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Window on Correctional Practice: Inmate Well-Being Assessments

Have you ever spent the night in jail? Well, I have. Several times. Fortunately, it was while helping folks to practice operating their new jail before the official opening: checking out the building, systems, operating procedures, and staff behavior. As a normal adult, you have some interesting reactions when you are locked in a small room. One of the primary ones: β€œIs anybody checking on me and making sure I am all right?” You can assume offenders have the same initial reaction. Think about what kinds of inmate behaviors might result if they feel nobody is checking on them – both attention getting behavior and, of course, perhaps some inappropriate negative activity. [read the full story here]

National Institute of Corrections, Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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