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Placing inmates in a kneeling position
we are taught that in training but it is rarely used. if so it would be kneeling and inmate leaning forward with arms out behind him so if he tries to pull away you go right back out at 2 1/2 and he ends up “spun-out” with your knees resting on his back...
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Three Concepts of Rehabilitation
In corrections, we often hear the word rehabilitation. That word and ones similar to it are seen a lot in corrections. A citizen asks a jail superintendent ‘What types of rehabilitation programs does your jail offer inmates?’ A jail education teacher states that by attending her class, the inmates have a chance at rehabilitating themselves. Moreover, let us not forget the inmate who tells the judge that he is working hard at his ‘rehabilitation’. In November 2015, I wrote a column for the Corrections Connection: ‘Volunteers, Change and Cupid the Cat’. In this column, I would like to discuss change in more depth, as well as three concepts. They are rehabilitation, change and narcissism... read full story
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