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Correctional Career

Survival

Skills

Part 1

John Shuford

stress

TRAUMA

Staff turnover is a major concern for corrections leadership in both prisons

and jails. In many states, it is at crisis levels. Some institutions have vacancy

rates more than 40% and turnover rates of more than 50%. Much of this

turnover rate is among the new hires; many of whom don’t last beyond the first

year. Of equal concern is the loss of staff with service of 8 to 10 years and more.

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