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• Video review: Officer dives down courthouse stairs to prevent suspect's escape

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  Court security officers must be ready at any given moment to respond to a critical incident in the courtroom

• Ethics in corrections: How to avoid unduly familiar behavior

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  Ethical behavior isn't just about what is right vs. what is wrong, it is also about making decisions that keep both officers and inmates safe

• Understanding inmate discipline and limited due process

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  Forget everything you have heard about how inmate discipline was handled 'back in the day'

• How to make emergency preparedness a priority

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  Steps correctional facilities can take to ensure staff are prepared for when the next emergency hits

• The value of crisis intervention training for corrections officers

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  With the number of people with mental health issues booked into jails increasing each year, crisis intervention training is becoming increasingly important

• The importance of tactical posturing and positioning in corrections

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  Helpful tips for positioning yourself in a way that will protect you from a sudden assault

• How not to fall prey to inmate con games

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  Officers should always control the time and place of any interactions with inmates

• COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response

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  The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations

• How to make a successful hire in corrections

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  If a rookie corrections officer has the right attitude, everything else they need to know they can learn, which is the responsibility of both the FTO and the new hire

• Situational awareness during inmate escorts

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  Avoid being complacent during this routine task

• Controversy ensues after supervisors at NC prisons get TASERs

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  Since the start of the pilot program, TASERs have been used "sparingly and judiciously" to stop serious assaults

• Excessive force: Correctional officers must intercede and report

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  When you see another CO using force you know is unreasonable, you are required to intercede

• After field training: How to take advantage of hidden learning opportunities

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  After your initial training, it can seem like you are not seeing or learning nearly as much

• It will all come out in the wash: Checking for contraband in the laundry

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  Many facilities use inmate workers to wash clothing and bedding, making the laundry room a high-risk location for contraband storage and exchange

• Pa. COs to receive training on how to recognize seizures

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  A resource coordinator with an epilepsy foundation said it has become common for officers to mistake a seizure for drug intoxication

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