5 Things to Expect DAY ONE as a Correctional Officer
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- As a new corrections officer, your first day on the job can be one of the most challenging experiences of your career. The corrections profession is not for the faint of heart, and the first day can be especially daunting. In this video, we'll discuss five key points that make the first day challenging for corrections officers.
Firstly, the pace of the job is fast. Corrections officers are responsible for maintaining order and ensuring the safety of inmates and staff members. You will need to learn quickly how to move through the facility efficiently while remaining alert and vigilant at all times.
Secondly, inmates will judge you. As a new corrections officer, you will be scrutinized by inmates who are always on the lookout for weakness or vulnerability. It's essential to remain confident and assertive while also treating inmates with respect and dignity.
Thirdly, you will experience a lot of emotions. Corrections officers witness some of the most traumatic and distressing situations imaginable. On your first day, you may be confronted with aggressive or violent behavior, and it's essential to remain calm and composed while still doing your job effectively.
Fourthly, you must look individuals in the eye when speaking to them. Corrections officers must establish a sense of authority and mutual respect with inmates. One way to do this is to maintain eye contact while speaking to them. It shows that you are confident and in control.
Lastly, you have to say the word no. As a corrections officer, you will be required to enforce rules and regulations. There will be times when you will have to say no, even if it's to a request or demand from an inmate. It's essential to be firm but fair and to explain the reason for your decision.
In conclusion, the first day as a corrections officer can be a challenging experience. But by understanding and being prepared for the five key points we discussed, you can overcome the obstacles and start your career on the right foot.
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As a former Correctional Officer,,,I can say that what worked for me was simple. 1. Keep your word-Period!!! 2. You are not Judge,,,Jury & Executioner,,, they're doing there time. Treat them like you want to be treated. 3. Respect -Give it & it will be given,,,often earned. 4. Be brutally honest. That's well appreciated. 5. Do NOT try & be a tough guy w a loud mouth,,, you'll catch a reality check sooner or later. The goal is to go home @ the end of your shift.
Thank you I have a interview tomorrow
@@shaylovetaylor9612 NP & hope you get the job.
As someone who graduated from police academy with a few recruits who went on to work at the prison I always had so much respect for corrections I don’t think i could ever work there myself I know working the streets are dangerous but it’s something about the prisons I couldn’t do
Thank you for commenting and watching! Thank you for what you do on the streets! OTOM
likewise man I wouldn't feel safe patroling around these streets with guns pointed at me
@@redloopylol THATS why your a cop for a reason . You should know what you signed up for ..
That’s some very good advice! I would add: stay physically in shape and curious about learning policies and procedures like your life depended on it.
Very helpful for someone like me who is just starting out, thanks for the info!
What are the steps to get in?
@@Layerloljust did it apply in person interview board interview drug test polygraph test and written exam
How is it going?
Good luck.
I'll see you on the yard.
I'm starting this Friday- I'm former Military and healthcare and I am looking forward to beginning this career
I worked corrections for 3 years. On the midnights, I had 188 inmates to myself. This is the tour we did building maintenance, cooked two meals (1400 trays), and got inmates ready for transports. Inmates never bothered me. Staff did. They snitched, undermined others, brought in contraband, and slept with inmates. Cops wrote us parking tickets while we worked. They hated us because so many of us got arrested. I say never take this shit job. Even the public doesn't like you. Just wait for mandatory overtime forced down your throat.
Everything you wrote is accurate and widespread. It's a corrupt system full of egotistical, dishonest administrators and staff. Better off learning a trade.
You’re exactly right! That’s why I quit! It wasn’t the inmates it was the staff!
If I decide to do it I'd do it for two years max.
is it true there are unlimited hours you can do a week if you wish??
Also, can't use your cell phone your whole shift from what I gather. Gotta lock it away
I start my academy on the 5th thank you for the guidance
How did it go
@@davidlopez6283 hours are long but I do enjoy the job
How you been bro? How’s the job?
Any updates?
Any update ?
This Video is fire!!! Great Job GUARDIAN RFID!
I can see the grief and trauma in his eyes when telling the story about the guy who took his own life on his day 1.💔
I don’t know, I’m not buying it.. Something about that story isn’t adding up-at first he said on his very first round he found the inmate. 2 minutes later he said that inmate he found was one who he’d done rounds on for 10 years.
Ya I caught the same thing I had to go back and check buy he did say it was his first day
@@Brian-gh7fj Nah he was saying he relived that moment and felt extra tense every time he revisited the cell itself
just right after I graduated from High school, my acquaintance that I knew wanted to pursue and study to become a Correctional Officer. Told me, all you do throughout your shift is sit on your lazy @$$ and get paid. I dunno if that was the case, but we were young then so hopefully now that we've matured, he probably thinks differently of it by now.
I was a Co for 2 yrs. Day one I was a B officer in a dorm with 50 inmates. A bit scary and intimidating. Nothing bad happened still it can pop off at anytime.After 2 yrs I moved on it's a tough job and it's not for everyone.
Hey brother, I just got a conditional offer from CoreCivic to work Behavioral center in La Palma, any advice? I don't know what I'm stepping into.
@@vegas7023 do some research first on the job. Then make a decision. Money is a good thing. Being miserable with money isn't good.
@@johnbannon2812 Thanks. I've decided to be a bus driver no inmates
Hey what did you move on to? Just curious if theres other opportunities after the 2 years probation period
Thanks for this informative information
i dont want to do it.. but
100,000 a year sounds good to me.
100,000 isn’t nothing if you’re dead. I’m not saying even getting stabbed. The stress, staff, etc… can’t eat you alive. Also, to pull in 100,000 you’re pretty much living there. I’m not trying to talk you out of it. Some people love it, some people hate it. Good thing is if you don’t like it you can always quit and move on. It’s def an experience!
100k a year? They start out at $18/hr around me. I'm not going to do the math but you'd have to work a boat load of overtime to break 100k around here.
@@aaadamt964$18 for CO is crazy, they start at $27 where i am
Great Video!
Im a Correctional Officer myself and really think we should play this video at the Jail i work in. So many people come and go because they just cant handle the stress from the type of work we do.
Co here. Can confirm, this dude knows what he is talking about.
I am 18 years old and want to be a CO. Do you reccomend. TDCJ
@@JackKingOS Is that a Texas jail?
Could be Texas, Tennessee Detention center for Juveniles. I’m not sure what he was referring to either. Every State has different meanings, training, etc…
@bfry38 I salute anyone willing to work juve. No thanks lol
@@holdtheline4169 me too! Lol
Thank you I’m filling out my application soon
Awesome! Good luck!
I’m applying soon good video
Mental health worker here. Your discussion of managing emotions and burnout…spot on. Find little moments to yourself, find effective, ethical ways to vent.
Abso-f}^ing-lutely.
Thank you for watching! Also, thank you for what you do!
Because it's my most true self
I start the academy on May 20th. I’m excited and ready for the challenge this new career path is going to bring.
Good luck! I start on Friday for HR stuff then Monday morning-
I've been in the field going on 18 years and NO is my middle name!
That's what I'm talking about!!! Thanks for watching
Human and understanding is my name. Your name is hatred and harmful to other staff.
Well. I'm just about to start. Have my exams on the 27th, this month. I'm thankful for the video. God bless!
How’d it go man?
How did your exam go? Did you pass?
After a while you just don't want to do this anymore, the mandatory overtime is MASSIVE driving factor that kills a lot of correctional careers before they even have time to really start.
Toxic Leadership that work 8 hour days, while your being mandated to work mandatory 16 hour shifts back to back and then questioned why you can't stay awake or get to work on time because your a zombie after a while and then get disciplined for it.
Your friends will promote from officer to sergeant and become an entirely different person, you'll see officers in relationships with sergeants and then they'll abuse that persons power if you disagree with or step out of line with them.
Prioritize your mental health first, this career can be rewarding but a lot of problems out of your control can also drive you away very fast as it has me.
can you request extra hours after shift and on your days off??
My 1st day of training will be tomorrow I'm excited... It's a new experience for me.
How’s training going ? I’m really considering applying next year here in Florida
How did it go mate ?
Good info!
Thanks @My Mac Life
I remember my first day on the job. Security dropped a new inmate in my housing area worse housing unit in the facility btw let’s just say it ended with a slashing and me losing vacation days
What happened?
What happened
Very good 👍
Worked in California CDCR for 13 years. Good stuff.....
Yo man how was I’m going through the process as we speak
same how was it
Yo man I’m thinking of applying I’m 24 years old. Any tips ?
@@xfatoushe-6908go for It .. give it all you got . We gots too change how these prisons staff workers from 200s /90s were . Hella corrupt officials
@@xfatoushe-6908did you get the job? How do you like it? Thinking of working at Folsom prison but this shit looks pretty stressful
My first day, got sent to the worst Dorm in the prison.
How did that go
That’s how it works unfortunately. Like being a Cop. “Most” Correction Officers, Cops, etc… with seniority don’t want to work with the worst inmates, in the hood, etc…
I'm a CO little over a year this whole video is FACTS
Is training difficult?
@HassanBambam Its not difficult. With repetition it becomes second nature.
Hardest part of the job is dealing with stress and emotions and the effects of burn out.
Be confident and do everything you can to leave work at work and home at home.
Do you think it’s possible taking college courses while doing this job?
@venusfoo9667 I've had a partner do it. Get an accommodation if it's a government job. In many cases they will help you with a schedule if you're doing schooling.
Our employer is OVER accommodating. You can literally write your own work schedule.
@@holdtheline4169yea thinking of working at Folsom prison(I’m 23) need to preface I’m a pretty skinny dude, is it worth it? Will I get my ass kicked lol
I still remember the smell on the first day of the jail I first started in.
oh wow
I couldn't do it, but some folks are good at what they do..😌
Years ago I asked a man who just became a cop for like less then a year. I asked him “Correctional officers are pretty much prison guards huh?” He said “Yes & No”
They are the same thing. People just get too hung up on titles.
Technically it's officer because majority of us are sworn in as peace officers under federal / provincial(state) jurisdiction.
@@holdtheline4169that’s why I love being a correctional officer in jersey they change us to police officers
Less than * a year
@@Motosquidgp , thank you for your services
@@MotosquidgpSo you’re a police officer that still works in prison or you left ? and do outside police work?
I’m just finished my first week at the new facility oak wood in Michigan
How did you do ?
Get out of this crap field. I wouldn't let my kids do it ever.
@@thomasryan2679 why’s that ?
Do you mean Oaks in Manistee? Or Woodland in Whitmore Lake?
“Everyone will hate you. Even your co workers…” have fun!!
Yup . WHISTLEBLOWERS. Get the worst once a CO gots a GREEN LIGHT ON him ..
DOD a lot of work crew on probation.
can someone be red green color blind and join? If they. Can still see said color?
I've practiced....
That's how I found out that blood has a smell.
Iron is like real iron lol
You are not lying !!!!!
Interesting, something a woman may learn early in life.
I can be shy at times and I’m not the best communicator (starting conversations/small talk). So I shouldn’t even try to get on??
It takes practice and repetition. Most people in corrections have to expand out of their comfort zone and try new things like communication. I’ve seen some very shy people become excellent communicators!
you all have very hard job i dont think i could do it plus i enjoy my present job
What do you do?
I've been in the service for 20 years and have now decided to change careers... you don't get the appropriate appreciation from your superiors or from the public. The press only reports when an official has done something wrong. Otherwise we are on our own every day. It is a corrupt world where nepotism is practiced and those who belong to a certain circle are promoted. It is one of the most frustrating jobs. no backing from anyone. everything you do can and will be used against you. You have to put up with a lot and you won't be a happy person that way. I don't even want to talk about getting old. and then there are the prisoners! if you understand what I mean!
Learn a trade... avoid Corrections.
You tried it?
I just submitted my application as a smaller built 21 year old kid. I think I just changed my mind LOL
I rather be a special agent since the requirements are much stricter
ill be starting the academy sooon
How can COs keep facial hair? Just asking
Lol I’ve been working in the Jail for almost A year planning on going to bpoc soon but he is right get to know your inmates they can help you with a lot stuff u don’t know and yes a lot of them will test u so stay focused and make sure to take care of your mental health
Aqui no Brasil hoje somos chamados de policiais penais,vocês ficam reclamando aí nos EUA então imaginem ser um oficial correcional aqui nas cadeias brasileiras cheias de facções em guerra entre eles e contra nós.
é definitivamente um tipo diferente de prisão e prisão em sua área. Nós apreciamos o que você faz. Fique seguro!
my 1st day female inmate broke her door window with a tray and was put in a restranment chair, fast forward to amonth ago she wanted the other CO to kill me lol...now fast forward to today ive written 2 reports on inmates hoarding toilet paper, fuckn slowies i tell ya.
Does correctional have to be tased or peppered sprayed? In academy?
Sometimes, depends on the department
Yes or when you get to your agency
Here in Canada, I will have to get sprayed
My first day is in 3 weeks
Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything! Stay Safe brother!
@@stevemaynard2015I have an interview for a correctional any tips?
How is it going?
@@ottokrieg I’m in the academy right now, but I shadowed a bit beforehand. It’s county jail, a lot different than the type of work I’m use to, but am eager to see where this can take me!!
@@jatonesmith2580how is it going?
The begin described your first day & encountering a suicide. 2:10 in and your saying you say him 10 years in his cell?
Not physically. Some traumatic sights are imbedded in you memory bank and they can’t be forgotten. Thanks for watching
Zuleymacaldon you’re right!
If you spend 8 to 10 hrs a day in a jail are you really better off than the inamates there?
Wdym you’re getting paid and they’re not
@@uggycyvhvyvyv7322Actually bub, some inmates trustees do get paid.
Right 😂
I start in 2 months. Federal prison
Is not better to always say "YES" instead of "NO"? 🤔🤣
How do you believe an instructional video that has plot holes? First you said the you saw the suicide on your first day with your FTO, then you said you saw the guy for 10 years and had lots of emotions.
Bro. You’re slow. As in every time he opened that cell he was reminded about seeing that. As in this thing called a “memory”
In my country working as a prison officer these days we are not allowed to use vulgarity on inmates hence they climb to our heads,feel as a correctional unit officer we must have the freedom to be tough to them,we are told to be firm only which is not enough,they no longer fear us,don’t know about America prison
We be whooping they ass over here 😂
I couldnt do corrections i could not imagine waking up everyday to go to jail to watch others who ruined there life
It’s the best job just baby sitting and laughing at idiots
If you're not a mean CO, you can make them less stressed during their time there. I know men who went to prison or jail. They saw it as a learning lesson. There are people who have never been locked up and ruined their life. Just have compassion, but do not be weak.
You don’t carry guns ?
Not in the jail and prison.
on guard towers
@@yoda8802 Correct. No firearms are allowed inside a secured facility. Most agencies in 2023 have Handcuffs, Taser, OC, Less Lethal launchers, impact weapons and soft restraints.
Do you carry guns during transport
@@stevemaynard2015 there are guns just designated to individuals in secure areas like guard towers
Hey CO ,DID WHATS HIS NAME GIVE THAT TO YOU THE OTHER DAY ?? WHO?? DEEZ NUTZ HA GOTTEM
Hahaha
CORRECTIONAL, thats a laugh.
Thanks for watching!
If your going up against someone with nothing to lose, you have to live in that way too. Also, if you hang around the toilet long enough, you start to smell like 💩
You can expect to be hated. Expect to be challenged. Expect to get involved in a heavy fight. This comeing from the convict side of it. You in our house. Give respect get respect. Disrespect begets disrespect.
*coming
It is the Officers house and the “convicts” live there. Thanks for watching
@@stevemaynard2015 really .... Try go in their and a tike it's your house see how quick you learn otherwise. The officers are outnumbered. 20 to 1. I'm telling you now, I was in prison. I am a convict. You go for n there with attitude it's your house , you going get you and your fellow officers hurt bad. I've witnessed it. I've seen first hand a officer like you take his last breath on prison floor. Not by me. There are inmates in there going to do life in prison. Do you think they care of they catch another murder charge? They don't.
@@truecowboy again. Thank you for watching sir. Glad to hear you are out and doing well.
@@stevemaynard2015 I've been out for 20 years. Beat drug addiction by being in prison. Going prison was best thing ever happen to me. I own two houses. One's a rental. A Harley a truck. Bills paid. Own my own business.
@@stevemaynard2015 I'm just telling you our side of it, because I don't want to see any of you getting hurt. I want you make it home every day. The rookies always go in with inflated chests and a attitude. Most end up quitting