Professionalism In Corrections

This question is hard for me to answer. I think professionalism is important but only to a certain extent within the corrections system. I think It is important that corrections officers are respectful and treat inmates fairly. "A true Measure of professionals is their attitude and behavior toward the people they serve" (Kohnke, 2001). Having said that, the job of a corrections officer is extremely challenging and dangerous. I don't think a corrections officers job is to babysit and cater to the needs of inmates. There job is to ensue the inmates don't kill each other or escape. But by being professional and treating inmates with respect and fairness, without being walked all over, a corrections officer can help to keep inmate officer tensions

Perhaps nothing needs to be done to increase professionalism in the corrections setting. Although in a recent question, we spoke on contraband and i made note how most contraband was brought in by corrections officers. so if i had to pick one way in which the professionalism of corrections officers needed to be increased, it would be in taking pride in their job and not bringing contraband into their facilities.

After completing this weeks read, I was very excited to answer this question. I would like to talk about several major court cases heard in the supreme court that related to inmate rights and my personal feelings and opinions about how the effect the corrections system. Three very important supreme court cases that relate to inmate rights are: Whitley Vs. Albers (1986), Bell Vs. Wolfish (1979), and Hudson Vs. Palmer (1984). I chose all three of these cases because while I worked in a correctional facility, I benefited from all three of these case rulings as do all corrections officers. The first case I will discuss is Bell Vs. Wolfish (1979). Bell Vs. Wolfish states that unannounced cell searches are necessary for security and order

I was able to find three legal services offered and a very interesting supreme court case as well that pertains to legal services provided to inmates. The three legal services are the Innocence projects, Grievance process, and Corrections ombudsman. The Innocence projects is a service provided by the state to inmates in which cases have questions that remain regarding the legality of their convictions (Siegel/Bartollas). The second legal service provided to prisoners is the Grievance Process. The Grievance Process is a formalized arrangement in which inmates can register their complaints about the conditions of their confinement (Siegel/Bartollas). The idea behind this is good, but I when I worked in corrections the system was abused by inmates. We would be flooded with multiple Grievances every day stating things like, there steak was over cooked, or their sheets were not made properly by housekeeping, or very serious and fake allegations of abuse by officers, that would quickly be dispelled via video evidence from security cameras. Often times, new inmates will mess with new