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Training
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECT TRAINING
Question | Answer |
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All new corrections officers receive 160 hours of training | during their first year of employment |
At least 40 of these hours are completed prior | to being independently assigned to any post |
Corrections officers receive at least 40 hours of training | each subsequent year of employment |
At a minimum | this training covers the following areas |
Security and safety procedures | Supervision of offenders |
Suicide intervention and prevention | Response to Resistance |
Report writing | Inmate rules and regulations |
Rights and responsibilities of inmates | Key Control |
Interpersonal relationships | Fire and emergency procedures |
Evacuation plan | Escape plan |
All new professional, health services, and support employees, including contractors and city employees (e.g., Food Service, Building Engineers) | who have regular or daily inmate contact will receive Orientation training |
and an additional 40 hours of training to be completed prior | to being independently assigned to a particular job |
Facility management and supervisory staff receive at least | 40 hours of management and supervision training during their first year |
and at least 24 hours of management training | each year thereafter |