Correctional Officers and Jailers

A warden needs to be a strict disciplinarian, but you need to do it with compassion and care. Decision-making is also a huge part of my role. When you're running an organization, those under you are looking to you for decisions. You may be wrong sometimes. Regardless, you need to be able to make decisions, stand by those decisions, and try your hardest not to be too wrong too often. Willingness to serve is also important as a leader. A good leader serves those he expects to follow him.

Education in criminal justice can provide a lot of knowledge about how the Department of Corrections operates however first hand experience in working in corrections has taught me so much more than what I could get from the classroom. My experiences and training working as a corrections officer has equipped me to better perform my job. One has to be strong mentally to perform the duties of a corrections officer. Some skills I have obtained include having sound judgment and to always be alert.