Usually, jails and prisons have tried to find ways to control inmates simply through physical restraint and through equipment such as "locks, steel doors, security glass and alarms.” systems” (National Institute of Corrections (United States), 2009). Staff safety depends on maintaining physical walls between staff and inmates. Ensuring the safety of inmates and staff is of the utmost importance in 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 manifests itself in different ways. They are considered methods and manners, such as inmate violence, riots, major disturbances, staff brutality against inmates, assaults on staff by the offender, and self-inflicted brutality. The extraordinary level of violence in many prisons remains 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 establishment must take into account the number of employees who will be on duty as well as the manner in which inmates are located within the establishments. Inmates who are convicted of more violent crimes or tendencies are typically housed in a different population within the prison than inmates who are convicted of less aggressive crimes. Techniques such as armed defense, cell extractions, and combat avoidance are used to ensure the safety of not only officers but also inmates (Wagner, n.d.). Before entering a prison or p...... middle of paper.... ..g will go well. I believe that since there are more detainees than police officers, the latter should always accompany them at all times to ensure their safety from the detainees. References Bartollas, C. (2002). Invitation to corrections: with integrated study guide. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. National Institute of Corrections (United States) (2009). Managing Prisoner Behavior: The Key to a Safe and Secure Prison, August 2009. Sl: snPrisoner Discipline - Part 1: The Foundations of an Effective Discipline System | Institute of Prison Operations. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.jailtraining.org/node/181Siegel, L.J., & Bartollas, C. (2011). Fixes today. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Wagner, J. (nd). Jail and prison techniques used by American correctional facilities. Retrieved from http://www.jimwagnertraining.com/images/Jail_and_prison_techniques.pdf