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Receive prisoners
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working as corrections officers in a prison and
covers prisoner reception.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
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validate prisoner identity and documentation;
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complete receiving documentation;
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complete immediate needs checklist, new arrival risk assessment, and
reception information checklist; and
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search and contain prisoner prior to placement.
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
Open.
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:
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989;
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;
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 excludes case management assessments.
6
Assessment should be against documented national policies and procedures and
prison specific procedures.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Validate prisoner identity and documentation.
Range
check identity, check warrants.
Performance criteria
1.1
Identity of prisoner is confirmed from warrant details and checked with prisoner
in accordance with established prison policy and procedures.
Range
1.2
Warrant is checked for accuracy and completeness in accordance with
established prison policy and procedures.
Range
1.3
name, address, date of birth.
record numbers, signature.
Existing prisoner file details are checked and prisoner identity confirmed against
details and photo identification.
Range
penal file, sentence planning and management process, file box.
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Element 2
Complete receiving documentation.
Range
prisoner files, computer system, property sheet, prisoner register, review and
check court’s data entry.
Performance criteria
2.1
Recorded receiving information is complete, concise, accurate, legible, and in
the required format.
2.2
Receiving documentation and information is entered in computer system within
24 hours in accordance with established receiving procedures and operating
requirements.
2.3
Prisoner files are created and or updated in accordance with local procedures.
Range
2.4
Receiving information is reviewed, collated, and decisions on its application are
made in accordance with established prison policy and procedures.
Range
2.5
questionnaires, printouts.
place on file, disposal, referral to others.
Confidentially and integrity of information is maintained in accordance with
established procedures.
Element 3
Complete immediate needs checklist, new arrival risk assessment, and reception
information checklist.
Range
prisoner status, at risk identification, immediate needs, segregation request,
medical assessment.
Performance criteria
3.1
New arrival risk assessment is carried out in accordance with established prison
policy and procedures.
3.2
New arrival risk assessment identifies at risk status of prisoners in accordance
with established prison policy and procedures.
3.3
Immediate needs of prisoners are identified and actions taken to meet these
needs within the boundaries of prison operating requirements.
Range
health, family access, referral to nurse, initial phone call.
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3.4
Initial prisoner induction is completed with information presented in a manner
appropriate to the prisoner and the prison.
Range
3.5
interview, induction checklist, visits, property, spiritual, cultural,
social issues, unit manager.
Interactions and communications with prisoners are calm and positive and
relevant exchange of information is provided.
Element 4
Search and contain prisoner prior to placement.
Range
complete search, search clothing, issue clothing and toiletry kit.
Performance criteria
4.1
Complete search is carried out in the presence of two corrections officers in
accordance with established policy and procedures.
4.2
Clothing is issued to prisoners in accordance with local instructions and
procedures.
Range
4.3
overalls.
Prisoner is contained in holding cell until placement in accordance with local
procedures.
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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