The life of a Correctional Officer and the challenges they face in order to uphold justice. The department of corrections is designed to help secure, protect, and confine offenders from the public. They are responsible for overseeing those whom have been arrested and are awaiting trial as well as those whom have already been convicted of a crime and sentenced to serve time in a jail, detention center, or prison. They goal is to maintain security in order to prevent disturbances, assaults, or escapes. Correctional Officers have no law enforcement responsibilities outside of where they work. Their work is hard and has little public gratification, just because a criminal is locked away in a facility does not mean he or she is gone, it’s simply it means there is someone else dealing with them. As far as a profession, corrections work is one of the most stressful in law enforcement. Officers must remain alert at all times in order to avoid being attacked or killed by the inmates that they supervise. The intensity of the environments often prompts officers to shut down emotionally, reducing their ability to perform their duties at work and home. One of the major safety concerns is the use of unusual weapons by inmates. Although the officers regularly perform conduct cell and inmate checks, inmates find a way to make them; they also face the use of physical force, the work duties of corrections officer’s poses a threat to their own safety and sometimes their family.