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• The 4 Cs of inmate management

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  Maintaining order involves more than just searching and counting inmates and performing inspections. It involves understanding your inmate population

• Duty to intervene applies in jails

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  Tragedy might have been avoided if correctional officers had pressed medical staff for a more thorough check of an inmate's condition

• Transgender corrections officers and religious freedom

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  In a lawsuit, the plaintiff claimed that “strip searches by prison guards who were female at birth conflict with his religious faith, which bars him from exposing his body to a woman other than his wife.”

• OK to use a patrol K-9 for cell extraction?

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  Arrestee claims it was improper to use a K-9 to assist in a cell extraction because as a patrol dog, it was not trained or certified in forced cell extraction

• Identifying and managing the rogue corrections officer

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  Taking a “wait and see” approach or assuming the officer will improve on their own sends the message that the behavior is acceptable

• 6 principles of effective leadership for correctional officers

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  Humility isn’t about being vulnerable and allowing inmates to walk all over you. It’s about the constant quest to improve yourself and learn new things

• Transgender inmates: Treating them fairly, keeping them safe

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  In addition to the risk of depression and suicide, transgender people experience sexual violence, harassment and other adverse conditions at higher rates than the general population

• 4 innovative approaches to inmate suicide prevention

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  Soft cells and suicide smocks and medical monitoring cannot substitute for a caring, observant correctional officer

• Rekindling your passion for the job

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  If you’re one of the people actively working on an exit strategy, there are some important things to consider before you tap out

• Cultural diversity training in corrections: Time for a new perspective

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  Cultural diversity training in corrections must do more than identify differences — it must include strategies for defusing racial tension

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