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ESF has completed a variety of developmental and training projects for various Corrections Departments throughout the country including:
- Maryland Adult Corrections Pre-Release:
ESF designed, developed, and validated a series of programs to train inmates who are scheduled for release from Adult Corrections Centers. The self-instructional units included:
- Job Interview Techniques
- Job Search Procedures
- How to Apply for and Receive Credit
- Budgeting
- How to Fill Out Job Applications
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- State of Maryland City & County Jail Pre-Release
ESF designed, developed, and validated a series of Pre-Release programs similar to those prepared for the State of Maryland. These training units were designed for use in correctional centers throughout the United States.
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- American Correctional Association
ESF conducted a series of regional workshops nationally for the American Correctional Association. The workshops involved training for correctional training officers from adult correctional institutions throughout the United States.
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- Illinois State Department of Corrections
ESF conducted training for the in-house training development staff of the Illinois State Department of Corrections, who designed, developed, and validated the entire correctional officers training program for the new training academy in central Illinois. ESF was responsible for the design and supervision of the development of the first systematically developed and individualized statewide correctional officers training program.
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- Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Juvenile Services
ESF conducted several workshops to train the staff of Victor Cullen Vocational School to develop instructional materials for 3M's Sound-Page System.
ESF developed 200 Sound-Page units for eight different subject areas. Each unit contained self-diagnosis, audio instruction with worksheet activities, and Skills Lab activities. The areas included:
- Health
- Arts and Crafts
- English
- Math
- Science
- Special Education, and
- Basic Electricity.
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Law Enforcement
ESF has completed a variety of developmental and training projects for various Law Enforcement Agencies throughout the country including:
- D.C. Metropolitan Police
In November 1971, ESF began a nine-month effort to develop a Basic Officer Training System Design for the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D. C. ESF brought the entire breadth of instructional systems design.
Throughout the design of the police-training program, ESF developed alternative instructional strategies to meet the needs of the Department. Finally, ESF also assisted the Metropolitan D.C. police-training department in implementing its newly designed recruit officer-training program. The result of all the effort expended by the Academy faculty was the development of 120 individualized learning modules covering all aspects of Basic Officer Training. Individualized instruction in Law Enforcement became a reality at the Metropolitan Police Academy in 1973.
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- D.C. Metropolitan Police Staff Training
After designing the Basic Officer Training Program, ESF conducted extensive workshops and consultation sessions with the Police Academy faculty.
While the efforts and energies of Academy instructors were enormous, ESF takes great pride in its own contribution to the success of the venture, and especially in the workshop sessions on individualized instruction, which introduced most of the Academy faculty to the principles, strategies, and appropriate media for modularized learning.
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- Driving Under the Influence
In conjunction with the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, ESF designed and produced a validated learning package for in-service roll call training related to handling cases involving persons driving while under the influence of alcohol. A series of slide-tape presentations were designed to allow for group instruction while three self-instructional workbooks provided for independent study.
The 1972 passage of an implied consent act for the District of Columbia required that all officers be aware of the Act's implications in making a DUI arrest. ESF provided the first mediated and validated modules to be used in D.C.'s In-Service Roll Call Training Program.
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- Maryland Police Training Commission
From 1975-1978, ESF designed, developed, and validated a series of self-instructional packages for the Maryland Police Training Commission (MPTC). MPTC establishes the requirements for police training throughout the State of Maryland. Modules were developed on the following topics:
- Emergency Driving Skills
- Court Presentation Techniques
- Accident Investigation
- Patrol Techniques
- Highway Surveillance
- Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
- Traffic Direction and Control
The self-instructional units were field-tested with Maryland police officers. In addition, the units were review by subject matter experts. The intensive review process resulted in updating all self-instructional units.
These training materials were made available throughout Maryland to large and small police jurisdictions. The self-instructional, self-paced nature of the materials allowed officers to receive in-service training at a reduced cost without affecting the quality of their training. In many cases, the ESF materials led to more effective training since it freed instructors from the burden of large group-scheduled classes.
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