Correctional Staff Training Academy

The Bureau of Training provides corrections personnel with the skills necessary to successfully complete their tasks and to administer the care, custodial treatment and social reintegration of adult offenders committed to correctional facilities in New Jersey.

The bureau is organized into several units: The Academy, located at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, which conducts basic training for state correction officers; the Firearms Unit, which provides weapons instruction to all trainees attending the Academy; the In-Service Training Unit , which is responsible for overseeing the in-service training program for all custodial personnel assigned to the department; and the Recruitment Unit which is responsible for the recruitment and hiring process of future correction officers.

Legislative Services

The legislative liaison serves as a link between the Department of Corrections, the Office of the Governor, the Legislature and other state departments. It is the responsibility of the liaison to monitor proposed legislation, research its impact and present the department's position to the sponsoring legislator or the committee considering the legislation. In addition, the office is responsible for researching and responding to inquiries submitted by state and federal legislators on behalf of their constituents.

Disciplinary Hearing Unit

This unit provides hearing officers to all state correctional facilities to adjudicate inmate disciplinary charges in a timely and efficient manner, in accordance with the United States Supreme Court's decision in Wolff v. McDonnell.

Total Efficiency Accountability Management System

Total Efficiency Accountability Management System (TEAMS) is the division focusing on field audits of various sites. Monthly meetings are held with facility administrators and their executive staff to critique all areas of facility management and develop new strategies and action plans.