NCJ Number
59497
Date Published
Unknown
Length
144 pages
Annotation
THIS BASIC MANUAL FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS USED AT THE AMERICAN POLICE ACADEMY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., PRESENTS 10 LESSONS THAT DEAL WITH PROBLEMS FACED BY THE JAIL ADMINISTRATOR IN HIS DAILY ROUTINE.
Abstract
FOLLOWING A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER'S DUTIES, WHICH CONTAINS A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE JAIL AND THE ROLE OF THE JAILER'S JOB, A LESSON IS PRESENTED ON JAIL SECURITY. THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE CONTROL OF FIREARMS, ESCAPE, USE OF TEAR GAS, SUPERVISION, INMATE 'SHAKE DOWNS', SEARCHING A PRISONER WHO MAY BE ARMED, TRUSTIES, CONTROL OF KEYS, COUNTS, CONTROL OF TOOLS, CELL 'SHAKE DOWNS', SECURITY FACILITIES INSPECTION, EMERGENCY PLANS, TRANSPORTING PRISONERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INMATE MORALE AND JAIL SECURITY. A THIRD LESSON CONSIDERS THE FEEDING OF PRISONERS. IT COVERS THE NUMBER OF MEALS A DAY, THE MENU, FOOD PURCHASING, FOOD STORAGE, AND THE CARE OF THE KITCHEN, KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, FOOD PREPARATION, SERVING A MEAL, TRANSPORTING HOT FOODS FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE SERVING AREA, PERSONNEL, HELPFUL BOOKS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOOD AND PRISONER MORALE. THE FOURTH LESSON EXAMINES SANITATION, HOUSEKEEPING, AND SAFETY, AND CONSIDERS SANITATION AND SAFETY SUPERVISION AND INSTRUCTION, INSPECTIONS, LIVING QUARTERS, VERMIN CONTROL, LIGHTING, VENTILATION AND TEMPERATURE, WATER AND SEWAGE, AND OTHER MEASURES TO ENSURE SANITATION AND SAFETY. ANOTHER LESSON DEALS WITH RECEIVING PRISONERS, (PROPER HANDLING OF CASH AND PROPERTY, FINGERPRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHING, BATHING AND SEARCHING, CLOTHING, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, AND RECORDKEEPING ETC.) WHILE YET ANOTHER DISCUSSES ALL FACETS OF DELIVERING MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES TO INMATES. FINALLY LESSONS ON SUPERVISION AND DISCIPLINING OF INMATES AND THE HANDLING OF UNUSUAL AND SPECIAL PRISONERS--JUVENILES, FEMALES, DRUG ADDICTS, ALCOHOLICS, ESCAPE-MINDED INMATES, PSYCHOTICS, SEX DEVIATES, EPILEPTICS, AND DIABETICS--ARE PROVIDED. THE BOOK CLOSES WITH A DISCUSSION OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT USE FOLLOWED BY A CONSIDERATION OF THE JAILER'S PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY AND RELATIONSHIPS. (RCB)