What is the goal of the 'Handling requests' skill?

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What is the goal of the 'Handling requests' skill?

Handling requests focuses on addressing inmates' requests in a fair, efficient, and transparent way to minimize conflicts. It means listening, verifying policy, providing clear rationale, and offering alternatives when a request can't be granted. The goal is to resolve issues without escalating tension, maintain safety and order, and uphold procedural fairness so every inmate feels treated with respect. Approaches that aim to maximize conflict, refuse every request, or force compliance run against the principles of safe, lawful management and tend to provoke resistance and risk.

Handling requests focuses on addressing inmates' requests in a fair, efficient, and transparent way to minimize conflicts. It means listening, verifying policy, providing clear rationale, and offering alternatives when a request can't be granted. The goal is to resolve issues without escalating tension, maintain safety and order, and uphold procedural fairness so every inmate feels treated with respect. Approaches that aim to maximize conflict, refuse every request, or force compliance run against the principles of safe, lawful management and tend to provoke resistance and risk.

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