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Department of Corrections • 2018 Year in Review
Office of the
Chief of of of Staff
Office of of Policy and Planning
The Office of of of Policy and and and and Planning
is responsible for for the
the
the
evaluation of of of correctional and and and and criminal justice information in in in in the
the
the
context of of of of relevant law policy and and and and and practice and and and and and the
the
the
development of of of data analyses studies and and and and and reports to support NJDOC operations The office acts as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a liaison with New Jersey federal other state and and and local law and and and justice system agencies for strategic planning purposes including the
the
development of goals objectives impact analyses and research The Office of of Policy and Planning
consists of of several NJDOC units • • • • Prison Prison Rape Rape Elimination Elimination Act Act (PREA) (PREA) Compliance Unit – This This unit ensures the
the
NJDOC is is is is is is is is compliant with the
the
the
Prison Prison Rape Rape Elimination Elimination Act Act (PREA) (PREA) This This is is is is is is is is accomplished through the
the
the
development review and and and revision of of internal policies and and and management procedures that govern the
the
detection prevention response and and and enforcement of of a a a a a a a a a a a a zero tolerance prison sexual assault policy Administrative Policies and and Procedures Manual (APPM) Unit Unit – The APPM APPM Unit Unit is is is responsible for the
the
generation distribution and and and maintenance of of NJDOC policy statements and and internal management procedures which are documents that impact the
the
the
the
operation of of of all organizational units under the
the
the
the
the
authority of of of the
the
the
the
the
Commissioner Emphasis is is is placed on on on on the
the
the
the
the
the
development of of of of standardized policies and and and and procedures that impact the
the
the
the
the
the
safety and and and and security of of of the
the
the
the
the
public staff staff and and and and inmates Additionally the
the
the
the
the
unit provides training of of of executive staff staff in in the
the
APPM protocol Policy Analysis and Planning
(PA&P) Unit Unit – The PA&P PA&P Unit Unit analyzes the
impact of proposed legislation that may affect inmate population growth departmental budgetary needs needs and and NJDOC NJDOC capital needs needs The PA&P Unit also prepares the
the
annual offender characteristics characteristics report which is is is posted on on on the
the
the
NJDOC NJDOC website and and and files files concerning inmate population characteristics characteristics deaths and and other data These files files are are shared with various criminal justice system agencies Research and and and Evaluation Unit – This unit provides statistical support and and and analysis including empirical research and and and and and program evaluation services to to the
the
the
various divisions
and and and and and units within the
the
the
NJDOC The The primary mission of the
the
the
unit unit unit is is is to to conduct and and and and and facilitate action-oriented research that informs and and and and and influences policy and and and and and practice The The unit unit unit also completes the
the
the
State of of New Jersey’s annual recidivism report and and and and is is responsible for for oversight of of the
the
the
Departmental Research Review
Board and and the
the
the
Rutgers University/NJDOC internship program The unit reports annual calendar year individual inmate admission/ release data to the
the
the
Bureau Bureau of of Justice Justice Statistics Statistics for publication in in in in in the
the
the
National Corrections Reporting Program which is is is is located on on on on on the
the
the
the
the
the
the
Bureau Bureau of of of Justice Justice Statistics Statistics website Furthermore the
the
the
the
the
the
unit is is is responsible for for for for the
the
the
the
the
the
completion of of the
the
the
the
the
the
NJDOC Key
Performance Performance Indicators monthly report for for for for the
the
the
the
the
Governor’s Performance Performance Center Grants Management Unit – This unit unit oversees all NJDOC grant activities Responsibilities include but are not limited to to the
seeking of of funding opportunities technical support to to staff developing grant grant grant grant grant applications applications processing of of of of grant grant grant grant grant applications applications fiscal management of of of of grant grant grant grant grant funds monitoring of of of of grant grant grant grant grant activities and grant grant grant grant grant reporting requirements Members of of of the
the
unit’s staff also report report monthly to to the
the
Social Security Administration Prisoner Match Program • 
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