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.
With facilities constantly short-staffed, today’s corrections training requires innovative scheduling, methods and platforms for success
The program will help the Rockingham County COs learn how to read cues from someone’s body language and brush up on verbal skills to help inmates who may become hostile, suicidal and anything in-between
Addressing misconceptions and safety measures in correctional facilities
The convergence of the scholar and practitioner mindsets helps to create informed criminal justice practices, policies, decisions and services
The prevalence of abuse and instability in the personal histories of many inmates makes them particularly vulnerable to traffickers
Recent videos appear to show correctional officers failing to intervene during inmate attacks on their co-workers. What factors could be at play behind this inaction?
Administrators need to train COs about ways to identify, as well as how to report, suspicious activity that may be related to human trafficking
Setting clear guidelines on what correctional officers expect inmates to do and following up is an effective way to maintain authority
If administrators can understand why people become corrupt, they can better implement measures to deter unethical or illegal behavior
Officials are concerned about exposure to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that can cause harmful effects
Anthony Gangi discusses the interview process and provides tips to ensure your success
Contraband drugs have always threatened the safety and security of correctional facilities, but today they pose an even bigger risk to correctional officer safety
Getting through day one of the academy is just the first of many challenges for correctional officer recruits
Anyone who has worked in a correctional facility knows what “it” is; here are 3 steps to avoid the dread
Willie Walker sprayed the inmate with pepper spray without cause and punched him before planting a “shank” on him
As sexual assaults inside corrections facilities are unusual and shocking, COs can sometimes forget key parts of their job responsibilities
Retired Oklahoma judge Thomas Landrith is hailed as a hero of criminal justice reform. But he is also involved in a more sinister byproduct of criminal justice reform
As criminals become more sophisticated, COs must stay one step ahead to ensure facilities remain safe and secure for inmates, correctional staff and the public
One of the most dangerous and feared homemade weapons in corrections is the shank or shiv; here’s how to defend against an attack
In this episode of Tier Talk, Luis Soto discusses the evolution of academia in relation to criminal justice education
A significant number of unsolved mysteries could be cracked with a simple swab in a violent criminal’s cheek, experts say
It is estimated that between 24 to 31 percent of corrections staff exhibit symptoms of PTSD
The first step to becoming an effective member of any team is to consider the big picture
One of the most important indicators of gang membership or association other than tattoos is information you can obtain from an interview
Warden Ronald Davis failed to report $1,550 in gifts on time and exceeded the annual gift limit that certain state employees can receive from a single source
The dogs train for emergency calls, contraband detection and locating escaped inmates among other security measures at the prisons
It took five officers to restrain the inmate
Police say mistakes were made in leaving a suicidal man alone in the ER, where he grabbed a CO’s ECD from an unattended bag before the OIS
As a first-line supervisor, you are the first step in the decision-making process for handling problems in a correctional facility
Tenika Romero allegedly picked up James Sanders and Ryan Young after they escaped from Parchman Prison
The change only impacts the roughly 75 prisoners in punitive solitary, leaving close to 4,000 state prison inmates isolated in “administrative segregation” untouched
The description of Gary Otte’s reaction to the first execution drug was not enough to show he “was experiencing unconstitutionally severe pain”
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