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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.

Format

In-Person

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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Law, Public Safety, Corrections and SecurityFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Advanced Corrections, students prepare 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. Students will examine facility safety; demonstrate correctional facility awareness techniques; and analyze rehabilitation methods and alternatives to incarceration.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

No requirements listed.

Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Compare and contrast methods for conducting prisoner counts
  • Compare and contrast methods for inmate supervision
  • Demonstrate proper use of restraints for a correctional facility
  • Demonstrate methods of prisoner transportation. and Security
  • Explain the various forms of communication used by staff within a correctional facility
  • Identify effective techniques for media relations
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Correctional Officers and Jailers33-3012.00
  • First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers33-1011.00
  • Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists21-1092.00
  • Protective Service Workers, All Other33-9099.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Head counts — conduct at scheduled intervals under direct officer supervision in a housing unit.
  • Facility locks, bars, and gates — inspect visually using a provided checklist during supervised security rounds.
  • Prisoner conduct — observe and report behavioral concerns to a senior officer during monitored recreational periods.
  • Cell shakedown procedures — assist a senior officer in searching assigned cells for contraband following established protocols.
  • Facility entrance — screen visitors by verifying identification and logging arrivals under direct supervision.
  • Incident log entries — record basic prisoner identification and disturbance details into a daily paper or electronic log with guidance.
  • Inmate mail — inspect envelopes and packages for prohibited items alongside a training officer using facility guidelines.
  • Prisoner identification records — enter charge and personal data into a database management system under supervisor review.
  • Radio and intercom communications — transmit clear status reports using standard codes on the facility telecommunications system.
  • Facility policies and regulations — read and reference written post orders to guide routine duties during a shift.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
100%
Placement Rate
Not reported