Ethics

The Ethics topic tackles the complex ethical issues that can arise while working in corrections — from developing inappropriate relationships with inmates to leadership's handling of staff misconduct.

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Avoiding deliberate indifference in corrections
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Are you familiar with your agency’s policies that give you the tools to aid or protect vulnerable inmates?
The correctional officer's duty to intervene
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The duty to intervene in an excessive force situation is your legal and moral responsibility
Inappropriate relationships with inmates
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PREA criminalizes any sexual relationship between correctional officers and inmates because of the “imbalance of power”
How to prevent unethical behavior in your facility
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There are a number of situations in corrections that may give rise to unethical practices
Walker State Prison Vietnam Memorial Wall
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More than 200 offenders at Walker State Prison gave Vietnam Veterans in the community the welcome home they deserved on Veterans Day with the unveiling of a 1/4 scale replace of the Vietnam Memorial Wall during a ceremony at the prison.
Brandon Bethea shocked with ECD 3 times before death
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The video shows an officer fired three times and Bethea was left alone for about 20 minutes.
The 2 Most Dangerous Words in Law Enforcement
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Doug Wyllie, Police1 Editor in Chief, and Brian Willis identify and discuss the two most dangerous words in law enforcement and offer suggestions for a better way of responding.
Texas inmates strike
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Inmates from seven prisons are protesting lack of quality water and food, low wages, and poor working conditions
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Prison (HBO)
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America's prisons are broken. Just ask John Oliver and several puppets.
A thank you to corrections officers
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An expression of appreciation and a sincere thank you to corrections officers all over the world.
Inmate abuse in South African prison
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Reports of inmate abuse by British security firm G4S in a prison in South Africa.
Father of slain correctional officer speaks
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Donald Williams speaks about the murder of his son Eric Williams, a correctional officer at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan in Wayne County, Pa.
Inmates take class on fatherhood
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A group of Metro Corrections inmates are being taught a set of life skills many of them never learned from their own parents: how to be a good father.
UN slams North Korea for "unspeakable" prison conditions
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A new UN report compares conditions in North Korea's prison camps to those found in Nazi jails after World War II.
A look into suicide watches
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An exploration of the suicide watch process at Allen County Jail in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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