WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.600 --> 00:00:04.400 Maintaining a balance of the 3 “Cs” 2 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:06.500 – care, custody, and control— 3 00:00:06.500 --> 00:00:08.000 with the incarcerated, 4 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:10.600 is up to correctional officers and bailiffs. 5 00:00:10.600 --> 00:00:13.533 They keep prisoners safe and contained. 6 00:00:13.533 --> 00:00:15.633 Correctional officers oversee people 7 00:00:15.633 --> 00:00:17.199 who have been imprisoned, 8 00:00:17.200 --> 00:00:19.633 enforce the facility’s rules and regulations, 9 00:00:19.633 --> 00:00:21.133 and monitor the whereabouts 10 00:00:21.133 --> 00:00:23.033 of inmates at all times. 11 00:00:23.033 --> 00:00:24.499 They search inmates and cells 12 00:00:24.500 --> 00:00:26.000 for weapons and drugs, 13 00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:27.500 and may need to restrain inmates 14 00:00:27.500 --> 00:00:29.933 for safety or to escort them. 15 00:00:29.933 --> 00:00:31.999 Correctional officers settle disputes 16 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:33.833 and enforce discipline, 17 00:00:33.833 --> 00:00:35.499 but also may schedule work assignments 18 00:00:35.500 --> 00:00:37.166 and other activities. 19 00:00:37.166 --> 00:00:38.632 Daily logs and reports 20 00:00:38.633 --> 00:00:41.199 detailing every shift are required. 21 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:43.366 Bailiffs are law enforcement officers 22 00:00:43.366 --> 00:00:44.732 who maintain safety 23 00:00:44.733 --> 00:00:46.333 and order in courtrooms. 24 00:00:46.333 --> 00:00:48.599 They guard juries, deliver court documents, 25 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:50.833 and enforce courtroom rules. 26 00:00:50.833 --> 00:00:52.299 Most correctional officers 27 00:00:52.300 --> 00:00:54.900 work for government correctional institutions— 28 00:00:54.900 --> 00:00:56.766 some modern and well-maintained, 29 00:00:56.766 --> 00:00:59.566 and some old, hot, and overcrowded. 30 00:00:59.566 --> 00:01:01.432 Bailiffs work in courtrooms. 31 00:01:01.433 --> 00:01:03.399 Working in a correctional institution 32 00:01:03.400 --> 00:01:05.966 can be stressful and dangerous… 33 00:01:05.966 --> 00:01:07.366 injuries and illness rates 34 00:01:07.366 --> 00:01:09.499 are some of the highest of all careers. 35 00:01:09.500 --> 00:01:12.200 Officers work in shifts 24/7, 36 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:14.333 including weekends and holidays. 37 00:01:14.333 --> 00:01:16.299 In addition to a high school education, 38 00:01:16.300 --> 00:01:18.733 officers train in a special academy, 39 00:01:18.733 --> 00:01:20.733 and may also receive on-the-job training 40 00:01:20.733 --> 00:01:22.499 at a facility. 41 00:01:22.500 --> 00:01:24.700 Federal prisons require a bachelor’s degree 42 00:01:24.700 --> 00:01:26.700 or related work experience. 43 00:01:26.700 --> 00:01:30.166 Candidates must not have a felony conviction.