Easy
is responsible for ensuring the safety of inmates as well as fellow officers, staff, and themselves.
Correctional Officer
is the ability to identify and cope with your own emotions while also doing the same for the people around you.
Emotional Intelligence
You have __________ years from the start date of your basic recruit training to complete the certification process, not from the date when you pass the SOCE.
Four
Who may discipline an officer who commits any of the previously mentioned violations or any other violations as outlined in the Florida Statutes and F.A.C.
CJSTC
enforces laws, maintains civil order, and protects the constitutional rights of everyone within the United States.
Law Enforcement
you embrace high ethical standards, display a positive attitude, and encourage inmates and colleagues to be their best selves.
Leader
settle conflicts between the people around you which may include de-escalating confrontations between inmates, calming individuals who are upset, or making final decisions when there is a dispute.
Stabilizer
You are required to ensure that inmates follow your commands and, when necessary, correct those who have violated the rules through a progressive disciplinary process.
Enforcer
enforces sentencing guidelines and rehabilitation services as defined by the court system.
Corrections
is responsible for the interpretation of laws and sets sentencing guidelines.
Court System
At state correctional facilities run by the Florida Department of Corrections and its entities, correctional officers are governed by the requirements and rules that are set out in _____________ & __________________.
Florida Statutes & Florida Administrative Code
correctional officers who work for county facilities are governed by the Florida Statutes and the
Florida Model Jail Standards
when a person does not accept or deny responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment
Nolo Contendere
Example of local law enforcement agencies.
City Police or Public Safety Departments
Example of county law enforcement.
Sheriff's Office
Examples of State Law Enforcement
FDLE, Florida Highway Patrol, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Examples of federal law enforcement agencies include:
FBI, US Marshals Service, and ICE
hear a wide range of civil or criminal cases within their geographic area.
Courts of general jurisdiction
decide only a limited set of case types such as traffic offenses, violations of municipal and county ordinances, and landlord-tenant disputes.
Courts of limited jurisdiction
correctional institutions maintained by federal and state governments
Prisons
are used to complete intake processing, to temporarily detain defendants who await trial or a disposition on federal or state charges, and to confine offenders who are convicted and sentenced to short-term detention (a year or less).
County Jails
designed to meet the special needs of certain offenders, such as people with substance abuse or misuse issues or people with mental illnesses.
Treatment and Evaluation Centers
is a court-ordered sentence that places a person under the supervision of a probation officer under specified court-ordered terms and conditions.
Probation
is the conditional release of an inmate from a correctional institution before the inmate’s court-imposed sentence ends.
Parole
also known as house arrest, is a form of closely monitored community supervision and is more restrictive than probation or parole.
Community Control