Corrections1 Columnists
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The Corrections1 columnist roster features subject matter experts addressing topics including correctional leadership, facility management, corrections officer training, correctional healthcare, corrections grant funding and community corrections.
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RECENT ARTICLES
An oral history offers firsthand accounts from the correctional officers, counselors and staff who lived the realities of working inside Youth Training School, California’s largest juvenile correctional facility
Dr. Gary Slutkin’s groundbreaking approach to violence prevention offers correctional professionals a different way to think about safety, intervention and rehabilitation
When a simple property exchange goes wrong, the damage extends far beyond missing clothing
The job is hard enough. Don’t let gossip, cynicism and workplace drama become the part of corrections that follows you home
Programs focused on accountability, communication, grief and creative expression can strengthen prison culture while preparing participants for life after release
Higher education complements academy training by strengthening the skills correctional officers need to lead, communicate and solve problems
The skills that earn a promotion aren’t always the ones needed to succeed as a supervisor
Recruitment doesn’t end with a job offer. A well-planned orientation helps new corrections employees feel prepared, connected and invested from day one
The evening staff responded effectively when violence erupted, but a breakdown in communication left them unaware of tensions that had been building for hours