Ability to establish, facilitate, and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, the public, community organizations and government agencies; to consistently and continually demonstrate tact, diplomacy, and respect to individuals, groups and organizations representing a wide diversity of ethnicities, cultures, opinions, and beliefs; Ability to confront and affect the apprehension of prisoners by means of command presence, voice control and physical force, up to and including deadly force, if necessary. ADDITIONAL MINIMUM CLASS REQUIREMENTS FOR LATERAL TRANSFERS TO THE CLASS: Must have successfully completed the course of study prescribed and/or approved for Correction Officers by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (to qualify for the WSCJTC Corrections Officer equivalency academy) and have two (2) years continuous experience as a Correction/Detention Officer within the last five (5) years.