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2012
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Discover Corrections
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
Discover Corrections.com.
This website is a great resource for those individuals looking for a job in the corrections field or just wanting some information about correctional employment. Points of entry are: why corrections; explore the field; career resources; find your job; stories from the field; latest job postings; and corrections in your area. The last access point takes you to quick facts and salary information (if given) about community corrections (parole, probation, and juvenile services), jails and detention ... Read More
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2012
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Tattoo Policy
New York State Police (Albany, NY).
This policy covers visible tattoos on staff having visible tattoos. In essence, all employees must “present a neat and professional appearance”. Visible tattoos, brands, body piercings, and other body art have to be covered or removed while the person is in uniform or business attire.... Read More
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1 page
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2011
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Strategic Planning for Diversity
By Gray, Jody.
American Library Association (Chicago, IL).
While written for libraries, this is a great resource for those agencies wanting to create and implement a diversity plan. Sections of this resource are: building a diversity plan; building support; defining diversity; assessing need—the environmental scan; review other plans; mission and vision; priorities and goals; and accountability—evaluating and assessing the plan. Links to examples of pertinent documents and additional resources are liberally spread throughout this document making it a gr... Read More
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7 pages
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2010
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Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
Families need all the support available when dealing with the death of a loved one. The Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program is an often overlooked resource for “eligible survivors of public safety officers whose deaths are the direct and proximate result of traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty or certain eligible heart attacks or strokes.” PSOB Act might also be referred to as the Hometown Heroes Survivors’ Benefits Act. Public safety officers are federal, state, and local ... Read More
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3 p.
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1996
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Parallel Perceptions: Gender, Job Enrichment and Job Satisfaction Among Correctional Officers in Women's Jails
By Stohr, Mary K.; Mays, G. Larry; Lovrich, Nicholas P.; Gallegos, Amanda M..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
The available research, presented in this document, comparing men and women in correctional occupations suggests that they tend to be more alike than different in their job behaviors and in their perceptions of the workplace. An important difference was discovered. Female staff bring more of a social service orientation to their work than do male staff, coinciding with the movement toward a human service model for corrections work.... Read More
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24 p.
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