New Approaches to Staff Safety
Publication year:
1993
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: This document is designed to assist community corrections agencies and trainers in evaluating their training needs relating to staff safety. The monograph specifies specific safety training needs areas, legal issues in safety training, research on the most effective training techniques, and resources in the respective safety training areas. Topics covered include: use of force, crisis prevention, firearms training, canine use, transporting offenders, self-defense training, handcuffing, contraband management, and electronic monitoring.