I Want To Be A Corrections Officer Essay

I will be writing about why I want to be a Corrections Officer, what it means to be a Correction Officer, and the skills you need to do the job. I have chosen this as my degree of study because I enjoy being around people and keeping things in order. Everyone deserves a chance to make changes in their own life. A Corrections Officer job is to oversee people who have been arrested; they are waiting trail or have been convicted and sentenced to jail or prison by the court. They are legally authorized to secure, monitor, search, escort, and maintain order in then facility in which they work. A CO’s job duties include but not are limited to: supervised custody, protection, inmate counts, control, investigation, and keeping the peace. I have not named all or even half of the CO’s duties. Here are a few in which I will be writing about: High level of interpersonal skills with diverse populations, high level of patience and tolerance, and as they call it the (3) R’s, reading (rules and regulation) riting (reports) and rithemitic (count), alertness, and adapting to change.
The first is a high level of interpersonal skills with diverse population. Not all facilities will have just one
After all some inmates are there for life, so they will test your patience. You being the new kid on the block mean that they will try to make you or break you. Just stay strong. Do not show emotion because if you show you are weak you are in the wrong job. The inmates will try to show you that they are the boss and you will do what they say. You have to be firm and understanding. I was told working in a correctional facility sometimes is like working with kids who just don’t take “no” for an answer. You have to be patient with them. They are new to you like you are to them. You will know how to treat everyone with the proper respect once you receive your training at the facility you will be working at. After all we all start