Correctional Management

The Correctional Management topic gives corrections leaders news and information to help them lead their staff and manage their facility in the face of tough issues like shrinking budgets and overcrowding. This topic also gives corrections officers an avenue to prepare themselves for a rise through the ranks.

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Do correctional leaders understand what job satisfaction means to line staff?
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In 2009, the Bureau of Justice Assistance funded a study to enhance hiring, retention and leadership development by providing correctional leaders with evidence-based workplace insights. Over 2,000 line staff and 500 administrators responded, but their views on job satisfaction and their work environments were vastly different. In this tip, Lexipol co-founder Gordan Graham shares why leaders must understand how line staff perceive job satisfaction in order to improve correctional officer recruitment and retention.

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Ariz. jail offers tablets to inmates as part of new program
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Pima County Jail offers inmates tablets to inmates at a cost to inmates and their families. Everything sent and received is vetted.
The 'Officer Dignity Initiative'
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The video presents the efforts of Michigan Corrections Organization and other strategic partners to protect employee dignity, promote consistent prosecutions, and hold inmates accountable for both liquid assaults and sexual deviant behavior toward corrections employees.
Corruption behind bars
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CorrectionsOne Contributor Gary York explains how corrupt corrections officers taint the image of the prison system.
5 inmates stabbed during Chicago jail fight
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Weapons made from inhalers were recovered after the fight.
Life in prison: Newbies vs pros
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Life behind the doors of a maximum security prison.
Chicago jail fight injures 2 COs, 20 inmates
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About 20 inmates and two correctional officers were injured in a series of fights at a jail in Chicago.
An inside look at the highest security prison
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A look at gangs inside Santa Rita Jail
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National Geographic gets an inside look at how violent Santa Rita Jail inmates can become and the struggle COs face on the inside.
How to remedy toxic leadership in corrections
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PoliceOne Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and with Lt. David Crisler Jr. discuss battling toxic leadership within correctional organizations how to remedy this problem.
The power of apology: When and how COs should say sorry
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Doug Wyllie PoliceOne Editor in Chief interviews Matt Stiehm about the power of apology and how to use it in a strategic manner.
Why every CO should ask themselves 'would I work for me?'
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Manuel Ovalle discusses how to identify weaknesses in oneself and reminds his trainees to pinpoint and address their own weakness, while setting a critical, yet understanding tone.
How self-reflection creates better leaders
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Manuel Ovalle discusses how to identify weaknesses in oneself and reminds his trainees to pinpoint and address their own weakness, while setting a critical, yet understanding tone.
Gladiator Days (Prison Documentary)
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This 2002 HBO documentary "Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder" clearly aims to make a point about violence in prisons, but definitely has some interesting case examples and video footage to consider.
Father of slain correctional officer speaks
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Donald Williams speaks about the murder of his son Eric Williams, a correctional officer at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan in Wayne County, Pa.
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