...citizen. Some of these connotations have created several myths surrounding what a correctional institution is and what it does. Ideally, mentally ill offenders that are assigned to a correctional facility are supposedly “rehabilitated” through such an assignment. However, as a state or sheriff office representatives- we as a community of professional are not at liberty to mistreat other human beings- morally and ethically. Conversely, prison, jail, and correctional environment are different. This is a subculture within a subculture- with its own rules, regulation, and policies for both employee’s and inmates a like. (Mash, 2013, Para. 2) International Association for Correctional Psychology and Forensic (IACFP) standards discussed in chapter 12 of Bartol and Bartol (2012) holds an institutional psychologist responsible for their actions even though the client population are in secure custody, and in most events in segregation. As the authors elaborate on page (pp. 411-413)… “Both jails and prisons… can be violent, noisy… demeaning places that promote isolation, helplessness and subservience through the use of overwhelming power, often by instilling fear”( Bartol and Bartol, 2012, p. 411). In collaboration, all these feelings can help and generate thoughts of suicide, thoughts of inadequacy, lack of self-worth, and loss of humanity. Needless to say, Bartol and Bartol (2012) further state… “Correctional professionals maintain that both jails and prisons also can be operated in a humane...
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...satisfaction among jail officers” Abstract This article I chose is on a study done on job satisfaction among 373 jail correctional officers in one state in the Northwest area. This study advances the literature on the workplace experiences of correctional officers by focusing on officers who work in a jail setting. The results indicate that for jail correctional officers in this study, a lower level of education, greater supervisory support, lower job stress and lower general stress were significant predictors of higher job satisfaction. The majority of the studies done on correctional officers are usually focused on prisons. Both settings are correctional settings, the population is very different. Prisons are state ran facilities and usually house offenders that have been sentenced 1year or more. Jails are locally operated and receive individuals awaiting trial, convictions, and or sentencing. The jail population also consists of re-offenders, bond violators, mentally ill, protective custody, just for a few examples. Jails differ from prisons in other ways such as high volume of admissions, with an average length of stay. The research among job satisfaction of correctional officers was provided by two models termed the Importations-Differential Experiences model and the Work Role-Prisonization model (Voorhis, 1991). These two models were previously adapted from a previous study that was done on the impact of race and gender on correctional officer’s orientation...
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...Sexual assault within a correctional institution is something that most citizens who live freely outside of such facilities may think is merely a small inconvenience that few criminals may possibly experience while incarcerated within the prison system. However, this is an issue that has gained a great deal of attention from those within the facilities, and those who study the facilities as well. In the article “Responding to Incidents of Sexual Victimization in Correctional Institutions: Correctional Officer Perspectives”, written by Carrie L. Cook and Jodi Lane, sexual assault in correctional institutions and how it is responded to is studied from the perspective of the correctional officer. According to Cook & Lane (2017), “This study examines...
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...Correctional Officers’ Experiences Summary William Bleser Alex Lee Ruby Osorio Amy Crivolio CJA/234 Saturday March 8, 2014 Anthony J. Perish Correctional Officers’ Experiences Summary A correctional officer has to keep security to a certain level in a certain prison or jail facility by stopping and preventing any disturbances such as assaults and escapes. Correctional officers must supervise the activities of inmates daily. They must make sure that the inmates do not break the rules and finish their assignments. Correctional officers supervisor expect them to perform their job correctly while interacting professionally to the inmates. The officers are expected to show no signs of weakness while performing their job duties. Correctional Officers play a very vital role in the criminal justice field. Their jobs are very dangerous when dealing with inmates that are in jail and prisons. ”The role they take in is very different from other law enforcement jobs within prions and jails.” (Seiter, 2011). The function of correctional officer is to help aid prisons by gaining power and control over regulations throughout the prisons and jails. They also are responsible for criminals who have committed a crime and been arrested, which now are awaiting trial. Correctional Officer functions are to enforce and keep order, supervise activities of inmates, aid in rehabilitation and counseling of offenders, search inmates for contraband items and report on inmates...
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...Death Row Correctional Officers : Experiences, Perspectives, and Attitudes Kelly L. Brown and Melissa Benningfield Criminal Justice Review 2008 33: 524 originally published online 3 September 2008 DOI: 10.1177/0734016808322323 The Problem: “Living death” as death row is called by some is a horrific experience for not only the inmates, but also the correctional officers who work in the death row unit. The feeling of hopelessness and powerlessness is sometimes transferred to the correctional officers. This study will look at how death row affects the correctional officers that work in the unit. According to Brown and Benningfield (2008) “Correctional officers who are assigned to death row must interact with offenders who experience this “living death” and who have been convicted of such heinous crimes that society pronounces them undeserving of life (525).” Research Design: A total of 40 correctional officers who had worked on death row and 9 who were still working on death row were part of the study. Data collection for this study was done by survey. There were open-ended questions like, “Would you say that working on death row is different from working in other units at the institution? If so, how?” For the closed-ended questions the researchers used a 6-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, slightly agree, slightly disagree, disagree, and strongly disagree). Findings: There were more male officers (67.5%) than were female officers. Of these officers, 56% were...
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...VIII (eight) elaborates on the experiences of the correctional staff members. I found these two equally important yet interestingly contradictory ideas to cover together. Both sections are full of information and relates well with the extra research on the specific topics. Summary and Analysis: The introductory information contain in Section VII was relating origin and history of parole. What was interesting that I did not know previously is that we adopted the term parole from the French, and it means “word of honor”. This was quite an icebreaker from the authors introducing what parole truly should be. I hadn’t truly thought about the fact that parole is still a somewhat new concept just 170 years old. I state that the parole concept still is somewhat new, because the correctional concepts in previous chapters that we have read about reach farther back into history than parole does. Parole was concept that was just introduced into correctional community around the 1840’s...
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...The normal challenge for female Correctional Officer or Staff member is the gender itself. Often at times the staff in a prison facility are harsher to those that are of the dominate gender in that one facility. Some may believe that females are not capable enough to handle the hardships that come with working with inmates. Statistically, many facilities don’t have female staff members due to aspects of working in a prison facility; especially in a male dominated area. According to Frank DiMarino, as of 2007, the number of female correctional staff was at about 37 % (Women as Corrections Professionals). There are few but hard-hitting effects of female COs that make working at a facility challenging; which include gender bias/victimization, stereotypes against women in the environment of a facility, and attitudes in the facility with gender bias, and aspects of stress with working at a facility that is predominately male. An increasing factor that follows the female population around the work-force is the association with gender bias. Too often do work-forces harshen the work load when the difference of gender comes into play at a place where it is predominately male or female. The underlying factor of gender difference is one of the most reasons why most women do not last in a predominately male facility for correctional officers. Women often feel fearful and/or vulnerable in a male dominated correctional facility. “A female corrections officer is more likely to respond more...
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...to write on “The American Correctional Association (ACA)” I chose this organization because I was a member when I was a correctional officer. This organization helps officers deal with everyday life behind bars. It teaches us how and what steps to take when dealing with inmates and other correctional officers. As an officer of the criminal justice system we are held to certain standards amongst the community and profession. Like any other position in this field we must deal with certain individuals that by law was convicted of some serious crimes. Being a correctional officer, we are not there to be judge, jury and executioner of the person that was convicted. Our job is to enforce certain rules and regulations while they are incarcerated. Another part of our job is to provide a safe and secure place for both inmates and there visitors. If an inmate breaks the rules set forth by the Department of Corrections, that inmate will be subjected to either additional time in prison for his offense, sent to another jail and/or solitary confinement. This organization is the American Correctional Association (ACA). The ACA is an organization that it’s members are dedicated to serving in the prison system, provide a expert union for all individuals and groups, both public and private that share a universal goal of humanizing the justice system. It is the umbrella organization for all areas of corrections, including federal, state and military correctional facilities and prisons,...
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...Correctional Officers' Experiences Summary Team D CJA/234 July 1, 2015 Yolonda Johnson Correctional Officers' Experiences Summary Hello, we are Team D. Team D is a group of four members Jimmy Bolden, Deshonda Council, Michael Mosley, and Mahasolin Robinson. We see that this class have four questions to ask Team D. Deshonda Council will answer question 1 (How does the prison environment influence the way you ensure security and custody in your prison?). Michael Mosley will answer question 2 (What methods of secure custody do you use in your prison?). Mahasolin Robinson will answer question 3 (How do you ensure professionalism among the corrections staff?). Jimmy Bolden will answer question 4 (Do you work for a private or non-private prison? How do your daily work experiences differ from those of others according to the type of prison you work for?). 1. How does the prison environment influence the way you ensure security and custody in your prison? To ensure security and custody within our prison system, we as correctional officers handle maintaining and upholding the custody plus the safety of each inmate and the correctional officer that is in our prison system. As correctional officers, we are there to protect the integrity and safety of the prison system. In our correctional facility, the prisoner are classify according to their security needs such as, escape risk, prior records, and those who may have already spent time in and out of the penal system. ...
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...OF A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER CRJ: 303 Corrections 17 March 2013 Abstract The life of a correctional officer is something that is easily over looked. Not understanding or knowing the intricate details that go into what it actually takes to coexist with incarcerated inmates is one of the reasons that the general public is able to go about their daily lives, not thinking or wondering how those inmates are controlled. Correctional officers have one of the hardest jobs on the planet, having to work with prison inmates on a daily basis and not knowing when something may happen that could endanger themselves or their fellow correctional officers. Keywords: daily, corrections, life, officers, policies, The life of a correctional officer is a multi-prong one. A correctional officer is a staff person in a prison or jail who accomplishes the institution’s mission by maintaining control and order within the prison (Seiter, 2011). While the job of a correctional officer is very critical within a prison and may vary vastly depending on the role unique to a certain prison or jail, it is very important that we all understand that these quiet guardians are the tip of the spear in the correctional facilities. The differences between jails and prisons have been clearly defined and the missions between the two are considerately different, there is relatively little difference in the actual roles that correctional officers play in the two types of facilities. Correctional officers are solely...
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...This PowerPoint Presentation is well-developed, and carefully synthesized an abundance of information. Personally, I found this PowerPoint to be an easy read with great slide themes and color backgrounds. This PowerPoint presentation was extremely informative, as it covered a variety of job qualifications upon gaining employment with the FBI. For example, the desired age for applicants is between 23 to 37 years of age; the FBI Academy is located in Quantico, Virginia; the minimum job requirement is a Bachelors Degree, and the yearly salary of $69,000 is very appealing. Probation Officer: Magna Gonzalez The Probation Officer PowerPoint is filled with excellent visual references. In my opinion, visual aides in a PowerPoint increases...
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...Your Name MD ABDUL HALIM Section:ME02 Date08/30/2012 Job Title: POLICE OFFICER Nature of work: Police officer responsible for: * Police officers protect lives and property. * Apprehend crime suspects; intervene in Various situations involving crimes in progress, aided cases, complaints, emotionally disturbed persons, etc. * Obtain information regarding incidents by interviewing witnesses, Victims, and/or complainants; safeguard and voucher found, seized or recovered property. Qualifications Education and training: * Education requirements range from a high school diploma to a college degree or higher * Candidates must be U.S. citizens, usually at least 21 years old, and meet rigorous physical and personal qualifications * Most police officer must graduate from their agency’s training academy before getting on-the-job training. Work environment– Work environment: * Police officer work can be physically demanding, stressful, and dangerous * Police officers have one of the highest rates of on-the-job injuries and fatalities Compensation (salary) Earnings: * The median annual wage of police and detectives was $55,010 in May 2010. RELATED OCCUPATION: Job Title: Correctional Officer Nature of work: * Correctional officers are responsible for overseeing individuals who have been arrested and are awaiting trial or who have been sentenced to serve time in a jail, reformatory, or prison. * Inspect conditions within...
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...people that work in its field of correctional officers to be the most challenging and frustrating component of criminal justice. There is the challenge of managing the inmates daily as well as the frustrations of inevitable mismanagement at attempting to accomplish multiple goals. New challenges present themselves every day. In a very real sense, employees in a correctional system are doing time the same as the inmates are doing time. It's easy to conduct a trial and sentence somebody (Alighieri, 2004). What corrections find more difficult is what to do with these inmates after they have been sentenced for five, ten and life in prison. Much of corrections is completed is a big range because of its endless amount of prisoners that are sentenced to prison each day. An issue that also occurs in corrections is the cost of operating a correctional facility. To operate a prison each year it can cost approximately thirty billion dollars. This includes correctional officer workers, administrations that work in the correctional facility. Housing, feeding, and clothing an inmate can start from twenty thousand dollars a year and the number can grow to almost thirty thousand, all of the funds are provided from tax payers. Therefore with all of these numbers in place to pay workers and take care of the inmates, many correctional facilities continue to cut employment to save money, and with cutting money the job loads are extremely heavier on correctional workers because they must work...
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...criminal justice system. Three of the main parts of the criminal justice system are law enforcement, the courts and prisons. Law enforcement includes jobs such as sheriffs and patrol officers.The court system offers careers in law. Correctional facilities and prisons include jobs such as counseling and correctional officers. There are many jobs involved in law enforcement. The sheriff, the highest-ranking officer in law enforcement, oversees the entire department. The sheriff is an elected office that is voted on by the citizens of the county. Once elected a sheriff holds a four year term. After the four-year term a sheriff can be reelected an unlimited amount of times. The sheriff has several duties both in his office and outdoors. These duties include uniformed patrol, crime prevention, and criminal investigations. The sheriff also has some of the duties of a patrol officer such as apprehending violators of the law and assisting in prosecutions. Two basic requirements of a sheriff are that you must be a United States citizen and you must not have any prior felony convictions. In Washington State the average salary for a sheriff is about $4005 per month. A law enforcement or patrol officer maintains law and order in a certain area. People who are interested in becoming a...
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...to Criminal Justice Westwood College Career Option Overview Information Law enforcement Policing is the career position in law enforcement that I will like to achieve. Police duties are to pursue and apprehend individuals, issue citations or give warnings, maintain order and records of crimes, patrols and respond to calls for service, direct traffic at the scene of an accident and give first aid to an accident victim. (Bls.2020-11 Edition) The daily work of the police varies with the local, state, or federal agency that they may be working with. Regardless of their job duties or location, all police officers are to write reports and maintain records that will be needed if they have to testify in court. Every officer has a specific jurisdiction and enforcement responsibilities. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, “police officers work with special units, such as horseback, bicycle, motorcycle, or harbor patrol; canine corps special weapons and tactics (SWAT).” (2010-11 Edition). The educational requirements of this position, range from a high school diploma to a collage degree or higher. The candidate must also be U.S citizen, and usually at least 21 years or older. This is an entry-level position that can be applied for while in school with some agencies. There is also an additional training required in the police academy which is often for a period of 12 to 14 weeks after graduation. According to discover policing, a website of policing...
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