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PREA Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003. Enacted by Congress to address the problem of sexual abuse of persons in custody in Federal, state and local correctional agencies. Ethics The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions What is AE02? Utah Department of Corrections Code of Conduct What is dereliction of duty? Not doing something you know you are supposed to do while on duty Should inmates with mental health issues be housed with those with physical health issues? Yes Inmate security levels Level 1 Highest threat to institutional safety Level 2 High threat to institutional safety Level 3 Moderate threat to institutional safety Level 4 Low threat to institutional safety Inmate behavioral categories High Risk Moderate Risk Low Risk Why is there a inmate classification system? It serves as a management tool to ensure staff safety, the safety and security of inmates who are incarcerated in its institutions, and community protection What are the three reasons an inmate can file a grievance for? Agency policy Conditions within the prison Actions by staff members toward inmates Bell v. Wolfish (1979) a case in which the United States Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of various conditions of confinement of inmates held in federal short-term detention facilities. Turner v. Safley (1987) The court held that a regulation preventing inmates from marrying without permission violated their constitutional right to marry because it was not logically related to a legitimate penological concern, but a prohibition on inmate-to-inmate correspondence was justified by prison security needs. Punitive Isolation Restriction to cell and loss of privileges for specified time, as punishment for disciplinary conviction Administrative Segregation Placement of a prisoner in a secure/safe area to limit their access to other inmates, or limit other inmates' access to them Grievance A written inmate complaint, within the jurisdiction of the Department alleging personal injury, loss, or harm caused by the application or omission of a policy or practice, a member or inmate action, or an incident; does not include any complaint regarding parole procedures or decisions, disciplinary decisions or classification decisions Probation A period of time, specified by a judge, when a convicted criminal's sentence is suspended and they are allowed to remain in the community under supervision. This is on the condition they adhere to a specific set of rules contained in their "probation agreement". If conditions of the probation agreement are violated, the offender can face sanctions, jail time, or their probation can be revoked and the original sentence can be imposed (which may include prison) Parole When a prisoner is released before their sentence in prison is finished. This release is supervised and is conditional upon the agreement to follow specific rules contained in a "parole agreement". If conditions of the parole agreement are violated, the offender can face sanctions or may be arrested and returned to prison "Some Evidence" Such evidence, that a reasonable person might accept as adequate to support the findings of the Disciplinary Hearing Officer Exigent Circumstances Circumstances that would make a reasonable person believe, that evidence would be destroyed or concealed, that a suspect would escape or be concealed, or that any person would be at risk for serious bodily injury or death if immediate action were not taken Probable cause That degree of evidence that would lead a reasonable person to believe, that a crime has been or is being committed Community Correctional Center A non-secure correctional facility operated by the Department of Corrections Secure Correctional Facility Any prison, penitentiary, or other institution operated by the Department of Corrections or under contract for the confinement of offenders, where force may be used to restrain them, if they attempt to leave the institution without authorization Inmate Any person, who is committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, and who is housed at a correctional facility or in a county jail at the request of the Department of Corrections Offender Any person who has been convicted of a crime, for which he/she may be committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, and is at least one of the following; 1) Committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections; 2) On probation; or 3) On parole Mental conditioning Prepare mentally for the dangerous encounter, and know the effects of fear, pain, and death on the officer's performance. Tactical conditioning Learn the latest survival tactics, practice the tactics continually, and never stop learning Physical conditioning Keep the body in good physical condition to help prevent injury and have an adequate energy reserve for emergencies Communications for survival Use verbal skills on an everyday basis to enhance your ability to persuade subjects to comply Equipment Maintenance Know your equipment and how to use it under stress. Keep your equipment in good, working order Control the Environment if tactical retreat is possible, use it. If the area is not safe then rethink the encounter; who has the tactical advantage? Components of officer survival (6) Mental Conditioning Tactical Conditioning Physical Conditioning Equipment and Maintenance Control the Environment Human generations (old objectives) Builders () Baby boomers () Generation X () Generation Y () Human generations (new objectives) Builders () Baby Boomers () Generation X () Generation Y () Generation Z () Generation Alpha (2010 - current) Burden of proof for prison disciplinary? Some evidence Burden of proof in criminal case? Reasonable doubt