Volume 24
June 2018 Edition
A Checklist
Corrections
Officers
face daunting challeng-
es with contraband ev-
ery day; working in
a system that always
seems to have one-step
forward and two-steps
back, never truly eradi-
cating the problem.
(Captain Kevin Branch at Maryland Correctional Institution for Women says drugs were found
under stamps or in magazines.)
While Institutions
keep pace with
contraband trends,
ple, not only corrections officers, that con- there must be practices in place to look
tribute to aiding and abetting in criminal objectively at their interdiction efforts.
behavior.
ASSESS THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH
So, for most interdiction ad- FRESH EYES
vancements to work, there must
be success factors built in.
Continuously re-assessing the environment
is critically important to staying on top of
contraband issues before they balloon out of
This can include extensive new product training by control.
the manufacturer of the
product, enhancements
to standard operating
procedures that take into
consideration the effect of
new products, and meth-
ods for reporting and con-
tinuous improvement.
Key Steps In In-
tervention –
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