glossary -
Corrections related terms and definitions
sorted
alphabetically. | |
