NIC Project-National Corrections Collaborative (NCC) Project

 Dear Participant or ACNA Member,

 

Researchers funded by the National Institute of Corrections are seeking effective strategies, policies, practices, and resources to address corrections job stress and trauma through input from officers, community corrections workers, probation and parole officers, case managers, educators, healthcare professionals, and chaplains.  NIC and the field know that exposure to danger, trauma, disease, and long working hours can lead to high levels of work-related stress and fatigue as well as diminishing health, safety, and job performance outcomes for correctional staff and leaders. 

 

The survey will provide foundational information and guidance for NIC’s future work to improve the health and wellness of our correctional professionals.  The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete, your responses to this voluntary survey are appreciated by May 30th, 2025.  You will be asked about your agency, institution and facility type, correctional position, environment, exposure to danger, and working conditions.  The survey also asks some optional demographic questions as well as your educational background and years in corrections.  Please consider taking the voluntary survey which was developed as part of a cooperative agreement with the NIC (23PR11GLP2).   

 

Here is the link to the survey:   https://bit.ly/NICsurvey2

If you have any questions about this research, please contact Mazen_ElGhaziri@uml.edu   

 

UMass Lowell Institutional Review Board reference IRB #21-148-ELG-EXM (9/12/2024).

 

Thank you.

 

Mazen El Ghaziri, PhD, MPH, RN, Assistant Professor and Associate Chair, UMass Lowell

Lisa Jaegers, PhD, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University

 

Thank you for the support on this work.