correction officer vs prison guard

0My understanding is that they're the same. (I know one personally.) Prison guard is the old term and corrections officer is the new. (Plural, BTW) I think it was a case where the old term was getting a bad rap and they wanted something more friendly. Around here, they work for "The Department of Corrections," and have one of the most powerful unions in the state. Our local prisons, howeve

0Thanks, Avangi. Since you brought up the term Deputy, I would like to confirm something. A cop is not a deputy because a deputy is someone who guards a local prison. I believe a cop is also called sheriff.0-

0No, you are mixing a lot of things up here.02br
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00A "cop" is just a general term for a police officer or other law enforcement official. 02br
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00It depends on the system of government whether you have a sherriff and the sherriff's deputies, or a police force. The county may have a sherriff, while the town has police. Deputies have other jobs to d

0Sorry, GG. I'll create a new thread if I still have further questions about police.02br
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00Thanks for the reply.0-

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10 Since you brought up the term Deputy, I would like to confirm something. A cop is not a deputy because a deputy is someone who guards a local prison. I believe a cop is also called sheriff.12blockquote

10Hi N2g, "Deputy" in this case is short for "Deputy Sheriff." It just means "an assistant to

0Thanks Avangi for the detailed explanation. I've learned a lot from your reply. 0-

With respect to the previously posted responses, I'd like to provide my opinionated definition of the two categories.
In past years, the uniformed employees who ensure the safety and security of a prison were referred to as Prison Guard(s). As I am sure you know times do change and with that the names of things also change. For the most part, the definition of a guard is someone in uniform

Reference the comment that in Juvenile Detention Centers, they are NOT called "Officer" short for " Probation Officer... It's Officer short for Juvenile Correctional Officer. (JCO). A Probation Officer (PO) supervises individuals POST adjudication, after being sentenced by the Judge and allowing the individual to prove that they are amenable to treatment. Parole is supervision POST prison term,