Based on the facts of this case and extensive research, the next step to take if the warden and correctional officers are guilty of misconduct and indiscipline is to go to the warden's supervisors or an official in the State Bureau of Corrections. According to provisions in Employee Professionalism, Ethics and Conduct manual, correctional officers are required to report to their supervisors regarding their duties during non-duty hours ("Employee Professionalism, Ethics and Conduct," 2011)
In essence, violation of human rights on the part of the inmates may have occurred if indeed these prisoners assaulted and caused physical harm on the correctional officers. Actually, one of the major disadvantages of being a correctional officer is constant exposure to the risk of being assaulted and/or wounded by inmates (Heibutzki, n
In addition to previous complaints regarding his behavior and demeanor, he has a drinking problem and tends to neglect preparation of proper documentation for his cases. The professional conduct of attorneys when dealing with cases is governed by the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which provides the direct foundation for significant ethic rules for lawyers in each state except California (Podgers, 2012)
Alternatively, candidate team members could be culled from new CO recruits during initial correctional academy training, as was portrayed in the motion picture The Departed (Pitt, Grey, King, and Scorsese, 2006). This approach would avoid the inevitable disillusionment that can quickly set in during their time spent at the academy (Chan, 2004) and provide an opportunity to train IA investigator candidates before they enter a prison as a new CO
). Many states have begun to address this problem in part by the formation or renewed support for internal affairs (IA) investigative units with specialized, corrections-oriented training (The Moss Group, Inc
This approach has the added advantage of not having to provide cover for recruitment and training. Alternatively, candidate team members could be culled from new CO recruits during initial correctional academy training, as was portrayed in the motion picture The Departed (Pitt, Grey, King, and Scorsese, 2006)
Correcting Corrections Background Correctional officer (CO) misconduct can take many forms, from isolated incidents involving civil rights violations of prisoners, drug trafficking, gang activities, sexual assault, to murder for hire. In April 2009 a federal grand jury handed down indictments for 25 defendants alleged to have engaged in smuggling contraband into Maryland prisons, as part of a CO drug-ring allegedly run by the Black Guerrilla Family Gang (Smith, 2010)