Book Excerpt: The Art of the Con
The Art of the Con: Avoiding Offender Manipulation, by Gary Cornelius, is aimed toward helping correctional staff understand offenders and their characteristics, behavior and culture. It shows how...
View ArticleThe rise of the online training instructor
In this Information Age, with Internet technology, instant communication, and tools such as Skype, a correctional trainer must wonder at times if there is a place for the more traditional training...
View Article5 reasons why roll calls are invaluable
There are many ‘calls’ in our lives, such as ‘mail call,’ or-‘sick call.’ One ‘call’ that I have always considered important to any corrections facility is roll call. The correctional facility roll...
View ArticleManaging the inmate population: A trainer's perspective
How does a correctional officer manage the inmate population? I have been asked this question many times over my on duty and post-retirement career. Who are the people asking? They include ‘rookies,’...
View ArticleBook Excerpt: The Isolation Debate
For the past several years, law enforcement has been under an intense scrutiny from the media and the public. This attention has resulted from such incidents as use of deadly force, staff misconduct,...
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