In 2019, Florida lowered the minimum age for correctional officers to 18 years old.

• Do you think 18-year-olds should be hired as correctional officers? Explain.
• Select any other state and do research on the requirements to become a correctional officer in both Florida and that state. Compare and contrast the requirements to become a correctional officer in Florida and your selected state.
  • Please do not discuss the requirements to become a federal corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons as these standards are the same all around the country. Make sure to discuss state corrections.
• Please provide your sources.