Managing Inmate Behavior: 1st Ed.

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CURRENT EDITION 1st
VOLUMES 1
AUTHOR Anthony Gangi
ESTIMATED NEXT EDITION DATE August 29, 2025
LAST RELEASE DATE August 19, 2024
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Managing Inmate Behavior provides comprehensive insights into the strategies and practices essential for correctional officers to effectively manage inmate behavior. The book delves into various types of inmate behavior, including threatening, disruptive, and annoying actions, and emphasizes the importance of staff's response in maintaining control and authority. It highlights the functions behind these behaviors, such as escape, attention-seeking, tangible, and sensory motivations, and discusses the role of staff discretion in handling both general population and punitive close custody units.

Managing Inmate Behavior from Anthony Gangi provides comprehensive insights into the strategies and practices essential for correctional officers to effectively manage inmate behavior. The book delves into various types of inmate behavior, including threatening, disruptive, and annoying actions, and emphasizes the importance of staff's response in maintaining control and authority. It highlights the functions behind these behaviors, such as escape, attention-seeking, tangible, and sensory motivations, and discusses the role of staff discretion in handling both general population and punitive close custody units.

The book outlines key concepts such as the "loss vs. gain" system, detailing how correctional officers can balance punitive measures with rehabilitative efforts to maintain order and encourage positive behavior. It offers practical advice on bridging the gap between rookie officers and seasoned veterans, focusing on the development of professional judgment and strategic decision-making. Through real-life examples and scenarios, Managing Inmate Behavior aims to equip correctional staff with the tools necessary for effective inmate management, ensuring safety, security, and the successful rehabilitation of inmates.

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