Following a survey of Michigan sheriffs concerning training needs, a training program for Michigan correction officers was developed. Several types of programs were established to meet the differing needs of local departments: a one-day, 8-hour seminar and a 14-week, 82-hour evening program for smaller departments; a two-day seminar for matrons, a two-week, 80-hour program for medium-sized departments; a four-week, 160-hour program for larger departments, and correspondence courses and video tape training for followup. Ninety percent of the material is oriented toward behavioral science; the remainder concerns record keeping and related matters. The programs were established as accredited courses at the community colleges at which they were held. Response to the training program for matrons was particularly enthusiastic and greatly exceeded expectations. Response was also overwhelmingly enthusiastic to the "jailing the jailers" phase of training conducted to sensitize officers to the reality of imprisonment. The lockup phase was conducted as follows: (1) trainees were processed like ordinary criminal suspects; (2) all lights were kept on and all windows closed; (3) no radios, books or games were allowed; (4) contact between guards and trainees was kept to a minimum; (5) trainees were not told when they would be released (they were actually imprisoned for 24 hours); and (6) a six-hour encounter group was held immediately after release. In one year, 448 persons from 87 law enforcement agencies were trained, totals which more than quadrupled expectations. (KM)