Question

1. How does a Correctional officer practice using their discretion?
2. How does a Correctional officer practice sense-making?

Answer 1

1. A correctional officer has one of the most powerful tools in their possessions which is the use of discretion. A correctional officer practices their discretion with the inmates by analyzing what behavior should be reprimanded by verbal warming or a correctional ticket or even isolation. This tool of discretion helps them keep in check the behavior and attitude of the inmates within a correctional facility.

2. Sense making is an important characteristic that correctional officers practice in order to make sense of their duties and responsibilities towards the convicts. In cases of sense making, it helps the correctional officers in maintaining healthy skepticism with respect to the inmates so that the their action in inisde the facilities are not deceiving to the officers, and helps maintain decorum