Corrections and Detention Specialist

OVERVIEW
Corrections and Detention Specialist are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility.

JOB DUTIES

• Supervise confinement and detention operations
• Provide external security to facilities
• Provide counseling/guidance to individual prisoners within a rehabilitative program
• Manage and maintain prisoners/internees and their programs

TRAINING
Job training for a Corrections and Detention Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field.

Some of the skills you'll learn are:

• Military laws and jurisdictions
• Self-defense and use of firearms
• Interpersonal communications skills
• Search/restraint and custody/control procedures

HELPFUL SKILLS

• Interest in law enforcement
• Physical and mental fitness
• Ability to make quick decisions
• Ability to remain calm under heavy duress

REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
Skilled Technical (ST): 95

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FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career with federal, state and local law enforcement.