Article: International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers' law suit seeks to block the termination of 181 correctional officers.

Article: Massachusetts International Brotherhood of Police ...
PR Newswire;  September 6, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... MASSACHUSETTS INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS ... endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers ... McGrath said correctional officers from several ... Gillooly of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers ...

Reference Information: Correctional Officers
Occupational Outlook Handbook;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... stressful and hazardous. * Most correctional officers work in institutions located in ... excellent. Nature of the Work Correctional officers are responsible for overseeing ... precinct station houses employ many correctional officers, also known as detention officers ...

Reference Information: Correctional officers
Occupational Outlook Handbook;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... personal safety. Nature of the Work Correctional officers are responsible for overseeing ... prevent disturbances and escapes. Correctional officers' duties differ with the setting ... contrast is far more stable. Many correctional officers are employed by police and sheriffs ...

Article: Security is the number one job in corrections: how well-trained ...
Corrections Today;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... fact, it is the number one job of correctional officers. Historically, officers have ... security still remains in the hands of correctional officers. Technology cannot replace humans ... series of courses is designed for correctional officers who work in jails and prisons on ...

Article: Correctional officers: support, commitment and ...
Corrections Compendium;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the average turnover rate among correctional officers nationally in 2000 was 16.1 percent ... states, the turnover rate among Correctional officers is much higher than the national ... Idaho, the 2005 turnover rate for correctional officers was 23.7 percent (Idaho DOC ...

Article: Correctional Officers Fight Dissatisfaction, ...
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... exacerbating tensions between correctional officers and inmates. Denise Huggins ... her findings was the fact that correctional officers expressed high degrees of job dissatisfaction ... not only have the situation of correctional officers who hate their jobs, but you have ...

Article: Pay raise for state correctional officers is on ...
Delaware State News (Dover, DE);  January 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Rogalsky Jan. 14--DOVER -- Correctional officers will soon see a larger paycheck ... over the last 18 months. "Our correctional officers work diligently under stressful ... Better compensation for our correctional officers not only rewards their work, but ...