corrections officer
Jail staff member
A corrections officer is a person employed to guard and supervise inmates in a prison, jail, or other detention facility.
The term is the official job title in most jurisdictions, preferred over the informal and somewhat dated *guard* or *prison guard*.
Corrections officers maintain security, enforce rules, conduct searches, and monitor prisoner behavior and movement.
My cousin works as a corrections officer at the state penitentiary.
The job is known for being stressful and sometimes dangerous.
Prison guard
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- turnkeyReady for immediate use
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- hackShortcut or breach
sergeant · lieutenant · captain · superintendent · deputy · shift · academy · training
Confined facility resident
- cellblockPrison housing unit
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
penitentiary · detention · custody · confinement · lockup · sentence · solitary · convict
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- checkpointInspection station on route
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
escort · restraints · handcuffs · radio · uniform · badge · perimeter · watchtower
Professional guidance for problems
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
substance abuse · behavioral health · case management · programming · good time · work release · reentry · mentoring
Compelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
directive · mandate · supervision · accountability · chain of command · protocol · disciplinary report · write-up
jailer
Prison guard
hack · sergeant · lieutenant · captain · superintendent · deputy · shift · academy · training · certification
inmate
Confined facility resident
warden · penitentiary · detention · custody · confinement · lockup · sentence · solitary · convict · bars
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- checkpointInspection station on route
lockdown · escort · restraints · handcuffs · radio · uniform · badge · perimeter · watchtower · control room
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
vocational training · substance abuse · behavioral health · case management · programming · good time · work release · reentry · mentoring · life skills
enforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
regulation · directive · mandate · supervision · accountability · chain of command · protocol · disciplinary report · write-up · infraction
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- government jobscivil servant, civil servants, federal jobs, public servant, government jobs
- justice workersdetective, judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, sheriff
- Lawmensheriff, constable, marshal, deputy, lawman
corrections officerparole officer
Monitors released prisoners
defense attorney · public defender · bail bondsman · freedom fighter · liberator
corrections officerpolice detective
Officer investigating criminal cases
criminal investigator · prosecutor · arresting officer · district attorney · FBI agent
officer, incorrect, correction, correcting, incorrectly, corrective, corrections, uncorrected, correctional