Sergeant Crystal L. Parum
La Plata,MD
Summary
To utilize training experience to design and implement programs that will effectively improve performance.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Sergeant
Custody and Security
09.2017 - Current
Acting Lieutenant / Sergeant
Training Supervisor
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Assessed new employee skills and strengths through the coordination of the Field Training Program.
- Collaborated with company leaders and department managers to determine training needs.
- Evaluated success of training programs and recommended improvements.
- Integrated technology resources for tracking in-service training and Officer training files.
Acting Lieutenant / Sergeant, Records/Intake
Corporal
08.2013 - 09.2017
- As the Records/Intake Corporal I was responsible for conducting searches on anyone that entered the facility and ensuring that no contraband was introduced
- I was also tasked with maintaining the current incarcerated individuals files for accuracy and completion
- I was also tasked with ensuring an incarcerated individuals time calculation was completed once they were sentenced
- During my time in Intake, I monitored and maintained the daily incarcerated individuals population count and verified it for discrepancies to ensure an accurate count
- I prepared the daily court list and disseminated it to the appropriate sections
- I was able to enter new arrestee’s and incarcerated individuals into the system, as well as process their information through the METERS system in order to make sure they weren’t wanted by another Agency
- I was also responsible for training officers how to fingerprint and photograph incarcerated individuals, as well as using and reviewing the body scans of arrestees and incarcerated individuals to ensure no contraband was hidden on their person
- Maintaining the daily and movement logs were also an important task since we needed to have an accurate account of movement in and out of the facility.
Corporal / CFC
Transport / Court Holding
03.2013 - 08.2013
- Working as a Transport/Court Holding Officer, I was responsible for the custody and security of incarcerated individuals being transported to Court
- Before being transported, I checked to make sure there were no enemies, co-defendants, or incarcerated individuals with Medical needs that needed to be separated at Court Holding
- After their court appearance, I checked their paperwork to see if they have been sentenced, released or were able to be returned back to the Detention Center
- My position also required me to attend Doctor’s appointments for female incarcerated individuals.
Correctional Officer First Class
Custody and Security
04.2010 - 03.2013
- As a Correctional Officer First Class, working at the Annex, I was not only required to perform the same duties as at the Main Detention Center, I was also responsible for the movement of the Work Release incarcerated individuals to and from work
- I was also responsible for ensuring incarcerated individuals were able to make it to work and to programs on time
- I conducted cell searches, locker searches, and strip searches to ensure no contraband was being introduced into the facility or had been brought into the facility
- I also conducted visiting for incarcerated individuals families to see them
- During visiting, I ensured that incarcerated individuals were aware of their visit and the time of the visit
- I monitored the cameras while they were visiting to make sure no inappropriate actions were made.
Correctional Officer I, Correctional Officer II, Correctional Officer First Class, Correctional Officer
Custody and Security
11.2006 - 04.2010
- As a Correctional Officer I, Correctional Officer II, First Class I was responsible for monitoring the cameras to ensure that movement through the facility is fluid and monitored incarcerated individuals activity
- By monitoring cameras, as well as conducting rounds in the Housing Units, I was able to ensure the safety of the incarcerated individuals
- I was also seen as a counselor to some by having them openly talk to me about problems within the section or other problems they are having so they are able to seek help instead of harming themselves or others
- I also conducted rounds within the housing units to check for contraband and to ensure there were no attempts being made to escape
- Daily logs were an essential part of my daily tasks because they account for incarcerated individuals movement throughout the facility, as well as when they are outside of the facility at Court or Doctor’s Appointments.
Education
Associates of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
College of Southern Maryland
LaPlata, MD2006
Skills
Academic Instructor
TEW Instructor
NCIC Certification
SABRE OC Instructor
Accomplishments
- CEW Instructor
- Sabre OC Instructor
- Corrections General Instructor
- Child, Adult, and Infant CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor
- Bloodborne Pathogens Instructor
- METERS Certified
- Activities and Honors
- I have been an Instructor since November 2012 and have become certified to teach CPR, AED, First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens; along with also teaching numerous other blocks of instruction to fellow officers
- I have also had the opportunity to instruct at the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy to new recruits during Entrance Level Training
- In 2019 I composed an in-service training for Intake Releases
- In August 2020 I became a certified SABRE OC Instructor and in December 2021 I became a TASER instructor
- In March 2016 I became a Recruiting Officer
Other Law Enforcement Training
Daigle Use of Force Conference - Daigle Law Group - December 2021
Executive Leadership Institute - FBI LEEDA - October 2021
Command Leadership Institute - FBI LEEDA - September 2019
Supervisor Leadership Institute - FBI LEEDA - May 2019
Crisis Intervention Training - Southern Maryland CIT - September 2018
Timeline
Acting Lieutenant / Sergeant
Training Supervisor
01.2023 - 05.2023
Sergeant
Custody and Security
09.2017 - Current
Acting Lieutenant / Sergeant, Records/Intake
Corporal
08.2013 - 09.2017
Corporal / CFC
Transport / Court Holding
03.2013 - 08.2013
Correctional Officer First Class
Custody and Security
04.2010 - 03.2013
Correctional Officer I, Correctional Officer II, Correctional Officer First Class, Correctional Officer
Custody and Security
11.2006 - 04.2010
Associates of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
College of Southern Maryland
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