Corrections officer

Community corrections involves great risk when not done correctly. Allowing offenders a chance to serve their sentence in the community is a privilege that involves trust. Some offenders are bigger risks than others and it is important to know what risk level an individual is at. It is also important that the offenders receive the correct type and amount of resources such as counseling and more. Without the proper techniques and tools offenders may be more likely to continue to commit crimes in…

In addition, the term “detention” is synonymous with “correctional institution” in the context of correctional officers’ responsibilities. The term gang means individuals with a common interest, common leadership, and common bonds in order to achieve a purpose.15 Those purposes could include illegal activity and/ or taking control of an enterprise, territory…

The needs in my Brooklyn community as well as others that are effected by the changes happening among minority adolescents and young men is evident by the increase population in the correctional facilities. Some blame the behavioral changes on ineffective parenting skills, poor supervision, rejection from the family, parents not caring enough to have consistent discipline or no discipline, also many children are born from adolescents or teen parents which is factor of poor parenting skills…

established the probation officer role in the early 1900’s. These professionals supervise individuals involved in the justice system by working to identify their risk factors as well as resources to with their reintegration into society. Probation officers work with released inmates in a few ways to help begin new lives. Probation Work Throughout Time A document published by the U.S. Probation Office of the District of Columbia reveals that legislators established the probation officer role with…

controversial topic that many would rather not discuss. The truth is the correctional system of the United States of America is defective. It is estimated that 50% of all rape in prisons is by the hands of correctional officers (Starr). Most of these crimes do not get punished and the officers continue to abuse their power without consequences. Moreover, inmates should be able to serve time and rehabilitate without being victimized by the ones in charge of keeping them safe. There are many…

committed crimes keeps those communities safe and protected. With that being said, correctional facilities should abide by the code of ethics or something similar to what has been adopted from the American Correctional Association (ACA). Correctional officers adhere to a code of ethics and professional conduct, which is a set of standards pertaining to morals and the effective discharge of duties. The ACA Code of Ethics, adopted in 1994, outlined the association 's expectations that its members…

foster home. Children deal with a lot of issues due to a loss of a mother which include depression, misery, detachment, and delinquency. Raising the risk that the children end up in prison themselves as adults. “Approximately 70% of all women under correction supervision have at least one child who is under 18”(mallicoat). Many woman feel some kind of shame, remorse, and sadness for not being able to protect their children. In addition mothers feel ashamed to be in prison and does not want their…

transparent” (Conover, 2000, p. 17). Ted Conover soon realized that by simply taking a tour of prison, he wasn’t going to see or hear the whole truth of what happens in prison. The correction world was hidden from him and the outside world. The only way to receive the access he wanted was to apply for a correctional officer position in New York. That was the only way to get a clear insight to what this world is like. The book begins with how he entered into this occupation. He applied for the…

Canada’s inmates. Problems persist on how correctional facilities deal with the needs of the Aboriginal people, the complexity of their cultures makes it hard for corrections to treat them like any other inmate. For this reason the aboriginals go through different cultural interventions that help rehabilitate within the corrections or through their communities. While Canadians correctional institutions are setting in Policies such as to further meet the needs of the aboriginal people,…

parole board. The correction department, although a separate agency from the parole board is tasked with the supervision decision for the parolees and probationers in the community. The court may release the convicted offenders on probation or may sentence to serve time in a prison or jail. The decision of the parole board is informed by the eligibility…