Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.

“Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.” is a supplemental task performed by Correctional Officers and Jailers. Among the occupation's 26 rated tasks, workers place it 5th by importance (#22 most important). About 65% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Investigate criminal or legal matters. in Getting Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present. · importance 4.7
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes. · importance 4.6
• Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence. · importance 4.6
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs. · importance 4.5
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors. · importance 4.5
• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidents of inmate disturbance, keeping daily logs of prisoner activities. · importance 4.5
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband. · importance 4.4
• Search for and recapture escapees. · importance 4.4
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges. · importance 4.4
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners. · importance 4.3
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment, such as a computer. · importance 4.3
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison. · importance 4.2
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections. · importance 4.2
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers. · importance 4.1

See all tasks on the Correctional Officers and Jailers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-2116}
}