NCJ Number
147119
Journal
Journal of Prison and Jail Health Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Dated: (Winter 1992) Pages: 86-97
Editor(s)
B J Anno,
N N Dubler
Date Published
1992
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Nine panel members discuss whether it is appropriate for new full-time corrections health services employees to receive training in security measures.
Abstract
The training topics at issue include firearms training, use of force, riot control, and hostage situations. The panel members had different views on the type of orientation that new correctional health staff should receive. Some felt that health staff should not receive the same training as correctional staff, believing this would compromise their ability to serve their patients and also place them in ethically untenable situations. Others argued that health staff should receive the same security training as correctional officers so they will understand the environment in which they work and enhance their credibility with their correctional colleagues. Panel members agreed that both health and correctional staff should learn about the ethics and tasks of the other's jobs. Panel members recommended that correctional health professions define their roles and responsibilities for themselves and others with whom they work.