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Risk Management – Part Two – Suicide Suicide is the leading cause of death in U.S. jails, with rates of 50 deaths for every 100,000 inmates in 2014 (the most recent year for which the government has released data). That rate is 2½ times the rate of suicides in prisons, and about 3½ times [...]
Risk Management – Suicide Each year, municipalities spend millions and millions of dollars fighting and settling lawsuits involving alleged misconduct, injuries, and a range of other legal challenges. Some of these headlines from 2019 exemplify the issue: · A San Diego Superior Court jury has awarded more than $12 million to a man [...]
Innovative Alternatives In Inmate Programming Jails are specialized facilities filled with some of the most challenging people society has to offer. Inmates are unwilling guests, can be adversarial, often have substance abuse or medical issues, and little self-control. Inmates frequently have an inflated expectation of entitlement, excessive time on their hands, [...]
In an era of shrinking budgets and outdated jail facilities, insufficient programming space and personnel resources, jail managers are faced with growing challenges in providing adequate inmate programming and educational services. Today, society expects the jails to provide programs to reduce recidivism, such as life skill, substance abuse counseling and workforce training. The Sheriff’s [...]
In law enforcement, agencies spend significant resources annually training personnel for low frequency, high-risk events. Firearms training, resolving hostage situations, and active shooter scenario training receive regular agency attention. We learn from others who have encountered the threat and we learn from their response – what worked, what did not work, and critical lessons [...]
