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Job Description
Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3012.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,750.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 431,600 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Correctional Officers and Jailers”.
Also Known As…
- Correctional Officers and Jailers
- Jailor
- Jailer
- Jail Officer
- Detention Officer
- Detention Deputy
- Deputy Jailer
- Custody Assistant
- Corrections Officer (CO)
- Correctional Sergeant
- Correctional Officer
- Youth Corrections Officer
- Turnkey
- Station Jailer
- Security Officer
- Reformatory Attendant
- Prison Officer
- Prison Guard
- Police Matron
- Police Detention Attendant
- Penal Officer
- Patrol Conductor
- Matron
- Juvenile Detention Officer
- Jailkeeper
- Jailer/Training Officer
- Jail Guard
- Immigration Services Officer
- Immigration Guard
- Guard
- Gate Watchman
- Gate Watch
- Gate Guard
- Gang Pusher
- Deputy
- Custodial Officer
- Cottage Supervisor
- Cottage Parent
- Cottage Master
- Corrections Specialist
- Corrections Sergeant
- Corrections Corporal
- Correctional Lieutenant
- Correctional Guard
- Correction Officer
- Convict Guard
- Community Services Officer
- Civilian Jail Officer
- Certified Detention Deputy
- Booking Officer
Tasks for “Correctional Captain”
- Participate in required job training.
- Settle disputes between inmates.
- Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
- Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
- Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
- Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
- Provide to supervisors oral and written reports of the quality and quantity of work performed by inmates, inmate disturbances and rule violations, and unusual occurrences.
- Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
- Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
- Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
- Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
- Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
- Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
- Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
- Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
- Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
- Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
- Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
- Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
- Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
- Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
- Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
- Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
- Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
- Search for and recapture escapees.
- Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
Related Technology & Tools
- Leg irons
- Data collectors
- Riot protection helmets
- Expandable batons
- Desktop computers
- Law enforcement flashlights
- Air-supplying respirators
- Metal handcuffs
- Protective safety glasses
- Lower body armor
- Prisoner transport belts
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Laptop computers
- Tablet computers
- Emergency fire hoses
- Surveillance cameras
- Protective gas masks
- Cut resistant gloves
- Electroshock weapons
- Law enforcement shotguns
- Stab proof vests
- Law enforcement rifles
- Tactical riot shields
- Upper body armor
- Mobile radios
- Law enforcement handguns
- Hearing protection plugs
- Personal computers
- Emergency fire extinguishers
- Firefighting respirators
- Microsoft Access
- Jail management software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Corrections housing software
- Guardian RFID
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Office
- 3M Electronic Monitoring
- Microsoft PowerPoint