# Detention Officer Certification Course (DOCC) - DOL Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Program, Employment Skills Training Program, Job Training Program

Provider: [Cape Fear Community College](https://programs.cccareers.org/providers/cape-fear-community-college)

- Program type: Apprenticeship
- Branches: All branches
- Format: In person
- Length: Duration not listed
- Locations: Castle Hayne, NC
- Website: https://cfcc.edu
- Contact: Tim Fuss, workforceinfo@cfcc.edu
- Page: https://programs.cccareers.org/programs/cape-fear-community-college-detention-officer-certification-course-docc-vmnsj0

## Summary

Who Should Attend: All persons who are employed as detention officers at local confinement facilities and are required by the Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission or the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission to successfully complete this course. Course Objectives: The student will be able to: -Supervise inmates providing safety, security, meals, proper sanitation and medical care. -Respond to medical emergencies within the facility. -Search incoming and resident prisoners. -Search a cell block and general areas. -Apply information of a prisoner's legal and constitutional rights to administrative operation of the detention facility, composition of disciplinary sanctions, use of force and civil liability to officers. -Identify and cope with stressful situations. -Maintain personal and detention facility security. -Deal effectively with inmates. -Process incoming prisoners. -Transport prisoners safely. -Profile characteristics of a potential suicide. -Respond to inmates in crisis situations. -Develop the ability to respond to a physical attack to ensure the safety of officers and inmates. -Develop and implement emergency plans. -Properly demonstrate the use of fire equipment.

## Job description

Employment with a detention facility in North Carolina

## Locations

- Castle Hayne, NC, 28429

Source: public DoD SkillBridge listings via CCC Programs. Confirm details with the provider and your chain of command.