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| Editor's Note: Corrections officers are well aware of the dangers of the job. It's not an exaggeration to say that COs have one of the most dangerous occupations in America. Still, routine — the daily grind — can breed complacency in the most vigilant of individuals.  In this week's special Safety newsletter, CorrectionsOne focuses on safety and training issues that should be the priority of every department. — CorrectionsOne Editorial Team |
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| CorrectionsOne Officer Safety Exclusives |
When to hold them & when to fold them |
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When I refer to the "hold them and fold them" analogy what I am talking about is knowing when it's time either to engage or disengage physically from a potentially assaultive inmate. I observed an officer attempting to verbally de-escalate an inmate who was visible angry and violent. The officer was incredibly determined to talk the inmate down without physical intervention. So determined, in fact, that he continued verbalization even after the inmate assaulted him ... Full Story |
Five training targets every department can hit |
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The same problems exists in most correctional facilities: Overcrowding of inmates, not enough equipment for staff or not enough training time set aside to prepare correctional officers for the common obstacles they face. The bottom line is that violent inmate behavior needs to be planned for, trained for and responded to quickly and effectively to maximize safety for both staff members and inmates. Here are five critical areas of training every department should conduct ... Full Story |
| Courage under fire: Corrections officers on the front lines | |
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By Ian Pickett, C.O. California Correctional Institution, Tehachapi |
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"Workplace safety" takes on a whole new dimension when talking about corrections, a profession filled with brave people who put their lives on the line every day. In recent years, some of my partners have come close to death. I've suffered injuries to my back, including bulged discs, nerve damage, and lacerations to my face. Is a little respect too much to ask for working the nation's toughest beat? ... Full Story |
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| Corrections in the News: |
| Overtime, sick leave lucrative for some COs | ||
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MADISON, Wis. — A number of officers with the state Department of Corrections routinely rack up hefty paychecks by working overtime and then calling in sick to recoup their time off.
It's not clear how widespread the practice is, and corrections officials insist that every field has a small minority of people who abuse the system. For one Green Bay Correctional Institution officer, October 2006 was apparently a busy month. On every day he was scheduled to be off, he worked an overtime shift, including working a double shift twice ... Full Story  Overtime catches Pa. prison board off guard Utah DOC boosts pay for COs |
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| "Excellent articles regarding less lethal weapons in corrections. I would like to add one additional 'tool' that we found especially useful, and that is the Police Nunchakus (OPN). Nunchakus are very effective in a jail environment for pain compliance. We have had no injury-related incidents from officers and inmates alike when deploying nunchakus." — John Kraft C-TAC Team 3 Team Leader Travis Co. (TX) Sheriff's Office |
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 Posted in response to: John Stanley's Use of Less Lethal Weapons in Corrections series
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