Prepare, plan, and practice

Are fire exit doors clearly marked and numbered? * Are we developing water shut-off, electrical shut-off, and natural gas shut-down plans that are readily accessible and understood by our shift commanders? * With rising populations of mentally ill offenders and chronic care need offenders, are we sc...

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Published in:American Jails 2013-05, Vol.27 (2), p.62
Main Author: Perroncello, Peter
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Crisis management
Emergency management
Employees
Evacuations & rescues
Meetings
Methods
Prison administration
Prisons
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Summary:Are fire exit doors clearly marked and numbered? * Are we developing water shut-off, electrical shut-off, and natural gas shut-down plans that are readily accessible and understood by our shift commanders? * With rising populations of mentally ill offenders and chronic care need offenders, are we scheduling biweekly health care improvement meetings? * Are we creating cross training opportunities that include support services, health care, programs, and security employees? Do we ask our road patrol colleagues to be a part of our planning and practice processes? * In this decade of cell phones and tablets, if you had to recall employees to the jail for an emergency, how many employees will report for duty? * What is the life span of an officer's radio battery (8 to 12 hours)? * Are you pre-approving inmate visitors and /or using video visitation yet? * Have you identified the intrusion risks in your security perimeter?
ISSN:1056-0319