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Tier Talk Podcast: Education both inside and outside prison walls

In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi talks again with Gary York about how both correctional officers and the public can profit through education

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In this episode, Anthony Gangi and Gary York discuss how officers can gain promotion through education. In a recent article, Gangi explained a need for educated officers to fill in gaps in authority; this not only puts someone who has a view of the larger picture in charge of a correctional facility, but also utilizes someone who knows the policies and procedures first hand. This is advantageous to both the facility and the front line staff, who may respect the authority more of those who came from the same place they did.

And both Gangi and York discuss how educating the public in regards to corrections will not only help diffuse outlandish ideas of prisons and inmate treatment, but also help lay people understand the difficult job of a correctional officer, which can then feed into policies and legislation that will help rehabilitate the correctional system at large.

Tier Talk, hosted by Corrections1 columnist Anthony Gangi, features interviews with industry experts, conversations about hot topics and pressing issues, and offers lessons to new staff and old about the evolving and ever-changing field of corrections.
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