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Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies - Booklet
publishes by Assistant Attorney General
- Prohibits racial profiling
- Non-discrimination toward inmates in BOP
Culturally Skilled Correctional Worker - Listening skills
- Communication Skills
- Comprehension skills (interprets environment)
- Confrontation avoidance skills
- Ability to avoid stereotyping groups or individuals
- Avoids rash judgements
- Willingness to learn about different cultures
- Ability to look for win-win situations
- Ability to be yourself
- Respect for others
Maslow's Hierarchy High Order:
Social needs
Esteem needs
Self-actualization needs
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Low Order:
Physical
Security
Low Order Needs - No effort required by inmate to get needs met
- Must be met before high Order needs
- Not meeting needs or "blocked" needs may lead to aggressive acting out
Power Ability to cause an event to happen, or to influence or control events and people
and influence how events are interpreted
Authority The power to command, influence, determine, or judge
Positional Authority Authority granted by job title
Inner Authority Something you develop on your own - based on confidence,
professionalism, and knowledge
High Order Needs - Can only be met if low Order needs met first
- Requires inmate effort to achieve
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PPOL Sizing Up Skills
- Positioning
- Posturing
- Observing
- Listening
Positioning Putting yourself in the best possible safe place to see and hear inmates,
whether they are alone or in groups
- Moving around
- Coordinating with other staff
- Face Squarely
- Maintain proper distance
- Look directly
Posturing The way you physically present yourself (includes but not limited to the way
you stand or walk)
- Stand erect
- Eliminate distracting behaviors