The 60 participants worked in four county jails in a large western State. In two jurisdictions, the deputies received 17 weeks of police academy training and initially worked in the county jail for 24-36 months before being eligible for transfer to road patrol. In the other two jurisdictions, the sheriff's departments used correctional officers for jail duties and required completion of a 30-day training program and the State correctional academy. The interviews were structured and lasted approximately 45 minutes. Findings revealed some sharp but not totally unexpected contrasts in the work orientations of deputy sheriffs and career correctional officers. The differential selection, training, and work socialization experiences of deputies and correctional officers all contributed to the variations in their attitudes and perceptions. The crucial issue is less the existence of these differences than the consequences of these differences for jail operations. Notes and 11 references