CRIM 351 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Prison Officer, Prison, Substance Abuse
8 Apr 2020
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Correctional officers and the process from arrest to jail services: officers within correctional settings must be trustworthy, demonstrate integrity and have good ethical character. Must be respectful of laws and regulations: correctional and jail settings create extra challenges for officers. Officers are expected to interact with offender populations that may have extensive histories of violence, involvement in violent crimes and previous criminal convictions. Offender populations tend to have affiliations with gangs and organized crime, higher rates of infectious diseases, serious substance abuse histories and mental health disorders: correctional officers positions can be found at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. Held in custody individuals will be transferred to a provincial remand correctional centre pending another court appearance. The existence of officer positions that involve the care and control of prisoners. Individual is held temporarily within local jail facilities and released within a few hours with written conditions/upon being sober.
