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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 a use-of-force module and individual enrollment options launching, correctional leaders and staff now have more ways to build intervention skills and support a culture of accountability
With turnover rates soaring and lawsuits looming, continuous training offers a cost-effective path to retention, morale and safer correctional facilities
These are the skills high-performing employees use every day to make them stand apart from others
Don’t ever rely on the “search incident to arrest” by the arresting or transporting officer
Corrections leaders should watch for corrections officers in their facilities developing inappropriate relationships with inmates
Agencies came together for the mock incident at the Greensville Correction Center
4 Virginia law enforcement and rescue departments completed a quarterly training drill
Advocate Alex Mann, aiming to visit 500 police departments to discuss autism communication, made his first correctional facility visit at stop number 424
An apology should clearly project that you know right from wrong, nothing more
It is important that all staff know and follow their agency’s policies on security, inspections, contraband and escapes
Lack of staff and training impedes policy adherence in the facility, according to 162-page report by federal monitors
Aligning with high-demand jobs, the initiative carves a new pathway for post-incarceration job and life stability
In this excerpt, the author discusses whether rookie officers should begin their career in a minimum unit, or at the highest and most restrictive level of security
We must ensure the people who are using the equipment are trained, authorized and certified to do so
Corrections officers are needed to respond to survey to assess their ability to recognize and respond to signs of mental health challenges or crises
You can learn a lot from phone calls, such as plans for contraband being introduced to your facility or planned assaults on staff or other inmates
Officials cite salary increases for new COs and differential pay as reasons for increased interest in corrections careers
Union says the plan to close the Larch Corrections Center “will harm workers, incarcerated individuals and their families”
Jail staff will show visitors the booking area, administration offices, housing units and the jail kitchen
Your productivity may be dependent on your interpersonal skills
Exploring the importance of diligent observation, swift identification and effective communication in ensuring safety and combating complacency
A council, allowed to meet in secret, advised Gov. Newsom on a $360 million plan to remake the prison grounds as a college campus, with a student union, classrooms and possibly a coffee shop
The Camp GED program offers a flexible, supportive learning environment for the firefighters, helping them balance their duties while pursuing their education
If training academies can facilitate and promote commitment to the occupation, it could be possible to slow the surge of correctional officers leaving the occupation each year
Lieutenant (Ret.) Gary Cornelius discusses steps you can take to maintain officer morale while providing quality supervision of inmates and enhancing the careers of staff.
You don’t get to “win” the fight. You stop when the violence or active resistance has stopped