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Has there been anyone new to this profession who wasn't cocky or arrougant? We all have growing pains in this profession even those who come in on a so called power trip. It is how each of us who have been in the corrections field for any length of time mentor them and show them the way. If we stand back and let them continue in their current ...

We crush whatever medications that can be crushed. We also use our own small clear plastic med cups pre filled with water and all medication crushed or not gets put in that cup of water and then it is given to the inmate to take. After they take it we also do a visual check of their mouth and under thier tongue. We also have 2 officers present at ...

Here is a copy of what we use in the jail. You will notice that one is in english and the other is the same in spanish.

I have been tasked to complete an entire mentorship program, building it from the ground up for mentoring line staff to become the rank of sergeant and from sergeant to lieutenant so that the transition between ranks is smoother and less traumtic. Does any one have a program like this in place? If so would you be willing to share what you have? ...

We started checking every new inmates temperature at the time of recieving. If there temp was 101 or higher they were isolated until further evaluation could be done by our medical staff. All staff were also required to wear safety mask until after the new inmates temp had been taken.

We scan our paperwork and attached it to their file as well. It is a great tool to use, with all your information in one place all you have to do is pull up that inmate on the computer and all their information is right their. I don't think we will ever be able to go completely paperless, but every little bit helps.

Give me your email address and I will send you a copy of our policy that I wrote. I actually took 4 of our female officers and took measurments on them to give guidlines in inches of what would be acceptable for photographing on a female.

We have an excellent SERT team who has trained other SERT teams in our state and have travelled to a couple of other states to do training. If you are intrested you can contact our SERT (Special Emergency Response Team) Commander Lt. Josh Carey @ jkc@co.hamilton.in.us or 317-776-3246

As long as all of their evaluations are fair and unbiased it is a great tool to bring the under performers up to speed when they see that it can cost them money. But it has to be an unbiased eval not based on freindship or popularity or it will never work.

Look for any book that you can to study criminal manipulation. That will be your biggest issue. They will test the waters with you to see what they can get from you and how much they can get away with.