Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Correctional Officers And Jailers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Miami Dade College, Valencia Community College, Broward College, and Tallahassee Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Bethune Cookman.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Miami Dade College, Broward College, South Florida Community College, and Valencia Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Florida Keys Community College, Indian River State College, St Petersburg College, and Daytona State College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Gulf Coast Community College, Chipola, Bethune Cookman, and Brevard Community College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Bethune Cookman, Florida State, Chipola, and South Florida Community College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Florida State.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Bethune Cookman and Florida State.
Working as a Correctional Officer or Jailer in Florida
Correctional officers and jailers oversee and manage adolescents and adults who have entered the justice system as suspected and convicted criminals. Read a detailed Correctional Officer and Jailer job description and schools overview.
The State Correctional Officer Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, and the Florida Association of Community Corrections, as well as the national American Correctional Association and American Jail Association, can provide helpful professional resources.
State Requirements for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Florida
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) require that all correctional officers and jailers be certified by meeting the following standards:
- Meet minimum qualifications established by Florida statutes. Must have:
- reached 19 years of age or older and be a citizen of the United States
- high school diploma or equivalent
- never been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor involving false statement or perjury
- never received dishonorable discharge from any US Armed Forces
- fingerprint documentation on file employer
- passed physical examination and background investigation
- Complete different levels of basic recruit training at an approved academy depending on amount of previous experience, breaks in service, out-of-state application and other qualifiers.
- Take and pass the State Officer Certification Examination (SOCE).
- Obtain employment in the applicable field
Major Industries for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Florida
Most correctional officers and jailers in Florida work in Facilities Support Services for:
- State department of law enforcement
- State department of juvenile justice
- Private correctional employment services
- Private correctional institutions for youth and adults
- State correctional institutions
Major Employers for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Florida
A few representative major employers of correctional officers and jailers in Florida include:
- Youth Services Intl Inc (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- Youth Services - Dept of Juvenile Justice (State Social Service And Welfare Organizations)
- South Bay Correctional Facility (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- Securicor (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- Ramsay Youth Services (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- Moore Haven Correctional (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- Graceville Correctional Facility (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- GEO Group Inc (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- GEP Care Inc (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- Correctional Services Corp (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- Broward Transition Center (Correctional Institutions-Private)
- Corrections Dept - Doral (State Govt-Correctional Institutions)
- Corrections Dept - Ft. Lauderdale (State Govt-Correctional Institutions)
- Corrections Dept - Orlando (State Govt-Correctional Institutions)
- Corrections Dept - Sneads (State Govt-Correctional Institutions)
- Corrections Dept - Tallahassee (State Govt-Correctional Institutions)
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