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There are moments in one’s life that are AH! moments. That is to say, we take a quick second to look around and see that everything is in place and that all plans have come together in a harmonious intermingling. You know, AH!
While in Nashville at ACA last week, I was presenting “You Animal! An anthropomorphic look at staff relations in corrections”. Just as the crowd settled in, I had the AH! moment. Read more…
Things are not always as they seem. This was proven to me last week.
The classroom that I needed to use was locked. It was easy enough to locate someone with a key. I found the custodian in a room talking to someone who was not visible to my eyes. Further investigation revealed that she was conversing with a large, blue-green parrot in a cage. Read more…
Please note: The following is not meant to inspire fear. It is merely a corrections-eye collection of thoughts concerning how we deal with possible disasters.
Do you believe in luck, fate, or blind circumstances? Do you consider humanity as helpless puppets merely doing the bidding of Agents of Fortune? Or do we control our destinies? If you are unsure, please consider the following.
Mark your calendars for February 13, 2029, dear readers. On that date, the asteroid Apophis will come uncomfortably close to earth. Some people even contend that the earth may be destroyed (or at least very badly damaged) by Apophis on Friday the 13th of that year. Read more…
Is it worth it to you as an instructor to spend a few dollars to impart a valuable lesson? Are you willing to tread on the edge of absurd and flashy in order to make a point? These are decisions that all corrections trainers must make at some point.
Some classroom exercises can sometimes come out of left field. A strange concept that does not appear to have anything to do with corrections or criminal justice often takes the participants off balance. When you can bring the idea back to our vocation, it makes the lesson even more potent.
In “Paradise inside the walls”, participants will learn about contraband control and the inside economy. All that is needed are a few pair of dice (pun intended), and some gift wrapping. Read more…
Potent plagues, widening war, rampaging nature, marauding meteors, alien attacks – And you thought that corrections had enough to contend with.
Despite our many challenges, we must acknowledge that we do not operate in a vacuum. Events from the outside will impact our operations, even if they never come to pass. Forecasts of the end of the world seem to prove this point.