Corrections Connection: This Week In Corrections

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By Kevin E. Bedore , Canadian Federal Correctional Officer, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Are we really training our officers to win? Unfortunately I do not think so. It sadly is the ideals of budgets and restraint thereof that is often the determining factor in what is deemed essential training with regard to officers. It is hard to fathom how 'saving a few bucks' could ever be seen by anybody as being favorable to 'saving a few lives'.
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Detention Officer – Maryland – Anne Arundel County

Detention Officers with Anne Arundel County are career minded individuals who are part of a team of dedicated public safety officers. They take great pride in their community service by ensuring the safety and security of inmates and therefore, the citizens of this county. This is responsible work in adult corrections in maintaining order and supervising inmates in the County Detention Center.

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