Mental Health, Correctional Staff Wellness Mitigating Mental Burnout: Self-Care Strategies for Correctional Officers Employee burnout is inevitable without proactive actions, especially in highly demanding roles. A...
RFID, Handheld Scanner NFC and RFID: The Tech Siblings Just like siblings, Near Field Communication (NFC) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)...
Leadership, Officer Communication Building Confidence in New Officers: It’s a Team Sport The first few days as a brand-new correctional officer can be a whirlwind of emotions, but...
Rehabilitation, programs Juveniles in Corrections: Is Age Really Just a Number? Does the age of juvenile offenders determine where they are sentenced? And once they are...
Officer Communication, inmate-manipulation How to Remind Disrespectful Inmates of Your Authority Correctional officers are often tested on every emotional level by disrespectful inmates. What can...
Leadership, staffing How to Recognize Quality Applicants and Help Them Grow Into Quality Officers With constant turnover affecting almost every aspect of facility operations and staff morale,...
Communication, Leadership 3 Selling Points That Will Help Your Staff Accept New Technology Do you have team members who are hesitant to adopt new technology in your facility? New tools and...
Supply Passes, Supplies Tracking Should Inmates Be Allowed to Handle Nail Clippers? Are nail clippers considered a basic human right or an extreme security risk in corrections? While...
blog post An Inmate Claims They Weren’t Offered a Meal - How to Prove Them Wrong If an inmate were to claim they weren’t offered a meal, do you have the documentation to prove...
blog post More Than Just a Jailer Written by Clair R. Swain, Training Sergeant at Lewis and Clark County Detention Center Montana...
Proactive Management, Close the Window 3 Quick Tips to Become More Proactive on Shift Does your to-do list grow longer over the time of your shift? Do you feel like you have to chase...
Guard Tour, Data Capture The Top 15 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Guard Tour System Experiencing issues with your current guard tour system or paper logs? If so, it may be time to...
Stress Management, Mental Health How to Address the Fight-or-Flight Moment Corrections professionals have their “fight-or-flight” response mechanism triggered every day. How...
Implementation, GoLive The Top 8 Implementation and Go-Live FAQs If your Go-Live date is quickly approaching, you may have some questions starting to rise. Don’t...
Network Segmentation, Wi-Fi The Top 5 Best Practices for Securing Your Wi-Fi in a Corrections Environment While GUARDIAN RFID does not require Wi-Fi, having it within your jail allows you to take...