detention officer
Facility security worker
A detention officer is a law enforcement employee who supervises people held in jails, juvenile facilities, or immigration detention centers.
The role focuses on custody and security rather than patrol or investigation: The detention officer conducted the intake search.
Distinguished from correctional officers, who work in prisons housing convicted inmates serving sentences.
Correctional facility officer
- jailerPrison guard
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- gaolerPrison guard, British spelling
- turnkeyReady for immediate use
badge · uniform · shift · training · academy · certification · rank · duty
Confined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- cellBasic unit of life
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- confinementState of being restricted
remand · lockup · booking · intake · release · transfer · headcount · roll call
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- checkpointInspection station on route
- escortOne who accompanies another
perimeter · contraband · search · inspection · lockdown · restraint · handcuffs · shackles
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- conductManner of behaving
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
violation · infraction · write-up · incident report · behavioral · de-escalation · conflict resolution · order
Authoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
jurisdiction · mandate · protocol · procedure · regulation · policy · use of force · discretion
prison guard
Correctional facility officer
turnkey · badge · uniform · shift · training · academy · certification · rank · duty · post
inmate
Confined facility resident
confinement · remand · lockup · booking · intake · release · transfer · headcount · roll call · segregation
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- checkpointInspection station on route
escort · perimeter · contraband · search · inspection · lockdown · restraint · handcuffs · shackles · control room
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- conductManner of behaving
sanctions · violation · infraction · write-up · incident report · behavioral · de-escalation · conflict resolution · order · accountability
command
Authoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
chain of command · jurisdiction · mandate · protocol · procedure · regulation · policy · use of force · discretion · authorization
- jailersjailer, gaoler, prison guard, warden, warder
- prison staffprison guard, guard, warden, jailer, deputy warden
- authority figuresboss, bosses, manager, managers, superintendent
- Border Officialsborder guard, border patrol agent, customs inspector, immigration inspector, passport control
detention officerliberator
One who frees others
emancipator · parole officer · bail bondsman · freedom fighter · rescuer
detention officerdefense attorney
Lawyer representing the accused
public defender · immigration lawyer · human rights lawyer · bail bondsman · social worker
detention, officer, detain, detained, detaining, detainee, detainment, detentions, officers