Corrections Training
Corrections training is essential for equipping staff with the skills and knowledge to manage inmates effectively and maintain facility security. This directory offers articles on various training programs, techniques, and best practices within the correctional system. Proper corrections training ensures that officers are prepared to handle the challenges of their roles, promoting safety and professionalism. Explore our section on additional career development resources.
Secretary Jeffrey Macomber called the class “a stride toward fulfilling the ’30×30' pledge to increase the proportion of women in correctional cadet roles to 30 percent by 2030”
How supervisors can leverage the disappointment of failed promotions to offer constructive feedback and targeted developmental support to their team members
The safety of your personnel, your facility and your inmates depend on these inspections
Since medical providers must be fair and consistent, it is important to differentiate medical need for a low bunk from requests made for non-medical reasons
The fallout from the #FeelingCute challenge is just the latest example of an issue that keeps coming up in the digital age
Part of a supervisor’s duty is to cultivate tomorrow’s correctional leaders while building a more capable pool of staff members for their department
If you compromise your safety, you compromise the safety of your fellow staff as well
Here’s how to maximize detection using technology combined with physical searches
Staff can gain confidence in their techniques and skills when they train in realistic, dynamic environments
The logbook is a tool that has the power to protect or destroy someone
The ability to communicate effectively is probably the greatest skill correctional officers can learn
Good leadership inspires others to perform their best
Expect to be challenged physically, mentally and emotionally
In the search for effective interdiction practices, prisons and jails are a largely untapped resource
This is potentially the worst position for officers because they are subject to chokes and strikes to the back of the head
Here are some of the positive things about a career in corrections that all COs should be reminded of
In order to make sound correctional decisions, it is imperative you actively listen to the offender population
Officials from Occupational Health and Safety have launched an investigation into Osagiede’s death
Given the nature of the work, a job in corrections comes with a particularly high amount of stress
When you keep moving past potential distractions, you broadcast your intentions to maintain the safety and security of your housing unit
While training, equipment carried and policies vary widely in probation/parole work, officer safety remains the priority
Recently released video showed a hostage situation at a prison in Arizona. Here’s what we can learn from it
Inmates are tuned in to the level of ownership you feel for the correctional facility you are tasked with running
While contraband control is a year-round endeavor, facilities can see a spike in trading of illicit goods over the Valentine’s Day holiday
Anthony Gangi, along with other experts from the field, share true stories of how fear can be used to motivate
What can leaders, managers and supervisors within a law enforcement agency do to mitigate work-related stress experienced by officers?
Anthony Gangi and Russ Hamilton sit down with William Young to discuss the emotional damage that can impact a correctional officer’s mental health and well-being
From developing your personnel to being primed on department policy, here are some steps to success for new correctional supervisors
While we can’t predict the future, we can plan how we will react to what happens next
A group of 20 inmates received degrees from the University of Maine at Augusta