Assessment Tool to Support Your Agency

This self-assessment helps your agency reflect on current practices in staffing, safety, wellness, decision-making, and—most importantly—your ability to collect and use data to support those areas.

• Get a summary with prioritized recommendations for strengthening workforce planning and data capacity.
• Access optional, targeted technical assistance from the Safe Inside team.
• Responses are confidential and used only to support your agency’s improvement efforts.

This tool is part of the Safe Inside initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and Arnold Ventures.

It helps corrections agencies take stock not only of staffing, safety, and wellness, but also their capacity to collect, manage, and use data to guide decisions and demonstrate outcomes.

Your responses are not graded or judged. They are used only to highlight strengths and areas for growth, so the Safe Inside team can tailor technical assistance and workshops to your agency’s needs.

All responses are confidential. They will never be shared publicly or used for compliance or oversight.

• 30–45 minutes if completed by one person with prepared information.
• 45–60 minutes if completed collaboratively across roles.

• One coordinated submission per agency.
• Suggested contributors: Data/Research lead, Operations lead, and a Senior Leader (Director or Deputy)
• If perspectives differ, discuss together and submit the best agency-level view.

• Structured questions across Staffing, Safety, Wellness, Decision-making, and Data capacity.
• Clear definitions and prompts to support consistent answers.
• A summary of results and recommendations after submission.

• Responses are confidential and used only to inform Safe Inside technical assistance.
• No individual responses will be shared outside the Safe Inside team.