Is an inmate about to fight?
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They will lace up and remove clothing. The shirts come off to avoid the hockey fight scenario, shirt pulled over head and upper arms rendering them somewhat defenseless. When the area you are working becomes eerily quiet and that spidey sense starts tingling…. it’s time to get ready for trouble...
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Minimum Preparation Requirements for Correctional Officers: Part 1
The type of people recruited to work in this country’s prisons directly affects the success of that system. Toward that end, it is necessary to understand what the correctional systems are using as a screening tool for potential employees. This article provides a snapshot of the current minimum educational and age requirements for the state correctional systems as well as the Bureau of Prisons. It also provides a review of the Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP), which targeted the educational requirements for corrections personnel... read full story
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