Posted on 12/04/2019 3:34:43 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie
Nope, doesn't happen...been an officer in a max security juvenile detention system for years....the kids coming in there were pretty nasty individuals for the most part. Their crimes were serious and often repeated. There were those, of course who got caught up in the system and were just followers....those were the ones who received a bit of sympathy.
I was always very understanding and protective of my group of kids (40) but I tolerated very little nonsense. Privileges were based on behavior and they knew that and acted accordingly. Penalties for serious misbehavior could be an unsatisfactory report at parole time which might result in not going home for another 3-6 months. A few of our officers were a little on the sadistic side and EVERYONE knew who they were....very unpopular with all.
We had excellent counselors who did a great job with the kids....the kids have had little if any positive people in their lives and reacted very positively to any personal attention paid to them. I got beat up three times in various escape attempts or insurrections but made it through all but the last.....couldn't recover enough to return to work so I retired.....I was 70.....LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THAT JOB
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