ISCO Occupation Group 5413.2 Prison Officer
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Prison Officer: 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.
Essential Skills
- Handle Conflicts
- Patrol Areas
- Law Enforcement
- Ensure Compliance With Types Of Weapons
- Correctional Procedures
- Restrain Individuals
- See To The Detainees' Well-Being
- Undertake Inspections
- Legal Use-Of-Force
- Illegal Substances
- Identify Security Threats
- Escort Defendants
- Comply With The Principles Of Self-Defence
Optional Skills
- Handle Surveillance Equipment
- Show Responsibility
- Use Different Communication Channels
- Manage Security Clearance
- Maintain Operational Communications
- Ensure Law Application
- Maintain Logbooks
- Criminology
- Practice Vigilance
- Oversee Rehabilitation Process
- Surveillance Methods
- Contribute To The Formulation Of Correctional Procedures
- Apply Knowledge Of Human Behaviour
- Write Situation Reports
- Propose Leisure Activities
- Conduct Frisk
- Respond To Enquiries
- Conduct Security Screenings
Alternative Names
- Prisoner Custody Officer
- Turnkey
- Prison Warden
- Detention Officer
- Corrections Officer
- Gaoler
- Prison Guard
- Jailer
