| What can you say or not say about corrections | | | | database. The process will also include |
| officers? This is a tough job that requires | | | | taking the fingerprints and photograph of the |
| tough people. Guarding incarcerated criminals | | | | inmate. |
| is not a job for the faint at heart. | | | | |
| | | | 3.It is the correctional officer's duty to |
| Simply put, a correction officer helps the | | | | supervise inmates' family visits. Prisoners |
| criminal justice system oversee people that | | | | are allowed visitors during visitor days and |
| have been arrested, awaiting trial, or been | | | | hours. The correction officer must make sure |
| convicted and sentenced to jail or prison by | | | | nothing that's not allowed transpire between |
| the courts. In this article, I'll discuss the | | | | inmates and their visitors. |
| many roles and duties they perform as they | | | | |
| accomplish these tasks. | | | | 4.The correction officer duties or roles |
| | | | include helping rehabilitate the prison |
| Being a corrections officer means you can | | | | inmate. In this case, the corrections officer |
| expect to perform the following duties or | | | | helps plan the inmate's library visits, |
| roles: | | | | training, and work assignments. These things |
| | | | are necessary so the inmate can more easily |
| 1.The corrections officer's duties include | | | | adapt to society when he or she is released. |
| observing inmate behavior. This observation | | | | |
| is help to prevent fights amongst inmates. | | | | 5.The correction officer transports and |
| Prison inmates can sometimes engage in do or | | | | escorts inmates from one location to the |
| die fights. The correctional officer must | | | | other. A good example of this is when you see |
| watch and break up these fights when they | | | | prisoners working on highways. They are |
| occur. | | | | usually brought to these highways by |
| | | | correctional officers. |
| The correctional officer must also observe | | | | |
| inmates to prevent the inmates from escaping. | | | | The correctional officers trained to do this |
| Some prison inmates will escape at the | | | | can carry weapons. The weapons are there to |
| slightest chance they get. It is the duty of | | | | make sure things don't get out of hand. The |
| the officer to prevent this from happening. | | | | last thing you want is for prisoners who are |
| | | | in the general populace to escape. The chance |
| 2.The correction officer's duties include | | | | of getting shot will help keep them check. |
| admitting and releasing inmates. When an | | | | |
| inmate is sent to jail, the prison will need | | | | As you can see, the roles and duties of the |
| accurate record of the inmate. The correction | | | | corrections officer are plenty. Anybody that |
| officer will make sure of this by entering | | | | can handle this profession will definitely |
| the inmate's record into the prison's | | | | not be bored. |