Topic: The Club House / Losing control

I am a deputy for a county jail with an inmate pop. of 400+or- in N. Idaho. The trend you speak of is not just concentrated in one area. I have noticed the same thing in our facility. HOwever, I have noticed (in our facility) some deputies have more trouble than others in this area. I think it may be because some deputies are not consistent in the reasons they grant or refuse inmate’s requests. I haven’t had as much trouble in this area as some other deputies in my facility. I think the reason for the trend, overall though, is because in the last 10-20 yrs schools have injected into kids’ heads the fact they are “special” and they don’t have to listen to adults if they think the adults are being “unresonable.” Basically, no one can touch them. Teachers can’t touch them anymore, if they think a parent or gaurdian is “abusing” them, they should tell somebody. In the effort to “take over” all training from parents, and make the schools responsible for every aspect of the child’s life from K-12, schools are basically teaching kids they don’t need to be accountabe anymore. I think we are now reaping the products from those seeds being sown. It could just be the “inmate mentality” that comes with being locked up, too. Inmates seem to get the idea that iff you don’t see things their way, it’s a sign of disrespect. I think the gang mentality helps with that, too. They are bent on gaining, demanding, and keeping “respect”, and they aren’t aware that it’s a 2 way street.