Typically, prisons and jails have tried to find ways to control inmates only through physical restraint and hardware such as "locks, steel doors, security glass and alarm systems” (National Institute of Corrections (USA), 2009). Staff safety is believed to depend on maintaining physical walls between staff and inmates. Ensuring the safety of inmates and staff is of the utmost importance a correctional facility. Overcrowded jails and prisons not only pose an excessive risk to inmates, but also a greater risk to correctional officers who work in overcrowded jails or prisons. According to Bartollas (2002), violence in the correctional system does manifests itself in many different ways. Methods and manners are considered, such as violence between prisoners, riots, serious disturbances, brutality of staff against prisoners, assault of staff by the offender and self-inflicted brutality. The extraordinary level of violence in many prisons continues to remain high. “A culture of violence, the presence of gangs, and drug trafficking in prisons make it difficult to provide a safe environment for staff and inmates” (Siegel & Bartollas, 2011, p. 355). Methods and techniques are used to maintain custody and control of inmates in correctional facilities. The physical layout of the facility must take into account the number of staff on duty and also the location of inmates in the facilities. Inmates who are found for more violent crimes or tendencies are usually housed in a different population within the prison than inmates who are found for less aggressive crimes. Techniques such as weapon defense, cell extraction, and confrontation avoidance are used to keep not only officers but also inmates safe (Wagner, n.d.). Before entering a prison or p...... middle of paper.... ..g will go smoothly. I believe that since there are more inmates than officers, the officer should always have the support of them at all times to ensure their safety from the inmates. References Bartollas, C. (2002). Invitation to corrections: with integrated study guide. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. National Institute of Corrections (USA) (2009). Inmate Behavior Management: The Key to a Safe and Secure Prison, August 2009. Sl: snPrisoner Discipline - Part 1: The Foundation for an Effective Discipline System | Prison Operations Institute. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.jailtraining.org/node/181Siegel, L.J., & Bartollas, C. (2011). Corrections today. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.Wagner, J. (n.d.). Jail & Prison techniques used by US penitentiary facilities. Retrieved from http://www.jimwagnertraining.com/images/Jail_and_prison_techniques.pdf