NICC On-line PREA Courses for staff

If you are interested in on-line courses on PREA, we are told that these are good and free.

The following is a summary of the latest news, resources, upcoming events, and webinars offered by the National PREA Resource Center (PRC), which is operated by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency through a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

PREA Auditor Training Application Modifications

PRC will be making modifications to the online application portal used to apply for Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) auditor training. The changes will make the application easier to use and will better reflect the qualifications and experience of each applicant. In order to do so, however, the current application needs to be closed. This means that information in any incomplete applications will be lost during the switch to a new application. No information from applications that have been submitted already will be lost.

PRC will close the current application portal in early April. If you have started an application for PREA auditor training and would like to be considered for a future training class, complete and submit your existing application no later than April 1, 2014.

Inmate Education Video and Facilitator's Guide

PRC, along with Just Detention International (JDI), has released PREA: What You Need to Know, a 16-minute inmate education video along with a facilitator's guide to accompany the video. The video and facilitator's guide will help detention facilities implement the inmate education provision of the PREA standards. Detention facilities will be able to show the opening portion (three minutes) of the video during intake to inform incoming inmates about a facility's zero-tolerance policy on sexual abuse and how victims can report such abuse. The full video can be used to provide a comprehensive inmate education program that covers the definition of sexual abuse and sexual harassment; the absolute right of inmates to be free from such violence; and agency policies and procedures toward preventing and responding to it. The facilitator's guide will assist the delivery of the video and offers suggested talking points to tailor the information to the facility's policies and procedures. A complete transcript of the video is included as an appendix in the facilitator's guide.

Click here to access links to download the video and facilitator's guide.

Modifications to Investigations Curriculum

There has been a slight modification to the Specialized Training: Investigating Sexual Abuse in Confinement Settings curriculum, developed by The Moss Group, Inc., which is on the PRC website. Links to video tools that are referenced throughout the curriculum have been added. To view the updated material, click here.