Talk:Prison officer

message: most of the slang names i have heard used but the last 3 (Scooby's* i.e scobby doo = screw 
Flooby-Hooby and Castrater) I have never heard used during 15 years of working in prisons (i've also been called 5-0 and the po-po both of which can also be applied to the police). also I would like to see the title of this article changed to Correction Officer as that is our official title in the U.S —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vikin (talk • contribs) 
:"also I would like to see the title of this article changed to Correction Officer as that is our official title in the U.S" luckily this is an online encyclopedia that covers the world and not just an element of North America. I suggest prison officer or guard as it's more descriptive and applicable to several jurisdictions as well. A 'corrections officer' could be mistaken for someone who takes part in the active rehabilitation of inmates rather than responsible for "the supervision, safety and security of prisoners in a prison" —Preceding unsigned
:: Actually, a significant number of jurisdictions in the US (e.g. District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, New York, New Mexico, Texas, Erie County, Hancock County, etc.) and throughout Canada use the title "Correctional Officer". And in Ontario, Correctional Officers are typically responsible for the "care, custody, and control" of inmates, but will also act as Case Managers and do participate in the "active rehabilitation" (as you put it) of inmates.--JeffJ (talk) 16:13, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  UPDATE: As you may have noticed, I've added a number of references showing the various jurisdictions' official titles. Interestingly, The US Department of Labour primarily uses Correctional Officer (and mentions the alternative Detention Officer) but makes no mention of the title Corrections Officer. From what I have found so far, it appears that this article would be better named "Correctional Officer", or more likely "Prison Officer".--JeffJ (talk) 19:57, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

text: 5-O and po-po have been said of me too in my facility.  We've been getting "Mike Jones" for a few years also.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.12.59.7 (talk) 23:13, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I believe this to be a stub article.  Someone else deleted the stubs from the article page.  This is up for debate here in the talk page.  I look forward to hearing your opinions. --JAYMEDINC 04:06, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS to move to Correction Officer.  There seems to be some support for Corrections Officer, although not a resounding consensus. -GTBacchus(talk) 05:44, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Stub

message: :Add  * Support  or  * Oppose  on a new line followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~.
* Oppose. Nowhere in the article does it state that this is about the USA; It happens that we have prison officers in other countries as well. Andrewa 05:42, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
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#Support.  Seems to be the more correct current term.  Vegaswikian 07:01, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
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message: #Support.  Seems to be the more correct current term.  Vegaswikian 07:01, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Survey - Support votes 

message: If there are vastly more male prison guards than female prison guards- why is the wiki photo of a prison guard a female?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.189.97.251 (talk) 02:10, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Since it can be shown that there are vastly more Asians on the planet, should we exclude photos of non-Asians in any of Wikipedia's articles? --JeffJ (talk) 03:09, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Current Photo?

message: The move from Corrections officer to Prison officer also puts the article in line with Prison, which redirects from other non-globalized facility descriptions, such as Correctional facility, Detention facility, Correctional center, Detention center, etc.  --JeffJ (talk) 17:33, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: Move to "Prison officer" 

message: Just another example of how the world revolves around the UK with this page move.... *sigh* 173.19.112.195 (talk) 10:18, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: UK Bias

message: I believe the photo on this article should be changed to an actual Correctional Officer/Prison Officer. There's no reason why a military police officer holding restraints should be the current picture. 149.101.37.2 (talk) 16:48, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Photo

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message: Another editor has removed the image a couple of times because it does not show a contemporary prison officer. I have reverted the removal as I think it needs consensus - but I do have some sympathy as there is no history of the role in the current version of the article, so it doesn't make sense to use an historical image. Tacyarg (talk) 19:30, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: If anyone can advise User:Opussex that would be helpful - I'm not experienced at image issues. Tacyarg (talk) 19:45, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
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message: So, I'm a Minnesotan, and I've been doing some reading recently about the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP), and the Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH), both of which confine persons that have been civilly committed. MSOP has two facilities, one of which is co-located with MSH. The MSOP facilities are very similar in architecture to many of the prisons in Minnesota, and have a staff of "Security Counselors," who appear to be similar in capabilities and authority to Corrections Officers. Perhaps a mention of the security personnel at such facilities, as well as the term Security Counselor is warranted? RadManCF  ☢ open frequency 21:33, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Security forces at Mental Hospitals and related facilities