Reality Training
The Reality Training section focuses on practical, real-world scenarios that correctional officers may encounter on the job. This directory provides articles and resources that offer tactical guidance, decision-making strategies, and best practices for handling challenging situations within correctional facilities. Engaging with reality training materials helps officers improve their readiness and response to dynamic, high-pressure environments. For additional training resources, explore our section on Defensive Tactics.
The Academy for Excellence in Corrections is designed to accommodate up to 144 trainees as they learn, practice and prepare for their career in an authentic environment
The American Probation and Parole Association will host its 49th Annual Training Institute at JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana from June 28 – July 1, featuring 80+ workshops, keynote speakers, the Annual Women’s Symposium and the unveiling of APPA’s first-ever National Standards for Community Supervision
“With VirTra simulators, we can swiftly and securely recreate dynamic force encounters,” said Von Kliem, Chief Consulting and Communications Officer at Force Science
The program will help the Rockingham County COs learn how to read cues from someone’s body language and brush up on verbal skills to help inmates who may become hostile, suicidal and anything in-between
Do you know your own personal triggers well enough to control them during an incident?
Would you know what to do if you found an inmate or a coworker choking?
This is a clear example of the power of video, lawyers and the media
One take-away from this video is an inmate’s tenacity when it comes to making a break for it
This inmate takes a dive off his bunk into the toilet -- is he just being dumb or could he be planning something more?
How do you cope with this kind of incident, and, perhaps more worrisome, what do you do once it’s over?
How could this incident have been avoided?
Watch how this inmate is able to use a battery cover to undo his restraints
Do you think these officers’ tactics led to the inmate’s death, or were they right in their restraint methods?