Prisons are places where high stress and high anxiety are analogous to the social climate of negative work conditions and behaviors. There are expressed and unexpressed influences in this environment that are prejudicial and contrary to many laws passed to protect workers and coworkers from the undue influences of workplace harassment. The fact that these laws are often ignored makes this a most important issue to talk or read about since it has many consistencies related to harassment, discrimination, abuse, conflict and violence.
Unfortunately, within corrections, there are those who engaged in this behavior of bullying others they work with or supervise. The bottom line in this social conduct of harassment and discrimination or abuse leads one to have to deal with the workplace bully. This kind of person is usually open about his or her opinion about race, sexual preferences, discrimination or harassment. In fact, it is their open devious mannerism that makes them so effective in focusing the deeply seeded feelings about coworkers and even their supervisors. Bullies draw no lines in their targets. They often bully the prison population as well as those that work inside the place. It is safe to say that 50 % of the workforce engages in some type of behavior related to workplace bullying. However, the actual number of correctional officers who impose their will on others is much less but nevertheless, a force to reckon with while at work.
"Bullying is a compulsive need to displace aggression and is achieved by the expression of inadequacy (social, personal, interpersonal, behavioral, and professional) by projection of that inadequacy onto others through control. Bullying is sustained by abdication of and perpetuated by a climate of fear, ignorance, indifference, silence, denial, disbelief, deception, evasion of accountability, tolerance and reward (e.g. promotion) for the bully." (Tim Field, 1999) Harassment is any form of unwanted and unwelcome behavior which may range from mildly unpleasant remarks to physical violence. Harassment is termed sexual harassment if the unwanted behaviors are linked to your gender or sexual orientation. Racial harassment is when the behaviors are linked to your skin color, race, cultural background, etc. If the harassment is physical, the criminal law of assault may be appropriate. If the harassment comprises regular following, watching, repeated unsolicited contact or gifts, etc., the term stalking may be appropriate. Discrimination is when you are treated differently (e.g. less favorably) because of your gender, race or disability.
Working as a correctional officer, one is normally perceived to be strong physically and psychologically sound. Therefore, one would think that your chances of falling prey to a bully are therefore reduced by the mere comportment of the job and position as correctional officers. This is a wrong assumption to make for all persons are subject to the entrapment of the bully and the mechanics involved in the process. Underestimating the intense repetitiveness of the bully to break your armor or spirit can result in being victimized and subject to bullying. In most cases the bullying process takes place in two phases or levels that are easy to follow. The first phase is the control phase. One can easily recognize this conduct by the constant criticism and daily nit-picking of how you perform your duties, your attitude or your manner until you reach the second phase or level and are pulled into the trap of taking action against the bully but come off being accused of false charges, ill prepared for such work conditions, and if the bully is totally successful, it could result in forced resignations, or long term illnesses that result in eventual resignations or prolonged stress / anxiety attacks at work.
Source:
http://www.bullyonline.org/workbully/index.htm
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Wasted Honor -
Carl R. ToersBijns is the author of the Wasted Honor Trilogy [Wasted Honor I,II and Gorilla Justice] and his newest book From the Womb to the Tomb, the Tony Lester Story, which is a reflection of his life and his experiences as a correctional officer and a correctional administrator retiring with the rank of deputy warden in the New Mexico and Arizona correctional systems.
Carl also wrote a book on his combat experience in the Kindle book titled - Combat Medic - Men with destiny - A red cross of Valor -
Carl is considered by many a rogue expert in the field of prison security systems since leaving the profession. Carl has been involved in the design of many pilot programs related to mental health treatment, security threat groups, suicide prevention, and maximum custody operational plans including double bunking max inmates and enhancing security for staff. He invites you to read his books so you can understand and grasp the cultural and political implications and influences of these prisons. He deals with the emotions, the stress and anxiety as well as the realities faced working inside a prison. He deals with the occupational risks while elaborating on the psychological impact of both prison worker and prisoner.
His most recent book, Gorilla Justice, is an un-edited raw fictional version of realistic prison experiences and events through the eyes of an anecdotal translation of the inmate’s plight and suffering while enduring the harsh and toxic prison environment including solitary confinement.
Carl has been interviewed by numerous news stations and newspapers in Phoenix regarding the escape from the Kingman prison and other high profile media cases related to wrongful deaths and suicides inside prisons. His insights have been solicited by the ACLU, Amnesty International, and various other legal firms representing solitary confinement cases in California and Arizona. He is currently working on the STG Step Down program at Pelican Bay and has offered his own experience insights with the Center of Constitutional Rights lawyers and interns to establish a core program at the SHU units. He has personally corresponded and written with SHU prisoners to assess the living conditions and how it impacts their long term placement inside these type of units that are similar to those in Arizona Florence Eyman special management unit where Carl was a unit deputy warden for almost two years before his promotion to Deputy Warden of Operations in Safford and Eyman.
He is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and is a board member of David's Hope Inc. a non-profit advocacy group in Phoenix and also serves as a senior advisor for Law Enforcement Officers Advocates Council in Chino, California As a subject matter expert and corrections consultant, Carl has provided interviews and spoken on national and international radio talk shows e.g. BBC CBC Lou Show & TV shows as well as the Associated Press.
I use sarcasm, satire, parodies and other means to make you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carl also wrote a book on his combat experience in the Kindle book titled - Combat Medic - Men with destiny - A red cross of Valor -
Carl is considered by many a rogue expert in the field of prison security systems since leaving the profession. Carl has been involved in the design of many pilot programs related to mental health treatment, security threat groups, suicide prevention, and maximum custody operational plans including double bunking max inmates and enhancing security for staff. He invites you to read his books so you can understand and grasp the cultural and political implications and influences of these prisons. He deals with the emotions, the stress and anxiety as well as the realities faced working inside a prison. He deals with the occupational risks while elaborating on the psychological impact of both prison worker and prisoner.
His most recent book, Gorilla Justice, is an un-edited raw fictional version of realistic prison experiences and events through the eyes of an anecdotal translation of the inmate’s plight and suffering while enduring the harsh and toxic prison environment including solitary confinement.
Carl has been interviewed by numerous news stations and newspapers in Phoenix regarding the escape from the Kingman prison and other high profile media cases related to wrongful deaths and suicides inside prisons. His insights have been solicited by the ACLU, Amnesty International, and various other legal firms representing solitary confinement cases in California and Arizona. He is currently working on the STG Step Down program at Pelican Bay and has offered his own experience insights with the Center of Constitutional Rights lawyers and interns to establish a core program at the SHU units. He has personally corresponded and written with SHU prisoners to assess the living conditions and how it impacts their long term placement inside these type of units that are similar to those in Arizona Florence Eyman special management unit where Carl was a unit deputy warden for almost two years before his promotion to Deputy Warden of Operations in Safford and Eyman.
He is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and is a board member of David's Hope Inc. a non-profit advocacy group in Phoenix and also serves as a senior advisor for Law Enforcement Officers Advocates Council in Chino, California As a subject matter expert and corrections consultant, Carl has provided interviews and spoken on national and international radio talk shows e.g. BBC CBC Lou Show & TV shows as well as the Associated Press.
I use sarcasm, satire, parodies and other means to make you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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