[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Nearly 80 percent of law enforcement officers have experienced an on-the-job “near-miss” event that they attribute at least in part to sleep deprivation or fatigue. That’s...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]I recently read an article in a corrections-related magazine that contained the phrase, “Grow your profession.” That...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Like many public safety agencies, the Northampton County (PA) Department of Corrections (NCDOC) regularly updates...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]People v. Bryant, (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. 2017) Officers investigating a noise and trespassing complaint in an apartment parking lot spoke with Bryant as he sat in a car. An...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Editor’s Note: This article is the last in a series on the history of jails: Part 1: Understanding Our Roots: A Brief History of Prisons Part 2: Prison Reform: The Origin...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on the history of jails. Read the article "Understanding Our Roots: A Brief History of Prisons." Jail facilities in the...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Have you ever wondered about the history of prisons? Why were jails necessary? What were they like? How have they changed over the centuries? Since the beginning of...
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[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Stress has long been acknowledged as being detrimental to correctional officers’ health. So what does the research show concerning this topic? Not as much as one would...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]It’s a familiar situation across the U.S.: The county jail is overcrowded, resulting in skyrocketing costs; despite their best intentions,...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Corrections, custody or detention; whatever you call it, it’s one of the most challenging and honorable professions around. However, few people...
