|
2012
|
Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights for the NYC Department of Correction Workforce
New York City Dept. of Correction (New York, NY).
“The New York City Department of Correction is committed to providing victim friendly, victim focused services to all crime victims. It is fundamental to our vision, mission and values. Accordingly, the following Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights is established specifically for all of us who are members of the Department of Correction workforce.” It establishes what can be relied upon from the Agency if the individual is a victim of a crime committed while performing their duties, as a victim of a c... Read More
|
1 page
|
|
2010
|
CBRN Protective Ensemble Standard for Law Enforcement: NIJ Standard-0116.00
National Insitute of Justice (Washington, DC).
“This document is a voluntary performance standard for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective ensembles for use by law enforcement. It defines both performance requirements and the methods used to test performance" (p. vii).... Read More
|
137 pages
|
|
2010
|
Bureau of Prisons: Evaluating the Impact of Protective Equipment Could Help Enhance Officer Safety
U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC).
“GAO examined the (1) equipment that BOP [Bureau of Prisons] and selected state departments of corrections (DOC) provide to protect officers, and the officers’ and other correctional practitioners’ opinions of this equipment; (2) extent to which BOP has evaluated the effectiveness of this equipment, and factors correctional equipment experts consider important to the acquisition of new equipment; and (3) institutional factors correctional accrediting experts reported as impacting officer safety,... Read More
|
"April 2010."|70 pages
|
|
2009
|
Connecticut Correctional Officer Safety Forum
Information at this blog provides "a forum dedicated to correctional officer safety, and improving safety for all correctional staff" (p. 1).... Read More
|
18 p.
|
|
2003
|
New Approaches to Staff Safety
By Thornton, Robert L.; Schweer, Ronald G.; Barton, Joe S..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Key staff safety training issues for community corrections agencies are discussed. This manual addresses: - Use-of-force continuum;
- Crisis prevention;
- Self defense and physical fitness;
- Oleoresin capsicum;
- Body protection;
- Safety in the office;
- Protection from disasters;
- Arrest, search, and seizure;
- Field work;
- Canine considerations;
- Scenario training;
- And critical incidents.
Appendixes include: a model protocol for criti... Read More
|
130 p.
|
|
1991
|
Health and Safety in the Prison Environment
By Norman, Bonnie.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Oregon Dept. of Corrections. Health Services Division (Salem, OR).
The purpose of this four-hour training seminar is to orient all new health care employees to, and refresh existing employees in, health and safety issues that will reduce staff and inmate risk of exposure to environmental hazards, communicable diseases and physical injury. Three components of the training are: 1) safety; 2) communicable diseases; and 3) sanitation. The teaching format is comprised of lecture, discussion, active participation, and testing. The training package consists of a one-v... Read More
|
67 p.
|
|
1990
|
Worker Safety in Probation and Parole
By Parsonage, William H..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
An overview of worker safety among probation and parole personnel in the 1980's is presented. Examples and trends regarding the victimization of probation and parole workers, along with guidelines for their protection, are discussed.... Read More
|
74 p.
|