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Identify and manage at risk prisoners
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working as corrections officers in a prison and
covers the identification and management of at risk prisoners.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
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interview prisoners;
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identify at risk prisoners;
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establish and implement at risk management plan in a prison; and
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monitor risk in a prison.
Subfield
Offender Management
Domain
Prisoner Management
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 14620, Respond to safety and security
situations in a prison, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0003
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard is intended for but not restricted to workplace assessment. The
range statements across the unit standard can be applied according to enterprise
specific equipment, procedures, and processes.
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Performance in relation to the elements and performance criteria must comply with
current legislation, policies, and procedures, including:
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;
Policy and Procedures Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/public/policyandlegislation/ppm/
Privacy Act 1993;
Sentencing Act 2002;
other related Acts and regulations and their subsequent amendments or
replacements.
3
Reference to terms, procedures and specifications in this unit standard includes
documented procedures and specifications relevant to the workplace in which
assessment is carried out.
4
All work practices shall meet documented enterprise quality management
requirements, including the documentation of activities, events, and decisions.
5
This unit standard includes new prisoners and existing prisoners.
6
Assessment should be against the documented national policies and procedures and
prison specific procedures.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Interview prisoners.
Range
previous history, new arrival risk assessment form.
Performance criteria
1.1
Interview is conducted in accordance with established procedures and policies.
1.2
Interview identifies previous problems, immediate prisoner behaviour, cultural
issues, concerns and issues, and physical signs in accordance with interview
checklist.
1.3
Interview ensures safety and security of prisoner is maintained in accordance
with legal, and prison requirements.
1.4
Other individuals required during the interview and screening process are
identified, and contacted in accordance with established procedures.
Range
medical, social worker, chaplain, Māori, networks.
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Element 2
Identify at risk prisoners.
Range
suicide, self-harm, drug and alcohol, risk from others, informant, existing
prisoners, new sentences, realisation of being sentenced, premenstrual tension
(PMT), medical conditions, other relevant information.
Performance criteria
2.1
At risk prisoners are identified from interpretation of presented information in
accordance with at risk procedures and checklist.
2.2
Other individuals involved in the at risk identification process are identified,
consulted, and their opinions considered in accordance with established
procedures and policy.
Range
unit managers, other corrections officers, medical, social workers,
cultural nominee, chaplain.
Element 3
Establish and implement at risk management plan in a prison.
Range
prisoner management plan, segregation, observation.
Performance criteria
3.1
Plan is established and implemented in accordance with the Policy and
Procedures Manual requirements.
3.2
Individuals and agencies involved in the establishment and implementation of
the plan are identified and consulted in accordance with established
procedures.
Range
3.3
medical, forensic, psychiatric services, control and restraint, case
officer, unit manager.
All personnel are made aware of the at risk plan and its implications in
accordance with established procedures.
Range
hand over meetings, log book, diary, file notes, information books.
3.4
Amendments and changes to the plan are made in accordance with established
procedures, and in consultation with others involved in the implementation of
the plan.
3.5
Plan is produced and stored in accordance with established policies and
procedures.
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Element 4
Monitor risk in a prison.
Range
changes in behaviour, placement, medication, observations, attitude.
Performance criteria
4.1
At risk prisoners are monitored in accordance with the at risk management plan
and established prison policies and procedures.
4.2
Risk information is recorded in the required format and is complete, concise,
accurate, and legible.
4.3
Changes in risk status are identified, recorded, and processed in accordance
with established procedures, and protocols.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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