“Rene Denfeld is a genius. In The Enchanted, she has imagined one of the grimmest settings in the world—a dank and filthy death row in a corrupt prison—and given us one of the most beautiful, heartrending, and riveting novels I have …
Learn how employment programs reduce reoffending…and about a potential career helping ex-convicts stay away from a life of crime. When Doug Burris was introduced at the Proceedings from the Symposium on Alternatives to Incarceration in July 2008, he was described …
Whether you have yet to begin your career or are ambitiously seeking advancement opportunities, it can be inspiring to learn about those who have risen up the ranks. Let’s take a look at two corrections professionals who have done just …
On June 2, 2013, The Bakersfield Californian published an extremely profound and honest account written by Will Adams (“WILL ADAMS: For a correctional officer, the workday is just another day in the war zone”). Adams has been working in corrections …
Maybe you are already pretty active but need to ramp up your workouts for prospective employment. For example, those applying to the police academy or the correctional officer academy often must pass a physical fitness test before and/or during their …
We’ve all heard the term probation officer—whether it was on the news, in some popular crime drama or through personal experiences. Simply put probation officers supervise offenders who are on probation—those who are still under court supervision but live in …
The acclaimed feature film, Middle of Nowhere, has opened in theatres in New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia this weekend. The indie motion picture was directed by Ava DuVernay, who is the first African American woman …
Did you know that around 38% of Fire Rescue personnel and 32% of Emergency Dispatchers suffer from symptoms of PTSD? Or that every 17 hours a law enforcement officer takes his or her own life? The suicide rate among correctional …
Stephen L. Enders, former Director of the West Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department, stated, “Adult Probation is a success story” (as reported by Guadalupe Silva, Newspaper Tree, 2009). Enders said, at the time, that 80% of those serving probation …
Do you remember the reality-inspired film Catch Me If You Can starring Leonardo DiCaprio? It seems a related Hollywood deal is in the making and the lead character is Colton Harris-Moore aka the “Barefoot Bandit”. Except Harris-Moore did not pretend …