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Advanced Corrections
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Advanced Corrections prepares students for certification required for employment as a correctional officer. Students will learn the roles and responsibilities of correctional officers; discuss relevant rules, regulations, and laws; and demonstrate defensive tactics, restraint techniques, and CPR and first aid procedures as used in the correctional setting.
Compare and contrast methods for conducting prisoner countsCompare and contrast methods for inmate supervisionDemonstrate proper use of restraints for a correctional facilityDemonstrate methods of prisoner transportation. and SecurityExplain the various forms of communication used by staff within a correctional facilityIdentify effective techniques for media relationsIdentify the duties of a telecommunicatorExplain methods of combatting contraband in a correctional facilityDemonstrate personal searches and cell searchesAnalyze perimeter security methods for a correctional facilityAssess fire safety rules and procedures to discover imperfections which could result in injury or death for officers andSummarize environmental safety procedures within a correctional facility, including managing and reducing wasteSummarize sanitation and preventive medicine procedures used within a correctional facilityDemonstrate techniques for controlling inmates and preventing violence and riotsSummarize hostage incident techniquesDescribe characteristics of groups that threaten security within a correctional facilityDescribe procedures for handling juvenile offenders within a correctional facility. and Inmates’ RightsDemonstrate procedures for disciplining inmatesCreate incident and misconduct reportsDifferentiate among inmate's rights, privileges, and conduct expectationsDemonstrate receiving and handling prisoners’ grievancesDemonstrate effective interpersonal communications techniques. andDescribe community-based corrections and the role it playsDescribe criminal justice diversionDiscuss probation and the services that are associated with itDiscuss parole and its effectivenessDiscuss the difference between probation and paroleEvaluate regulations regarding Title VII, ADA, human diversity, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)Summarize regulations that prohibit sexual contact between officers and inmates and between inmatesAnalyze ethical and professional responsibilities of correctional staff. and Safety