The Corrections Toolbox: Surviving Your Career In a County Jail

By Zohar Zaied

This book is dedicated to the Corrections professionals of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, who showed up today for each other and for our community. This extraordinary group sees, hears, and experiences the sum of our failures as a society. They do so for twelve hours at a time, four to five days in a week for years, sometimes decades. Every day, correctional staff members in your local jail face deep trauma from the inmates in their charge and care. These noble men and women offer some humanity to our communities' cast-aways and often provide the only positive human contact a forgotten person will receive. Guardians by nature and warriors, when necessary, Corrections professionals possess high levels of resiliency, kindness and humor. If you are studying Administration of Justice, this book is for you. If you are starting your Corrections Career, or need a good reminder on why you're already in Corrections, this book is for you. Most of the content in this book was first published in CORRECTIONS1.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS i - This wasn't part of the plan. ii - Maybe you shouldn't be a corrections deputy. iii - What are we getting into, here? iv - This is where Corrections is going. CHAPTER ONE They will come back CHAPTER TWO Seek out good news CHAPTER THREE Friends and family CHAPTER FOUR Help them understand you CHAPTER FIVE I'll get that CHAPTER SIX How to sink a ship CHAPTER SEVEN When your ego is involved CHAPTER EIGHT Set your expectations with inmates CHAPTER NINE Language barriers CHAPTER TEN Creatures of habit CHAPTER ELEVEN Stay engaged CHAPTER TWELVE The good neighbor CHAPTER THIRTEEN Own your jail CHAPTER FOURTEEN Preliminary inmate testing CHAPTER FIFTEEN They will push hot-button issues CHAPTER SIXTEEN A dynamic response to inmate behavior CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The anatomy of a mistake CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Risk management on the line CHAPTER NINETEEN The Care Component

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BJ44W3H7
• ISBN13: 9798353870739
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"