in this presentation, representatives from the new hampshir

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• Supporting PREA Through Technology New
  Hampshire
• Department of Corrections
• xwave Corporation May 2009

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• Agenda
• PREA Primer
• Discussion How are YOU supporting PREA?
• How is NH currently supporting PREA?
• Planned PREA Technology
• Join Us Next Year for a Progress Update!
• Questions

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• In this presentation, representatives from the
  New Hampshire DOC and xwave will explore how they
  are improving the efficiency and effectiveness of
  their PREA activities using elements of the CORIS
  offender management system
• Offender Demographics, Security, Housing and
  Restriction information
• Assessment Tracking (intake and ongoing)
• Programs and Inmate Training
• Incident Tracking
• Including Staff-on-Inmate and Inmate-on-Inmate
• Investigations
• American Correctional Association (ACA)
  accreditation implications and support

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• PREA Primer
• PREA the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
• Designed to combat the troubling trend of
  prisoner sexual assaults
• U.S. Congress conservatively estimates that 13
  of inmates in U.S. prisons are sexually assaulted
• Lowering that number means making necessary
  information available to investigators, assessors
  and administrators, helping them address the
  problem proactively, before assaults occur

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• Discussion
• How are YOU supporting PREA?

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• How is NH currently supporting PREA?

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• Planned PREA Technology

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• Join us next year for a
• progress update!
• Questions?

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• Useful Links
• http//www.wcl.american.edu/nic/Articles_Publicati
  ons/Prison_Rape_Elimination_Act_of_2003.pdf?rd1
• http//nicic.org/prea
• http//nicic.org/Training/PREA
• http//aca.org/standards/pdfs/Proposed_ACA_PREA_St
  andards_Revisions_and_Enhancements_July_7_20081.
  pdf
• http//community.nicic.gov/blogs/prea/archive/2007
  /11/19/no-cost-assistance-for-prea.aspx

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• Contacts
• Ron Cormier State of NH, DOC
• CORIS Project Manager
• RCormier_at_nhdoc.state.nh.us
• 603.271.4926
• Doug Rowe xwave Corporation
• Industry Solutions Justice Public Safety
• Doug.Rowe_at_xwave.com
• 800.566.9772 ext. 225