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The note of informality and spontaneous humor that ADWs/DWs Association president Schwartzbaum had introduced with the prior recipient really stepped up a notch when Victim Services director Viki Sharp came on stage to accept its Humanitation Award. |
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Whereas ADW Stukes had sought to stifle his grin while standing at attention, Viki entered into the levity of the moment, responding with hui's, oh's and ah's at her medal's display.
The following description of the Assistant Deputy Wardens/Deputy Wardens Association's Janice Jackson
Humanitarian Award is taken from the Medal Day 2011 booklet.
Janice Jackson
Humanitarian Award
conferred by the Assistant Deputy Wardens/Deputy Wardens Association
to an
ADW/DW whose career
and personal life like that
of ADW Jackson. has
enhanced human welfare
through acts of community
service, volunteerism and
commitment to the human
spirit.
The following citation with the Assistant Deputy Wardens/Deputy Wardens Association's Janice Jackson
Humanitarian Award conferred on Director Viki C. Sharp is taken from the Medal Day 2011 booklet.
Janice Jackson Humanitarian Award
Viki Sharp came out of retirement after 35 years as a crime victim advocate with a national
reputation to join DOC. She planned to spend a year. she recalls, "putting things in place to
help staff and mentoring others."
The year came and went... and Sharp realized she wasn't
ready to take off for warmer climes. “I fell in love with the staff at NYC DOC and I want to
continue to make life more gentle for them and their families,”
She points out that all her
actions to date have taken with the help of others. These actions include the expansion of
CARE into a Department-wide peer intervention team equipped to respond quickly to staff in
need. This expansion involved training more than 350 staff and 50 community volunteers in
crisis intervention, critical incident response and crime victim issues.
She's also taught a First
Responders class for staff, and is working with Capt. Gamien Batchelor to develop a military
advocacy team for DOC military personnel, and an Office for Victim Services to address the
Department’s strategic goal of becoming victim-friendly and victim-focused. Most recently.
she assisted in the planning of a friends and family orientation session for new recruits.
WEBMASTER NOTE: At Medal Day 2011 ceremonies in the George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC) on Rikers Island Nov. 15th, the NYC Department of Correction honored staff for heroic acts on and off the job, as well as for distinguished and exceptional on-the-job performance and community service. This New York Correction History Society (NYCHS) presentation features images derived from photos taken by NYCHS at the event as well as texts and images scanned by NYCHS from NYC DOC's Medal Day 2011 booklet distributed at the ceremonies. |
Preliminaries, 0 -- 8; DOC medals, 9 -- 15; Mayor's awards, 16 -- 18; Unit Citations, 19 -- 21; union awards, 22 -- 28; benediction, 29; booklet lists, 30 & 31. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||