Personal Ethical Standards When a prisoner asks for favors of the correctional staff, it means they want something more than what they are asking for. In this case, one inmate asked if this author would inquire as to why his request earlier in the day was not responded to by the administration counselor. Knowing that when a request is placed early in the morning, it is usually not responded to until late in the day, or the next day, depending on the waiting list. This author could tell that to this inmate, but the inmate knows that already, since they have been here for a while. Therefore, instead of blowing off this inmates request, which would later cause animosity between prisoners and guards, my response would be soothing instead of in the negative. Accordingly, the response would be something to the effect of "your response went down this morning and apparently someone is more troubled than you are today. If they don't get to you today, you know you will be on the morning run." This way I responded to the inmate in a professional matter, put their nerves at ease, and did not compromise the ethics of my being a prison guard. Not only was I being professional, I was also giving the inmate respect, which in return they will hopefully respond in kind. Many people in prison forget that as prison guards it is our responsibility to maintain order, not be the best friend to any one inmate. Prison Guards are supposed to be feared, because anything other than that fear would show weakness, and that could cause trouble during an uprising. If this author were to break the rule for this one inmate, make a phone call or check on their request, I would have to do it for all inmates. That in itself would cause a problem. Accordingly, I have to keep the peace and follow all the rules. Even though it would be simple to check on the request, I must decline to do so in order