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Title
Maintain security of physical containment environment in a prison
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison
environment and covers maintenance of a secure physical
containment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 conduct prison security checks;
 conduct prison security patrols;
 report breaches occurring in a prison; and
 document security checks conducted in a prison.
Classification
Offender Management > Prison Safety and Security
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.
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References
Corrections Act 2004;
Corrections Regulations 2005;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Criminal Justice Act 1985;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Parole Act 2002;
Privacy Act 1993;
PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html;
Sentencing Act 2002;
and their subsequent amendments or replacements;
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Definition
IOMS – Integrated Offender Management System.
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Assessment range
a Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must meet all the principles of
behaviour and criteria as detailed in the Prison Services Operations Manual
(PSOM), Department of Corrections (available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html),
the Department of Corrections Code of Conduct, other documented national
policies and procedures, and prison-specific procedures.
b The range statements in this unit standard must be applied according to prisonspecific equipment, procedures, and processes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Conduct prison security checks.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Carry out security checks.
Range
may include but is not limited to – perimeter checks, locks, bars,
grilles, fences, cells, cell alarms, workshops, prison facilities;
evidence of three is required.
1.2
Identify breaches and potential breaches of security.
1.3
Identify operational status of security equipment.
1.4
Ensure the safety and/or security of the facility are maintained.
Outcome 2
Conduct prison security patrols.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Ensure the security of the facility is maintained.
Range
2.2
may include but is not limited to – night patrols, mobile patrols,
internal/external fire checks.
Identify threats to the safety of the prison.
Outcome 3
Report security breaches occurring in a prison.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Assess breach as either immediate or perceived.
3.2
Implement actions that can be taken to remedy breach.
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Report breach to authorised personnel.
Outcome 4
Document security checks conducted in a prison.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Record security check information completely, concisely, accurately, and legibly
in the required format and scheduled timeframe.
may include but is not limited to – report faults, check sheets,
search and lockup book, unit diary, log book, IOMS, incident
reports;
evidence of three is required.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 June 1999
30 June 2012
Revision
2
3 April 2001
30 June 2012
Review
3
25 July 2006
30 June 2012
Review
4
20 May 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0003
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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Comments on this unit standard
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