Correctional Officer In A Juvenile Center

Being a correctional officer in a juvenile center is more than taking care of them but you get to fulfill many other roles in the facility. Those roles consist of parents, counselor, and caretaker. The inmates may consider you as the enemy and others may see you as a father/mother figure. The inmates spent most of their time with the correctional officer and by virtue they will be comfortable sharing their struggles with you. The correctional officers are expected to follow all policies and procedural due to false sexual claims. The inmates are asked to step outside of the cell when an officer wants to inspect it. Not all inmates are willing to share their grievance with the correctional officers and gives them a hard time. Working for this
facility the officers take in the chance of choosing their hours, every once a year. They get to choose what hours, days, and section. The tour guide officer did not like to work with the girls so she had the liberty of working with the boys. The correction officers talked about getting spit on and being named called but it did not intimidate her, she said it is all business here. In the juvenile facility was calm and peaceful; which my curiosity increased for what it will be like when I get to visit the other two correctional facility that has adult. Being able to distinguish different environment may sway me to a specific facility to work for. Overall my experience in the Juvenile Justice Campus was phenomenal and now I partially know how the juvenile facility functions.