ADVANCED CRIMINAL MANIPULATION

							 ADVANCED CRIMINAL
   MANIPULATION
        Volunteer Training




STAFF DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
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     Performance Objectives

 List eight cognitive patterns which
  perpetuate a criminal lifestyle
 List power and control tactics used
  by offenders
 Know strategies to directly challenge
  and confront manipulation


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     Performance Objectives


 List the Three Rs of managing deception
  and manipulation
 Know the Ten Commandments of
  correctional professionals



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Needs of Offenders…
Activity
  Privacy
    Safety
       Emotional Feedback
           Support
             Structure
               Freedom

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The Three Cs…
   Conditions: environmental and
    personal factors that place
    a person at risk
   Choices: criminals choose to
    engage in antisocial behavior
   Cognition: choosing to violate
    the law involves specific thinking
    patterns
 Conditions, choices, and cognition (thinking)
 contribute to a criminal lifestyle.
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Eight Cognitive Patterns…
which serve to perpetuate a
criminal lifestyle

 The Blaming Game
 Look at Me Being Good
 I’m in Charge
 That’s Too Much Work



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Eight Cognitive Patterns…

 I Should Get What I Want
 I Can Get By With Anything
 I Feel Nothing
 I Talk One Way and Act Another



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  Power and Control Tactics

• Testing         • Revenge
• Diversion       • Ingratiation
• Extortion       • Splitting
• Disreputation   • Boundary Intrusion
• Negotiation     • Sphere of Influence
• Rumor Clinic    • Solidarity

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         Managing and
    Confronting Manipulation

1. Point out disparity between verbal
   responses
2. Point out discrepancy between
   emotions and verbal responses
3. Identifying conflict between a verbal
   response and that which would be expected
   from a noncriminal

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          Managing and
     Confronting Manipulation

4. Calling attention to obvious “game playing”

5. Questioning or challenging expectations
   about what is happening or might happen
   in the future




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The Three Rs…
of managing deception and manipulation
1. Reversal of responsibility:
    placing responsibility on the
    offender
2. Relabel behavior in ways which
   are inconsistent with offender’s
   self-perception of being powerful
3. Redirection: staff maintaining
   focus of attention on topic or task
   at hand
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     Additional Management
            Strategies
Prevention:
• Trust Your Intuition
• Pay Close Attention to Offender’s
  Normal Behavior
• Be Aware of Your Own Nonverbal
  Behavior
• Be Honest and Direct When Talking with
  Offenders
• Seek Collateral Information
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    Additional Management
           Strategies

Damage Control:
• Make Another Staff Member
  Aware
• Document What Happened
• Heal Your Wounds and Move On
• Maintain and Exercise a Sense of Humor

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Ten Commandments…
of correctional professionals

1. Go home safe and sound at the end
   of each day
2. Establish realistic expectations
3. Set firm and consistent limits
4. Avoid power struggles
5. Manage interpersonal boundaries



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Ten Commandments…
6. Do not take things personally
7. Strive for an attitude of healthy
    skepticism
8. Do not fight bureaucracy
9. Ask for help
10. Do not take your work home with you



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   You have now completed
Advanced Criminal Manipulation.

If you have any questions, please
        review the module.

  Please proceed to the next
  module when you are ready.

              Thanks!

 STAFF DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
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