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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > correctional officers
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > correctional officers
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > correctional officers
... > contexts > named groups > persons > staff > public service employees > correctional officers
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correctional officers  

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  • Correctional officers are central and integral staff members working in adult or juvenile prisons, jails, or reformatories. Their duties involve primarily those activities associated with the security and order of the institution. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Correctional Officers]

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  • prison officers

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