Officer Survival for Probation and Parole Officers


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Officer Survival for Probation and Parole Officers by Scott Kirshner is a comprehensive doctrine on officer survival skills for those who supervise offenders in the community. Community Corrections Officers also known as Probation and Parole Officers supervise both juvenile and adult offenders who have a demonstrated and documented history of breaking the law. The reality is that most offenders, even violent offenders, will eventually be released from jail or prison and may end up on either probation or parole. Community Corrections Officers often supervise offenders with a history of violence, domestic violence, sex offenders, seriously mentally ill, gang offenders, members of hate groups, etc. that will not hesitate to harm you if the offender feels that their freedom is in jeopardy. Probation Officers and Parole Officers have been killed and seriously injured in the line of duty. It is critical that probation and parole officers train officer survival skills in a manner that is realistic, dynamic, and under stressful conditions. If you are not training for the "worst case scenario" then your training will not prepare you for the realities of a dynamic and violent encounter. In Officer Survival for Probation and Parole Officers you will learn about: -Officers that have been killed in the line of duty -Combat Mindset -Survival Fundamentals -Use of Force -Office Safety -Field Safety -Probation and Parole Searches -Self-Aid/Buddy Aid Officer Survival for Probation and Parole Officers has valuable exercises that you can use to increase your officer survival skills. Additionally, it has a copy of a Search Operational Plan that you can use to prepare for probation or parole searches. Whether you are a new officer or seasoned veteran supervising juvenile or adult offenders this book will provide you with information that you can immediately implement to make you safer. This book can literally save your life!




Survival Guide for New Probation Officers


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This easy-to-read guide provides the necessary information for anyone interesting in becoming a probation officer or just starting out in the field. It can be used as a helpful supplement to training or as a manual for students. Festervan describes the ethics behind probation including how to maintain a professional relationship, officer safety and casework, court work, and documentation. With more than 4-million people on probation or parole, it is essential to train and inform probation officers of their duties to the offender, as well as the community.




Officer Survival for Code Enforcement Officers


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Officer Survival for Code Enforcement Officers by Scott Kirshner is a comprehensive doctrine on survival skills for those tasked with prevention, detection, investigation, and enforcement of violations of laws and ordinances pertaining to public health and safety. Code Enforcement Officers go by variety of titles such as Code Compliance Officer, City Inspector, Neighborhood Preservation Inspector, and other variations. A Code Enforcement Officer may be a sworn peace officer or a non-sworn inspector. Therefore, there is a wide variation between authority, training, and safety equipment issued to officers. Yet, job titles and authority do not protect you against violence. Code Enforcement Officers have been killed and seriously injured in the line of duty. It is critical that officers and inspectors train survival skills in a manner that is realistic, dynamic, and under stressful conditions. If you are not training for the "worst-case scenario" against a "dedicated threat" then your training will not prepare you for the realities of a dynamic and violent encounter. Officer Survival for Code Enforcement Officers covers: - Self-Assessment - Combat Mindset - Survival Fundamentals - Use of Force - Officer Safety Practices - Self-Aid and Buddy-Aid. Officer Survival for Code Enforcement Officers contains multiple valuable exercises to increase your officer survival skills. Whether you are a new officer or seasoned veteran this book will provide you with specific information you can immediately implement to be safer.




Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement


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This book is designed to help law enforcement professionals overcome the internal assaults they experience both personally and organizationally over the course of their careers. These assaults can transform idealistic and committed officers into angry, cynical individuals, leading to significant problems in both their personal and professional lives.




Officer Survival Training Scenarios


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Officer Survival Training Scenarios by Scott Kirshner consists of a total of 100 training scenarios in a workbook format that can be used by probation and parole officers. Included in these 100 scenarios are 15 scenarios that are based on "Officer Safety Training Violations" and what course of action you would take as an instructor or student. These scenarios can be used individually, in a group setting, or modified for scenario based force-on-force training. Each scenario covers the "Elements of Force" and a determination is then made on the most appropriate officer response based on the totality of the circumstances as outlined in the U.S. Supreme Court case Graham v. Connor. Variables can be altered to change the outcome of each scenario. If you are looking to take your use of force knowledge to the next level this is a training resource you need.




The Second Chance Club


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A former parole officer shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison in this illuminating and dramatic book. Prompted by a dead-end retail job and a vague desire to increase the amount of justice in his hometown, Jason Hardy became a parole officer in New Orleans at the worst possible moment. Louisiana’s incarceration rates were the highest in the US and his department’s caseload had just been increased to 220 “offenders” per parole officer, whereas the national average is around 100. Almost immediately, he discovered that the biggest problem with our prison system is what we do—and don’t do—when people get out of prison. Deprived of social support and jobs, these former convicts are often worse off than when they first entered prison and Hardy dramatizes their dilemmas with empathy and grace. He’s given unique access to their lives and a growing recognition of their struggles and takes on his job with the hope that he can change people’s fates—but he quickly learns otherwise. The best Hardy and his colleagues can do is watch out for impending disaster and help clean up the mess left behind. But he finds that some of his charges can muster the miraculous power to save themselves. By following these heroes, he both stokes our hope and fuels our outrage by showing us how most offenders, even those with the best intentions, end up back in prison—or dead—because the system systematically fails them. Our focus should be, he argues, to give offenders the tools they need to re-enter society which is not only humane but also vastly cheaper for taxpayers. As immersive and dramatic as Evicted and as revelatory as The New Jim Crow, The Second Chance Club shows us how to solve the cruelest problems prisons create for offenders and society at large.




Women on Probation and Parole


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The first in-depth comparative look at gender-responsive versus traditional probation and parole for women







Federal Probation


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New Approaches to Staff Safety (Of Correcitons Officers)


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Provides a working document with which community corrections agencies and trainers can evaluate current training needs relating to officer safety. While "officers" are the focus of the information, many training areas addressed apply to all staff working in a community corrections setting. Sections include: use of force continuum; crisis prevention; self-defense and physical fitness; oleoresin capsicum; body protection; office safety; arrest, search, and seizure; field work; canine considerations; and critical incident program: trauma preparation, training and education, peer support, debriefings, and formal counseling.