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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 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
- Detention Officer
- Deputy
- Custodial Officer
- Cottage Supervisor
- Cottage Parent
- Cottage Master
- Corrections Specialist
- Corrections Sergeant
- Corrections Corporal
- Correctional Lieutenant
- Correctional Guard
- Correctional Captain
- Correction Officer
- Convict Guard
- Community Services Officer
- Civilian Jail Officer
- Certified Detention Deputy
- Booking Officer
Tasks for “Detention Officer”
- Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
- Settle disputes between inmates.
- Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
- Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
- Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
- Participate in required job training.
- Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
- 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.
- Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
- Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
- Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
- Search for and recapture escapees.
- 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.
- Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
- Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
- Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
- Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
- Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
- 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.
- Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
- Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
- Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
- Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
- Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
- Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Data collectors
- Emergency fire extinguishers
- Prisoner transport belts
- Law enforcement shotguns
- Metal handcuffs
- Stab proof vests
- Tablet computers
- Desktop computers
- Hearing protection plugs
- Air-supplying respirators
- Electroshock weapons
- Law enforcement flashlights
- Firefighting respirators
- Tactical riot shields
- Upper body armor
- Leg irons
- Law enforcement handguns
- Protective safety glasses
- Law enforcement rifles
- Personal computers
- Protective gas masks
- Surveillance cameras
- Expandable batons
- Cut resistant gloves
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Emergency fire hoses
- Laptop computers
- Mobile radios
- Lower body armor
- Riot protection helmets
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Access
- Jail management software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- 3M Electronic Monitoring
- Microsoft Word
- Guardian RFID
- Corrections housing software
- Microsoft Excel