Safety of juvenile correction officers and support staff

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In our facility we are allowd to utilize mechanical restraint (Hand cuffs and leg irons) but only so after we have utilized and exhausted all other methods that are listed in our policy and procedure manual with regards to a acting out or assaultive and or self abusive juvenile resident, as they are called in our facility. Crisis intervention techniques, verbal de-escalation, then video camera monitoring of their behavior, if all of these fail then we are authorized to enter a cell and physically engage the juvenile offender and secure them in mechanical restraints until they can contract/agree to have the ability to maintain a level of self control... view full thread

Prediction of Violence: Safer Management Using a Team Approach

Katie Przychodzen

At NCCHC’s 2018 Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care, Joel Federbush, MD, and Allison Genberg, LCSW, CCHP, presented their talk on predictors of violence and using collaborative efforts to reduce use of force against inmates with mental illness. Dr. Federbush’s discussion of factors associated with violence provided the theoretical backdrop for Genberg’s case study of use of force at the Passaic County Jail in Paterson, New Jersey... read full story

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