Correctional Officer
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Misconduct & Background Checks, Correctional OfficersTo reduce the likelihood of Correctional Officer misconduct and arrests, federal, state and county agencies should consider new ways of assessing applicants by implementing sound hiring and screening processing tools reported by the DOJ last September.
Occupational Hazards, Correctional OfficersReading the comments by readers posting on stories regarding jail or prison makes me realize that the majority of people out there have no idea or concept of the job description that entails being a detention officer or a correctional officer.
Correctional Officers.Reading comments correctional officers are overpaid and underworked, it was imperative that a focused picture was provided to reflect an accurate job description. Sharing commonalities with other higher paying jobs, their salaries are less than desired
Correctional Officers Must SurviveCorrectional Officers are misunderstood and underappreciated. Tasked to do a job society ignores yet they are the first to be criticized. Officers are portrayed to be Neanderthals with no brain. Survival is their ultimate goal as they adapt to do so.
Correctional Officer: What Type Education is Needed?Education requirements for a correctional officer range from a high school diploma to a bachelor's degree.
How Do I Become a Correctional Officer?It is important to know the educational requirements to become a correctional officer prior to beginning a program. This article will fully discuss this and my experience with pursuing an education in criminal justice.- Becoming a Correctional OfficerCorrections is always on demand and state departments are always hiring with good incentives and benefits packages.
- How to Become a Correctional Officer in OhioLearn how to become a correctional officer anywhere in the US and also targeted for people seeking employment as correctional officers in Ohio. Earn big salaries and great benefits today!
- A Descriptive Study on the Job Satisfaction of Correctional OfficersIt must be conventional knowledge to assume that staying in an environment where individuals charged of different crimes, from the simplest to the most heinous, is somehow risky and hazardous.
- Jessica Gonzalez to Be Paroled Despite Sex with Correctional OfficerJessica Gonzalez will be paroled this month despite her relationship with a correctional officer. Jessica Gonzalez is in prison for killing her room-mate in 1995 after which time she has recently been discovered to be pregnant.
- My Interview with a Correctional OfficerThis interview was conducted with the help of my father, Clarence Paul Hayes. He is a Correctional Officer and has been since before I was born. This interview is to show you what some Correctional Officers face everyday and how they deal with it.
- What the First Six Months Are Like as a Correctional Officer (Part 2)Some of my other experiences the first 6 months as a correctional officer.
- Patience is a Virtue - C.O.P. (Correctional Officer in Prison)Some of things I learned as a correctional officer on being patient.
Canada's Rogue Correctional OfficersReading this article I can imagine the decision making that went on behind "closed doors" to direct the team leader to find that zip gun. The warden, exonerated from any wrongdoings was likely the main device in this fiasco and will survive politically.
The ABC's Of a Correctional Officer's JobEvery job is filled with expectations and by both the employer and the employee. In corrections, there are many qualities required for an officer to do his or her job. This is an alphabet of their job description.
Correctional Officers, a Dying BreedTimes are changing as generations change cultures and customs that differ from the old school ways and old days in prisons everywhere. The old way of doing business is dying and the breed that started the road to nowhere are left behind.
Wasted Honor -Never praised when these men and women save lives or do the right things as they protect society and predatory prisoners from each other. Their actions, although perceived to be wasted, are appreciated by few as they do their jobs and do it with honor- Making a Difference in the Hardest Possible PlaceA correctional officer has contact with convicts daily and has the opportunity to make a difference in their lives daily. The following article will discuss the rigors that go into becoming a corrections officer.
- Another Hospital Stay for My Wife: C.O.P. (Correctional Officer in Prison)One thing that really disappointed me while I was working at CIW (California Institution for Women) is if there was an emergency call from home you generally didn't get the message right away
- 8 Hours at the Big House as a Correctional OfficerA typical 8 hour shift in a maximum security state prison. A female officers perspective.
- Orientation WeekMy first week working in women's prison...
- Holes in the Boat - Family Life as a Correctional OfficerNot only did I have to be patient with life I had to learn how to be positive and make sure I kept the ship afloat by having a very healthy attitude with everything and keeping the "holes in the boat" patched up, so to speak, as the analogy goes.
- The Academy - Learning to Be Patient as a C.O.P.The academy was one of the toughest things I have ever experienced.
- Have You Ever Thought About Being a Correctional OfficerHave you ever thought about being a Correctional Officer? The job seems okay, but the fact of working in a locked up environment really sets the bad mood of the industry.
