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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

prison officer

Prison officers supervise inmates in a correctional facility and ensure the security and peace-keeping in the facility.

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Description

Prison officers supervise inmates in a correctional facility and ensure the security and peace-keeping in the facility. They perform checks and searches to ensure compliance to regulations, monitor visitations and the activities of inmates as well as participate in programs of rehabilitation, and ensure records maintenance.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
illegal substanceslegal use-of-forcecorrectional procedureslaw enforcement
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
criminologysurveillance methods
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
restrain individualscomply with the principles of self-defenceensure compliance with types of weaponspatrol areasundertake inspectionsescort defendantsidentify security threatssee to the detainees' well-being
OPTIONALOptional competences
propose leisure activitiesuse different communication channelsensure law applicationconduct security screeningsconduct friskmanage security clearanceoversee rehabilitation processmaintain operational communicationshandle surveillance equipmentrespond to enquiriescontribute to the formulation of correctional proceduresapply knowledge of human behaviourpractice vigilancewrite situation reportsmaintain logbooks

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

29 total
12 essential · 17 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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