NZQA registered unit standard
27296 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of prisoner escorting in a court environment
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for people working as officers working in a
prison environment and covers the knowledge of escorting
prisoners in a court environment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 demonstrate knowledge of court warrants;
 demonstrate knowledge of prisoner escorting in the court
environment;
 demonstrate knowledge of court protocol;
 demonstrate knowledge of emergency management in a
court environment; and
 document prisoner escorting.
Classification
Offender Management > Prisoner Management
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 14633, Escort prisoners, or demonstrate equivalent skills
and knowledge.
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27296 version 1
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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;
Department of Corrections Code of Conduct;
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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Definitions
Bailees – prisoners surrendering bail;
Community groups – may include but are not limited to – Royal New Zealand
Returned and Services’ Association, Lions, rugby union clubs, rugby league clubs,
Scouts New Zealand;
Prison environment – any area, within a prison site or external to a prison site where
prisoners are held, such as a cell block, within the prison perimeter, on a prison farm,
in a vehicle transporting prisoners.
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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
Demonstrate knowledge of court warrants.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Describe types of warrants in terms of purpose.
Range
1.2
Warrant of Commitment for Sentence; Warrant of Commitment on
Adjournment, SP11; Warrant of Commitment of Defendant
Committed for Trial or Sentence, SP43; Warrant of Commitment
Where in Default of Payment of Fine, SP28; Registrars
Certificates, SC12.
Describe the components of a warrant in terms of those that are valid and legal.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of prisoner management in the court environment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Describe search requirements.
Range
2.2
court cells, court areas that prisoners have access to.
Describe restrictions on permitted prisoner attire within the courtroom in terms
of the court environment.
Range
may include but is not limited to – identifying gang regalia and
insignia, badges/insignia from any community groups.
2.3
Describe prisoner access and movement.
2.4
Describe categories of prisoners.
Range
at risk, bailees, segregated prisoners, on muster, off muster.
2.5
Perform any prisoner handover to the NZ Police.
2.6
Describe prison communication requirements in terms of court escort duties.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of court protocol.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Describe relevant court procedures in terms of an officer working within the
court environment.
3.2
Describe officer dress standards.
3.3
Describe radio communication equipment and operation.
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Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of emergency escorting in a court environment.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Describe procedures for managing emergency situations and incidents in terms
of maintaining safety and security requirements.
may include but is not limited to – escape, natural disasters, bomb
threat, medical emergency;
evidence of three is required.
Range
Outcome 5
Document prisoner escorting.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Complete and record escorting information concisely, accurately, and legibly, in
the required format and timeframe.
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
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
This CMR 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.
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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.
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.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016