Vol.16 No.7 - Federal Government Giving Away Surplus Property for Correctional Institutions - March 27, 1985

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Federal government surplus real property is made available at no cost to state and local correctional facilities and programs under the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. The DOJ, working with the GSA, also authorizes reimbursement for qualifying purchases made between March 1, 1982 and Oct. 12, 1984. Briefings in Washington, New Orleans, and Kansas City prepare eligible jurisdictions, with a final briefing planned for San Francisco, and an application kit and guidance provided by DOJ.

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SURPLUS PROPERTY: Feds Giving It Away

Refunds Offered for Property Purchased Between 1982-1984

PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING: Psychologist Seeks Comments On Proposed Guidelines

Are Interviews Necessary?

Follow-up Interviews and Secure Hiring Procedures

EXECUTIONS and Maine Orders

Job Listings

In the Courts

Helping Incarcerated Learners

Vol.16 No.7 100%Free... ## FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVINGAWAY SURPLUS PROPERTYFOR CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS Refunds Offered For PropertyPurchased Between 1982-1984 Under the terms of the Comprehensive CrimeControl Act of 1984,which President Reagan signedinto law on Oct.12,the U.S.Department of Justice(DOJ),working with the General Services Adminis-tration(GSA),is now making Federal surplus realproperty available at no cost for state and local cor-rectional facilities and programs. The Comprehensive Crime Control Act alsoauthorizes DOJ to provide for the reimbursementof monies paid for the purchase of Federal surplusreal property for correctional purposes betweenMarch 1,1982,and Oct.12,1984. The provisions of the new legislation weredescribed to state and local criminal justice planningofficials at a Justice Department briefing on the Actheld in Washington on March 18 and 19.Similarbriefings were held last week and early this week inNew Orleans and Kansas City,Mo.A final briefingis scheduled for March 28 and 29 in San Francisco. Lois Haight Herrington,Assistant AttorneyGeneral,said DOJ now has available an applicationkit describing the surplus property program.Heroffice also provides guidance to corrections officialswho want to apply for the surplus property. Eligible for the surplus property are all 50states,the District of Columbia,the Commonwealth (See SURPLUS PROPERTY,continued on page seven) March 27,1985 IN THIS ISSUE SURPLUS PROPERTY:Feds Giving It Away........ ..1 PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING:PsychologistSeeks Comments On Proposed Guidelines.....2 EXECUTIONS: Conducted In Georgia,Texas... .. ..7 MAINE:Ordered To FinanceSex-Change Treatments...........9 JOB LISTINGS . ...........9 IN THE COURTS. ...... ...9 HELPING INCARCERATED LEARNERS Region Iof the Correctional Education Associa-tion(CEA)will hold its Spring Conference April 18-19 in Harpers Ferry,WV,focusing on “The Incar-cerated Learner:Understand,Impact,Affect.”The Conference deals with the nature of the offenderand the total environment.in which he finds himself.For more information,please contact:CarolynSuman,Education Supervisor,Maryland CorrectionalTraining Center,Box 3333,Route 3,Hagerstown,MD 21740. For Police,Corrections... ## PROPOSED GUIDELINES FORCONDUCTING PRE-EMPLOYMENTPSYCHOLOGICAL SCREENING PROGRAMS By Robin E.Inwald,Ph.D.Hilson Research Ine. In a preliminary effort to develop guidelinesfor mental health professionals who conduct psycho-logical screening programs in law enforcement agencies,25 statements were presented to participants at the1984 FBI Symposium on Police Psychological Ser-vices(See Box 1). Participants(all police psychologists),wereasked to vote on each item as to whether they“agreedwith no reservation,"“agreed with some reservation,"or “disagreed.”Fifty-four(or 37 percent)of approxi-mately 147 participants returned the questionnaireand 26 of these respondents also made specific com-ments about possible revisions of individual items. Some participants at the conference volunteeredthat the reason they had not filled out the question-naire was because they were involved in aspects ofpolice psychological services other than selection anddid not want to skew results for those working in thisarea.In any case,it can be assumed from the natureof this conference,that those who did respond repre-sented previously identified experienced police psy-chological screening services to law enforcementagencies. Results from this survey suggest that with theexception of item number 25,calling for a "secondopinion”whenever possible,fully 80 percent ofthese respondents agreed with no reservationsor agreed with some reservations to each of the pro-posed guidelines.The majority vote for all of theguidelines was in the “agree with no reservations”category(See Table 1). Are Interviews Necessary? From a review of the extensive comments that wereadded,it was also apparent that much of the di

FAQs

What law authorizes the federal government to provide surplus property to correctional institutions at no cost?

The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 authorizes the DOJ, working with the GSA, to make federal surplus real property available at no cost for state and local correctional facilities and programs.

What period of purchases is covered for reimbursement related to federal surplus property?

Reimbursement is authorized for monies paid for the purchase of federal surplus real property for correctional purposes between March 1, 1982 and Oct. 12, 1984.

According to the survey results, should follow-up psychological interviews be conducted?

The results indicate 65% of respondents agree follow-up interviews should be conducted, 17% agree with some reservations, and 18% feel they are not necessary.

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