Coaching: The True Path to Proficiency, From an Officer's Perspective

While the potential effectiveness of these core correctional practices is becoming clear, what has been less clear is the ability of agencies to implement these changes at the officer level. Since 1998 a number of training protocols have focused on shifting officers from "check-in" supervision to a more skill-focused interaction between the corrections professional and the client, including training currículums from Trotter (1996) and Taxman (2006); more recent trainings include the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS, Bonta et al., 2010), Effective Practices in Correctional Settings (EPICS), and Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Rearrest (STARR, Robinson et al" 2012). Since beginning implementation of the RNR model and use of STARR skills, the district has seen revocation rates steadily decrease, as evidenced in Figure 2.