How do they match: Correctional Officers and Jailers

  • 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.
  • Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidents of inmate disturbance, keeping daily logs of prisoner activities.
  • Sponsor inmate recreational activities, such as newspapers and self-help groups.
  • Take fingerprints of arrestees, prisoners, or the general public.
  • Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.

  • Prepare activity or work schedules.
  • Supervise inmate activities.
  • Use weapons or physical force to maintain security.