Life for a Correctional Officer



Life for a Correctional Officer

Introduction

A correctional officer, also known as a prison guard officer or prison guard, is the person responsible for supervising prisoners in a jail or prison while awaiting trial or serving a sentence. Correctional officers must also keep the area of the prison and safe and keep track of the overall security of the prison facility. They are often hired by the government to perform these functions. In the past, it is clear that operational reality has occasionally hidden from public view unfair, unfair and even brutal (Steinberg, 1994). Therefore, openness, transparency and accountability of correctional services are key objectives when it comes to ensuring respect for the rule of law in prisons.

The Office of the correctional officer has greatly contributed to the realization of these goals over the past 35 years. The protection of human rights of prisoners is a major challenge for many countries. The extent to which these rights are protected not only has an impact on the period of incarceration, but also the successful reintegration of prisoners into society to its release (Tracy, 2004). Maintaining a balance between internal and external monitoring helps to prevent and detect violations of human rights and to correct situations to prevent reoccurrence.

It is not easy to find the right balance between internal monitoring and external monitoring. United States, like many other countries, has struggled when they asserted that internal monitoring and therefore added an external monitoring mechanism 35 years ago. The goal in all cases is to increase accountability and transparency, two essential features of any regime that respects human rights. Correctional services relate primarily to human rights. In this paper, we will discuss different responsibilities of correctional officers and other factors and characteristics associated with their job.

Discussion

The correctional officer provides security inside the prison (provincial facility for inmates who received a sentence of less than two years) or prison (for federal prisoners who were sentenced imprisonment for more than two years) and ensure the smooth running of the activities that take place there. Once a person begins to serve their sentence in a correctional setting, the agent is called e to collaborate with other stakeholders to take steps for rehabilitation of the offender (Seiter, 2011). In exercising their duties, correctional officers are called to perform the following tasks:

Enforce the rules of the institution

Monitor the behavior of prisoners to prevent spills, riots or escapes

To excavate

Escorting prisoners while traveling (at the courthouse, for example)

Ensure the safety of inmates and administer first aid

Write reports (disciplinary, for example) and participate in various committees

Assist inmates in their approaches to reintegration

Cooperate in the implementation of the Plan of correctional intervention and the process output

Assess inmates sentenced to imprisonment for less than six months

Correctional officers perform their duties and enjoy the rights within the competence provided by the institution or body carrying criminal penalties. The rights and duties of officials and staff of the institutions of the criminal executive, often represent a single concept of ...