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This 4 page paper looks at the duties and requirements of the position and why someone might want to be a detention officer. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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duties and requirements of the position and why someone might want to be a detention officer. Discussion The duties of a detention officer are quite extensive and varied, and
require someone who is flexible, compassionate and caring. Many young people who end up in the hands of the legal system are not dangerous criminals; theyve simply made a
mistake. Its better at this stage to avoid sending them to adult prison and help them turn themselves around in a detention facility. To that end, the detention officer
carries out many duties, including helping "to maintain a safe, secure detention atmosphere"; attending to the physical and emotional needs of the children; and monitoring group dynamics "to prevent fighting
and escape attempts" (Leach). This means that the detention officer will have to be able to handle unruly children and have a good working knowledge of psychology to be
able to spot the "ringleaders" in a group and defuse a potentially dangerous situation. The detention officer is also expected to "mediate disagreements between detainees," which again would call for
some knowledge of psychology along with a knowledge of dispute resolution (Leach). Other duties of the detention officer including supervising the inmates as they do chores, eat, shower, play and
sleep; he (or she) must also monitor them during their free time (Leach). He will also "frisk" detainees and conduct strip searches as necessary, as well as searching the
facility itself (Leach). He has to "monitor detainees every 15 minutes during sleeping hours" and "restrain out of control youth" (Leach). He will take custody of youth from
police; screen visitors; and complete necessary paperwork (Leach). It may also be up to the detention officer to "make decisions regarding the detention, or release to parents, or placement [of
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