The common goal of any prison facility is to ensure the safety of the public, correctional staff, and offenders by maintaining an organized and disciplined system. A typical correctional team at night consists of a Captain, four Lieutenants, and about twenty-seven Sergeants. Each member of the team has their own responsibilities and tasks, but must work as a team to accomplish all assigned tasks that are given. It is imperative to work as a team, even if some team members don't get along with others, because working in a prison can lead to dangerous and life threatening situations. A job at a prison facility is not made for everyone. One person's decision can effect and possibly harm the lives of other team members. It's important to know the different types of people we work with, and how we can divide them based on their personality behaviors. .
The first type of behavior is to assure that they never do anything wrong and they aren't the cause of the outcome. The "entitled" believes that they are allowed superior treatment. They tend to be narcissistic, believing that they are owed something no matter what they do. This is the type of person who leaves a shopping cart a foot away from someone else's vehicle on a windy day, but it's not their fault it scratches the side of the vehicle. They also believe that the world revolves around them, and everyone else is of little importance, as long as they are safe. This type of team member is always innocent no matter what happens. For instance, four officers were assigned to a housing unit that housed approximately two hundred offenders. One officer was stationed outside, two were conducting a count of offenders, and the last officer was working the control panel opening and closing gates behind the officers that were counting. The officer inside the control panel decided to open the rest of the gates at once and go to the bathroom.
