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Identifying makeshift weapons in the jail

Inmates can be resourceful, turning everyday items into dangerous weapons, often to gain status or for protection

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In Today’s Tip, Gordon Graham advises corrections officers on the importance of vigilance in preventing the creation and use of makeshift weapons in jails.

Inmates can be resourceful, turning everyday items into dangerous weapons, often to gain status or for protection. Frequent, unexpected searches of inmates and their environments, along with diligent monitoring of communications, are crucial in countering this threat.

Staying proactive and alert helps maintain safety and reduce inmates’ motivation to arm themselves.

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Gordon Graham has been actively involved in law enforcement since 1973. He spent nearly 10 years as a very active motorcycle officer while also attending Cal State Long Beach to achieve his teaching credential, USC to do his graduate work in Safety and Systems Management with an emphasis on Risk Management, and Western State University to obtain his law degree. In 1982 he was promoted to sergeant and also admitted to the California State Bar and immediately opened his law offices in Los Angeles.
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