Innovative Correctional Officer

You were only notified that you will be a Correctional Officer soon. Congratulations! So what now? Have you thought about what you will requirement of gear? Hey, if you obtain lucky your agency will give you some. But , if you are just like the rest of us, you will have to purchase your own. Here's the find: you WILL need gear but you will not be told exactly what you need. Consider what you may be doing in a correctional facility. Its ok, you are able to think about all those episodes of prison shows that you are stuck to. Are you going to be searching? If so, what will you come to be searching? Any dark corner and crannies that need thinking about? Are you going to work in large daylight or do you think that it really is nights? Are you ever likely to have to restrain an prison? Use force on them? They will answer to all these is YOU BET! high-end Amerisleep produced surface Here are the items that, within my humble opinion, are essential to each Correctional Officer. Kevlar Operations Gloves - There is no doubt that you'll be searching, searching and looking. The offenders hide contraband, we go looking for it. The probability of us getting injured resulting from a sharp instrument is substantial. According to the FBI's Uniform Criminal Report 53, 469 police officers were assaulted in 2010. 13. 1 percent of the police officers who were assaulted with chef knives or other cutting equipment were injured. Think about this number... 14. 1% injured. And these were Police Officers. The number of attacks with knives or additional cutting instruments is much larger for correctional officers. Offenders don't have guns (At least I sure as daylights hope they don't! ). Offenders have razors, shanks or anything else that they can trim us, or other offenders with. Kevlar tactical mitts work... get some! Flashlight and flashlight case - It doesn't matter if you are going to be working in daytime or night, you need to have your flashlight. Inside correctional features there are many areas that are not well lit no matter what the building pattern is. Ask anyone that performs in this field and they will explain the same thing... get a flashlight. Handcuff case - You will be holding handcuffs in many of the positions within a facility. There are some companies that require all staff to cart them. Some agencies will provide you with the handcuffs and case when you are at work but you must let it stay there (just remember that shared equipment does not last nor is it well taken care and attention of). If you are working in an Administrative Segregation area, you could handcuffs. Pepper Spray Holder - Guess what you get to transport when you're working? A cylinder of "Don't you know any benefit? " We use this as a last resort (and it sucks when we have to use it) but it is very effective in most instances. You may well be provided with the O. C. but not with the holder for it. Make sure that you know what size unit your agency uses just before buying it and get the right one (MKIII or maybe MKIV) Latex Glove Sack - The Kevlar ideal gloves will protect you from getting cut, but it surely will not protect you from body fluids You should have latex or nitrile gloves along at all times. I would suggest you carry a minimum of 4 pair upon you. If you ball them up nice and tight you can fit in 5 pair into the "1 pair glove pouch. " You never know if you find yourself going to have to lay your hands on a good bloody offender (and i hope not a bloody staff member) or any other body substance. Silent Key Holder -- Although most officers I am aware like to attach the work secrets to their belt, the keys rattle and let everyone know when you are coming. Might as well set that cow bell as well as go into a pasture. Yes, even more COW BELL! A noiseless key holder will allow you to hold that set of keys on your own belt yet restrain these so they are not jingling all over the place. As for me, I discovered a second use for them. I just now removed the key clip from it and use it as a Kevlar glove carrier. Radio Holder - You may or may not have be carrying a radio at work. I say that you get a general radio holder so that you include a place to carry your radio. I would recommend one that is adjustable to fit many radio models. And finally... Duty Belt and belt keepers - Where did you think that you would put all these items? Around your normal work belt? Some people may do that but I'd like to see you to think about this: Most organizations search staff upon entrance which means that you will have to take all off that work belt and put each item back again on. And when you take it off after you get home, what are you going to do? Leave 7-8 different duty gear items lounging around and hope that you just remember all of them tomorrow when you attend work? I don't know about you, but I'd probably loose my head if it wasn't attached to my body. With a responsibility belt you can have them located where you want them without having this slide around and then have one thing to keep up with. The seat belt keepers will keep that duty belt and all your new accessory firmly attached to your midsection. I recommend a triple storage duty belt which gives the maximum amount of safety and security so that a great offender can't take it off (also works great if one of part of the belt buckle clip snaps off considering that the belt won't come off). Now you may be asking yourself which you could get all this and how much will it going to cost you. You should check your local police supply retailer and see what they have or else you can go online and look up. If checking online, I would suggest typing in corrections responsibility gear or corrections job gear packages in your browser and go from there. About the average you can be looking at an amount of $134. 99-$200+ depending on manufacturer and where you have it from.