How do they match: Correctional Officers and Jailers

  • Custody Assistant

  • Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

  • Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
  • Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.

  • Maintain surveillance of individuals or establishments.