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Abstract: 

In psychiatric training, residents are consistently educated on the importance of boundaries. COs and related correctional staff spend much more time interacting with inmates than therapists do by a very wide margin. Might any of the lessons on boundaries from psychotherapy also apply to the correctional staff-inmate “rehabilitation” relationship? This article focuses on boundary violations by COs and other correctional staff, their causes, consequences, and how to prevent them.

Keywords: Boundary Crossings and Boundary Violations

Affiliations:  1: Clinton Correctional Facility; 2: SUNY Upstate Medical University.