Survival Spanish for Jail Facilities

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ISBN: 978-1-888467-05-5 copyright by Command Spanish® , Inc. 68 pages

Program Overview: This program is designed for non-Spanish-speaking correctional officers and jail support staff to provide work-specific, functional Spanish language skills for monitoring and managing Spanish-speaking prisoners in city and county jails. Survival Spanish for Jail Facilities consists of a 68-page manual and accompanying .mp3 audio files for enhanced learning. Emphasis is placed on officer safety, effective prisoner management, institutional security, and protection from legal liability. Survival Spanish for Jail Facilities utilizes print, audio, and phonetic encoding to teach the most common and important Spanish language commands, questions, statements, and phrases essential for non-Spanish-speaking jail staff when interacting with and managing Spanish-speaking prisoners.

ISBN: 978-1-888467-05-5 copyright by Command Spanish® , Inc. 68 pages

Program Overview: This program is designed for non-Spanish-speaking correctional officers and jail support staff to provide work-specific, functional Spanish language skills for monitoring and managing Spanish-speaking prisoners in city and county jails. Survival Spanish for Jail Facilities consists of a 68-page manual and accompanying .mp3 audio files for enhanced learning. Emphasis is placed on officer safety, effective prisoner management, institutional security, and protection from legal liability. Survival Spanish for Jail Facilities utilizes print, audio, and phonetic encoding to teach the most common and important Spanish language commands, questions, statements, and phrases essential for non-Spanish-speaking jail staff when interacting with and managing Spanish-speaking prisoners.

Program Content: Survival Spanish for Jail Facilities contains more than 375 work-specific Spanish language commands, statements, questions, and phrases. It consists of the following work-specific language sections: Body Commands; Control; Strip Search; Cell Search; Housekeeping; Intake Questions; Health Matters; Hallway Control; Visits; Showers; Prisoner Transport; Restraining Prisoners; Crowd Control; and Dirty/Alert Words.

Bonus: Survival Spanish for Jail Facilities also contains the following appendices: Spanish Surname System; Spanish/English Jail Facility Glossary; Spanish Nicknames, and Signs for the Jail.

Special Features

  • No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary.

  • Contains more than 375 work-specific Spanish commands, statements, questions, and phrases.

  • Learner-friendly text designed for adult learners.

  • Non-grammar-based.

  • Authored in consultation with nationally known experts in the field of corrections.

This program provides non-Spanish-speaking jail staff with the ability to use Spanish to: intake and release prisoners; issue orders and body commands; assist in medical emergencies; facilitate the transport of prisoners; search prisoners and cells; facilitate family and legal visits; manage recreation and exercise; monitor work and housekeeping details; maintain jail security; and diffuse potentially dangerous situations.

Intended Audience: Jail officers and guards, receptionists, administrators, transport officers, and intake officers.

Every jail facility needs this manual!