Corrections Officer


Introduction

If you ever thought about being a Corrections Officer one day in your life, this article will help you to increase your motivation or your desire for this job. This article will show you all the little details about this profession, the salary and more.


What is it like to be corrections officer?

This is not an easy job. Modern corrections officers, aside from frequently putting their lives on the line, are a combination of police officers, social workers, counselors, security specialists, managers, and teachers. A corrections officer oversees individuals who have been arrested, are awaiting trials, or who have been convicted and sentenced to jail.


What do corrections officers do?

Maintains security, observe inmate behavior to prevent fights or escapes, authority, prisoner transfers, avoid conflicts, checking cells and other areas for unsanitary conditions, weapons, drugs, fire hazards, and any evidence of infractions of rules, inspect security measures, escorting inmates to and from cells, recreation, visiting, and dining areas, rehabilitation


What do corrections officers do on a typical day?

Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed. Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes


Where do corrections officers work?

Prison, penitentiary, courthouse


How can I become corrections officer?

For Quebec Government, You must have a high school diploma and at least two years of studies after high school in a related field. Some Cegeps offer programs in correctional intervention. Other programs also lead to a career as a correctional officer, such as delinquency or social intervention programs. For Canada Government, You must have your high school diploma or your equivalence. Going to college is not necessary but a plus.


How much money do corrections officers make?

For Canada Government 66 974$ to 84 045$ For Quebec Government 67 145 $.to 82 411 $.


What kinds of additional training do corrections officers need?

For Quebec Government, After College, you need to go to Nicolet, at National Police School for 9 weeks where you do your corrections officer training. For Canada Government, After that, you need to go to Kingston, Ontario, at the Correctional Service of Canada National Training Academy for 13 weeks to do your training


What are the dangers of being corrections officer?

Mental and physical health risks. As a correctional officer, you'll have to stop prison riots, disrupt prison gangs and protect yourself from infectious diseases. Stress and burnout come as part of the job and can affect your mental health. Furthermore, jail guards have a greater risk of chronic injury, high cholesterol, hypertension and heart disease compared to other law enforcement occupations. Work conflicts, fatigue, heavy workload and inadequate resources all contribute to stress among correctional officers. The stress you'll experience on a daily basis can affect your work as well as your personal relationships and family life. Jail guards live in constant fear of being sexual harassed or getting hurt while at work. Female correctional officers are at higher risk. Mismanagement, poor training and understaffing only make things worse. Detention centers are harsh, overcrowded places, which contributes to feelings to anxiety, depression and stress.


What are the chances that corrections officers will be replaced by robots soon?

None, prisoner need physical helps. They need contact with humans


What age do corrections officers retire at?

When you're 50 years old. It means that if you joined the Correctional Canada or Quebec at the age of 20, you'll have worked 30 years


Conclusion

If I speak for myself, I'm really close of being a corrections officer. I sent my CV 3 months ago for Quebec and Canada Correctional Services. I hope to finish my Cegep program and go to work at Archambault Penitenciary


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