List and briefly explain the six general job categories for correctional officers

What will be an ideal response?


• Block officers supervise cell blocks, and are responsible for the well-being of inmates.
• Work detail supervisors oversee small groups of inmates as they perform their tasks.
• Industrial shop and school officers perform maintenance and security functions in workshop and educational programs.
• Yard officers work in the prison yard.
• Tower guards work in towers high above the grounds of the facility.
• Officers with administrative building assignments provide security at the prison gates, oversee visitation procedures, act as liaisons for civilians, and handle various administrative tasks.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. human beings govern their conduct by considering potential punishment. b. a major purpose of criminal law is crime prevention. c. much human behavior is emotional, not rational. d. most criminal conduct is voluntary.

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