Work Related - I have to vent
I'm superbly ticked off. 
As many of you might know, I work for the Department of Corrections. I just completed 16 hours of "training" - training that in my opinion, completely negates the very reason for a prison or jail system.
Our facility is actively moving towards "IBM" - Inmate Behavioral Management. This theory replaces the "housing them [only]" mentality with a "give them stuff to do for rewards" ideology. In my opinion, we are going to reward them for doing what they are supposed to do in the first place. The facility rules are spelled out in the inmate handbook. My opinion - follow them or be reprimanded. Their opinion - reward them for voluntary compliance.
Another aspect of this IBM is to "walk around and get to know them [the inmates]. Be friendly to them. Ask them how their day is going" WHAT!?? i don't WANT to know them. I didn't come to this job to make friends with criminals...and I could give two CRAPSs how their day is going.
The idea surrounds "give them goals to work for"...like cleaning blocks/housing units and reward them with late-nights, pizza parties and all that crap. Why? "To reduce the amount of incidents in the facility."
Two housing units, one male, one female, are already on this program and they claim "it's working perfectly." Their theory is flawed and they skew their reasons. At the time they introduced this "new idea", we, on SRT, completed our training with Taser and FN303 devices. Both Taser and 303s had been deployed on inmates several times during the introduction of this new "IBM" idea.
First and foremost, female inmates tend to be more compliant to instruction because of gender. This is not to say anything stereotypical or slanderous towards women. Their housing units are staffed with female officers but when 'back-up' is called, male officers respond...male officers who have demonstrated that regardless of the inmate's gender, we will force compliance one way or another. Female inmates are treated no differently than male inmates because REGARDLESS of gender, genuine threats are always present.
Male inmates on the other hand, are some of the most aggressive individuals due to testosterone and size. We use force on a weekly basis. When we had to run into a cell unarmed, people got hurt. Now that we have LL devices at our disposal, minimum incidents - and thus injuries - have been reported.
The administrators think their compliance is due to the IBM dung - we maintain it's because they [the inmates] now know we have [and will use] the pain-compliance devices we now posses.
In their clouded judgement, the next "block" to get the IBM is the diaper sniper block. That's right...child molesters.
I have a HUGE problem with this. How would the victims, the victim's families feel if/when they found out that their attackers/accused attackers are now getting pizza parties, late nights, "movie" nights - for doing what they were supposed to be doing in the first place?
After the molesters, it's the Max unit. These are 60 of the most violent offenders we have. Their charges include rape, drug delivery, homicide, gang related violence and assault to [police] officers [among others]. Throw them a party? Are you effing nuts???
RHU - these are the a-holes that we can't even put on the Max unit. give them more out time? Are you freaking kidding me???
Our job is Care, Custody and Control....not Creatively Coddle the Criminal.
We are to oversee them with Fair, Firm and Consistent attitudes...not Fondle the Flagrant Criminal.
Bull.
To make it worse, the Director [unofficially] threatened our jobs by saying "This is the system we are moving to. Those of you who actively resist this system will be dealt with accordingly."
What?!?
Ok Director...so when you are standing on a block, taken hostage with a 6" shank to your throat, I should be polite and ask them to put it down and I'll get them a slice of Pizza? Why don't we just hand them the effing jail keys while we are at it?
God, I HATE pacifist, inmate coddling, feel-good Liberals [that's what our administration is] who think NOTHING about security for the officers and staff.
As many of you might know, I work for the Department of Corrections. I just completed 16 hours of "training" - training that in my opinion, completely negates the very reason for a prison or jail system.
Our facility is actively moving towards "IBM" - Inmate Behavioral Management. This theory replaces the "housing them [only]" mentality with a "give them stuff to do for rewards" ideology. In my opinion, we are going to reward them for doing what they are supposed to do in the first place. The facility rules are spelled out in the inmate handbook. My opinion - follow them or be reprimanded. Their opinion - reward them for voluntary compliance.
Another aspect of this IBM is to "walk around and get to know them [the inmates]. Be friendly to them. Ask them how their day is going" WHAT!?? i don't WANT to know them. I didn't come to this job to make friends with criminals...and I could give two CRAPSs how their day is going.
The idea surrounds "give them goals to work for"...like cleaning blocks/housing units and reward them with late-nights, pizza parties and all that crap. Why? "To reduce the amount of incidents in the facility."
Two housing units, one male, one female, are already on this program and they claim "it's working perfectly." Their theory is flawed and they skew their reasons. At the time they introduced this "new idea", we, on SRT, completed our training with Taser and FN303 devices. Both Taser and 303s had been deployed on inmates several times during the introduction of this new "IBM" idea.
First and foremost, female inmates tend to be more compliant to instruction because of gender. This is not to say anything stereotypical or slanderous towards women. Their housing units are staffed with female officers but when 'back-up' is called, male officers respond...male officers who have demonstrated that regardless of the inmate's gender, we will force compliance one way or another. Female inmates are treated no differently than male inmates because REGARDLESS of gender, genuine threats are always present.
Male inmates on the other hand, are some of the most aggressive individuals due to testosterone and size. We use force on a weekly basis. When we had to run into a cell unarmed, people got hurt. Now that we have LL devices at our disposal, minimum incidents - and thus injuries - have been reported.
The administrators think their compliance is due to the IBM dung - we maintain it's because they [the inmates] now know we have [and will use] the pain-compliance devices we now posses.
In their clouded judgement, the next "block" to get the IBM is the diaper sniper block. That's right...child molesters.
I have a HUGE problem with this. How would the victims, the victim's families feel if/when they found out that their attackers/accused attackers are now getting pizza parties, late nights, "movie" nights - for doing what they were supposed to be doing in the first place?
After the molesters, it's the Max unit. These are 60 of the most violent offenders we have. Their charges include rape, drug delivery, homicide, gang related violence and assault to [police] officers [among others]. Throw them a party? Are you effing nuts???
RHU - these are the a-holes that we can't even put on the Max unit. give them more out time? Are you freaking kidding me???
Our job is Care, Custody and Control....not Creatively Coddle the Criminal.
We are to oversee them with Fair, Firm and Consistent attitudes...not Fondle the Flagrant Criminal.
Bull.
To make it worse, the Director [unofficially] threatened our jobs by saying "This is the system we are moving to. Those of you who actively resist this system will be dealt with accordingly."
What?!?
Ok Director...so when you are standing on a block, taken hostage with a 6" shank to your throat, I should be polite and ask them to put it down and I'll get them a slice of Pizza? Why don't we just hand them the effing jail keys while we are at it?
God, I HATE pacifist, inmate coddling, feel-good Liberals [that's what our administration is] who think NOTHING about security for the officers and staff.
<---Should be banned for circumventing the cuss filter.
Don't worry, I won't tell... to some major news feeds.. and not just in your area.. but crap like good morning america and what not.... just a hint... 
don't spell it all out... as you gotta make them want more carrot... as the phrase is used.
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