This Week's Corrections Connection
Thursday | November 20, 2008
EDITOR'S CORNER
This week we include a thought-provoking piece about ethics - how they're developed, the meaning behind them, why they should be incorporated, and how a lack of them can lead to the ultimate downfall of any industry. FEATURED STORYCriminal justice ethics - a view from the topBy Steven R. Eastvedt READER FEEDBACK
LOOKING AHEAD
NOW ON CORRECTIONS.COMStudy abroadRecently, U.S. corrections departments have been opening their doors to prison officials from around the world. Full story Notes from the home frontAny outsider having regular contact with correctional staff picks up quickly on some peculiar habits of workers in this profession. Full story Tilting the legal landscapeThere has been much moving and shaking in the corrections legal world during the last few months. Full story BUSINESS NEWSKeefe Receives AWEC’s Legacy AwardKeefe Group was honored by the Association of Women Executives in Corrections’ (AWEC) Executive Committee as the recipient of the 2008 Legacy Award. More Federal Bureau of Prisons fully deploys two medical systems in 18 monthsIn less than 18 months, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) has deployed ATG’s Electronic Medical Records and Pharmacy Administration systems to all 114 Bureau institutions nationwide serving over 165,000 inmates. More North Carolina DOC Licenses ATG’s Pharmacy Administration SystemThe North Carolina Department of Corrections has licensed ATG’s Pharmacy Administration System for all its 78 institutions serving 37,000 inmates. More CAREER WATCH
EVENTSTexas Juvenile Probation Commission Conference
Its goal is to provide attendees with the tools, training, and resources to formulate comprehensive and effective protocols for their facility to ensure that incarcerated youth are protected from sexual abuse. For more information, please visit www.tjpc.state.tx.us Gangs: Customs, Practices, Sociology & IdentifiersDate: 12/15/08 ACA 2009 Winter ConferenceDate: 1/9 - 14/09 Interview TechniquesDate: 1/23/09 QUOTE OF THE WEEK"All the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway." |
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For many years I have talked to various high-ranking administrators in both law enforcement and corrections about the necessity for providing ethics education and training programs in the criminal justice field. Typically, both police and corrections administrators seem very receptive and supportive to the concept and the necessity of ethics education and training, but in the long run do not pursue actual steps toward the development and implication of such programs for their staff. The most common argument they offer for not pursuing ethics education and training concerns a lack of funding.
The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission will host "BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Preventing, Responding, Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Justice Facilities" from December 10-12, 2008 at the Omni Bayfront Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas.
