The Riley County Corrections Training Officer Program held their second community presentation as three of their new officers demonstrated their knowledge of core competencies and solutions to unique problems commonly found in corrections systems.
Training Corrections Officers Iulia Osipova, Hope Burke, and Charminix Walker presented their fresh ideas and comprehensive solutions to a crowd of community members, Riley County Corrections and miscellaneous law enforcement officials. CO Jason Deehr, a training officer with the Riley County Jail told KMAN that this recruit presentation provides the public with a learning experience, as well as a productive way to train new officers.
“We are perceived as guards, but we aren’t really guards,” Deehr said, “We take inmates to court, we are in charge of their care and custody. As training officers, [we]train incoming officers unlike we used to. We don’t train them anymore where it’s just a “watch what I do, then do it” system. Now, we encourage critical thinking and creativity, which is not something one would assume with someone who works in a jail.”
The Corrections Department says the Corrections Training Officer program covers substantive topics and core competencies. Core competencies Riley County corrections personnel focus on include use of force, officer safety, facility integrity, their core values such as teamwork, and communication skills.
