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Breaking the Code of Silence: Correction Officers' Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct

Publication year: 2007 | Cataloged on: Aug. 24, 2007

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  • Breaking the Code of Silence: Correction Officers' Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct

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Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: Critical issues related to staff sexual misconduct with offenders are discussed. Sections of this handbook are: introduction; the need to talk about this now; what staff sexual misconduct entails; consequences of staff sexual misconduct; how correctional environments enable sexual misconduct; victimization; communication, gender, and abuse histories; tools for defining and identifying inappropriate relationships with offenders; what happens when an allegation of staff sexual misconduct is made; what are your rights during a staff sexual misconduct investigation; the legal consequences; prevention; and conclusion.

Also included is a copy of the "50 State Survey of Criminal Laws Prohibiting the Sexual Abuse of Individuals Under Correctional Supervision."
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