While each department may conduct the background investigation a bit differently, there are commonalities that apply to all criminal justice agencies.
By Leischen Stelter, editor of In Public Safety For years, John Meekins* heard inmates talk about how they had…
By Rob Stallworth For many of us who work in the criminal justice system, prison rape is a reality.…
By Rob Stallworth It’s well known that to work in corrections, you have to have heart. You have to…
Note from the Editor: In honor of National Pretrial, Probation and Parole Officer’s Week, here is a great piece…
By Rob Stallworth Gang members are grabbing headlines in major urban areas for their crimes and growing propensity toward…
By Leischen Stelter The Tennessee Department of Correction recently announced that its probation and parole officers would soon be…
By Leischen Stelter Cell phones are proving to be one of the most dangerous weapons inside correctional facilities. “In…
The countdown towards sequestration continues. Most Americans, in all walks of life, are tired of hearing about this impending March…