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Corrections Career & Advancement
Correctional Officers - The View From Inside
Most of us don't give much thought to the prison system. A person is found guilty. The gavel slams down. Unless you were personally touched by the crime, then that's it. The guilty person is locked away. Out of sight, out of mind.
Verbal abuse: 5 kinds of deflectors
Video: How to deflect verbal abuse from inmates and avoid getting angry.
Can an officer do that? It all depends...
Video: How to avoid legal trouble by understand the concept of "the totality of the circumstances".
Facebook: Friend Or Foe?
With law enforcement being such a high-profile public job there can be serious consequences arising from online missteps that extend beyond family and friends and into the work place.
5 Signs You're A Bad Corrections Employee
With some of the occasional friction between fellow staff members, we all should contemplate this list and look inward -- in order to make this a better place for us all to work. Remember, "Our number one goal is to go home safe to our loved ones." Some of these might make you stop and say "HUM?"
General Corrections-Related TopicsCorrections articles from American Correctional Officer Intelligence Network Roll Call. Click Here for the October 2010 issue: - Budget cuts prompt Oregon's first prison closure
- The spiraling costs of incarcerating prisoners
- Housing state inmates in Butler's jail proving profitable, official says
- Oklahoma's new asylum may be prison
- Inmate tried to fax death threat
- ACLU sues South Carolina jail over Bible policy
- California prison bans visitor hugging and kissing
- Corrections Officer: Allegan County jail 'unsafe' for inmates, officers
- Corrections Around the World
Click Here for Sept. 2010 Issue of Roll Call
CorrectionsOne News Sept. 2010: U.S. Executions Held Up By Drug Shortage.
Some states are scrambling to find sodium thiopental or are considering another drug. The drug manufacturer does not expect to have more of the drug until January at the earliest.
A Corrections Quandary:Mental Illness and Prison Rules
While investigating information dealing with the MHI move and critical issues, AOCE members found this article from the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Jerry Brudos: Serial Killer
See this five part documentary about Jerome "Jerry" Brudos, AKA "The Lust Killer."
Healthy Lifestyle Tips
Summary of tips for health care appointments.
Getting good quality health care before, during, and after a health care appointment
Recommended web sites that have trustworthy health information
If you are looking for health information on the internet, be very careful about which websites you use.
Health Information on the Internet
A [√] checklist to help you judge which websites to trust.
Emotional Stability & Happiness Increase With Age
Stanford University researchers report that as people age, they become more emotionally stable, experiencing happier and more productive living...
The Cost of PTSD
Sadly, the corrections workplace is one of the “natural” environments for the development of PTSD [Post-traumatic stress disorder]. That is because correctional workers are...
Mandatory Overtime = Sleep Deprivation
Don't put your health and safety at risk. Learn how sleep deprivation affects you, and what you can do about it.
Health Alert - Hep C
Working “behind the walls” can be dangerous. Learn about hepatitis C and ways you can avoid getting it.
Inmate Con Games
Ranking Bully Types – The Points System
Like cuddling a cactus, dealing with bullies in any vocation is about as uncomfortable as one can get.
Common Sense -- Do Not Play The Game With An Inmate
What will happen to an employee if he or she reports that he or she has fallen in love with an inmate?
How To Get You One
Staff, that is. A letter of instructions on how to get a female staff to fall in love with you, confiscated by the staff of Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Kansas.
Prison
Pen Pals - A Letter From An Inmate
What would you do if you received an unexpected letter from a would-be prison pen pal? This article describes such an
experience.
Labor / Employee Relations
Labor Relations Information System
Your information resource for law enforcement and fire protection labor and personnel issues.
Personal Safety & Self-Defense
Working in a correctional institution can be a dangerous occupation. These corrections articles provide you with useful tips to that can be applied to the workplace.
(Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that these articles do not represent Oregon Department of Corrections rules, policy, or procedure. They are included for your own personal education. To determine whether the information here may be applicable to your work environment, consult your supervisor and ODOC Policies & Procedures.)
Self
Defense Tactics
Everyone has advice about self-defense techniques, but which ones are the BEST? Learn the most effective tactics now!
Pressure Points: Pluses and Minuses of the Wrist Control
On the inside of the wrist, just above where you'd wear a watch band, is a nice set of nerves ... perfect for a wrist control. This particular pressure point has some pluses and some minuses. Here's how to use the wrist pressure point to your advantage.
Prison Re-Entry
Getting
Out Vs. Staying Out
We're not sure where this article originated, but the author makes a good point. Are we encouraging inmates to get out of prison, or stay out?
Prisoner Re-entry: What It Takes to Succeed
What newly released offenders need to know to increase their chances of success.
Myths & Facts of Re-entry
Are people with felony convictions permanently barred from voting? Are they really unemployable? Read here to separate truth from fiction.
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