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Coordinate prisoner court services
Level
5
Credits
9
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working as corrections officers in a prison and
covers the coordination of prisoner court services.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
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plan for court security and services;
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liaise with court related services and individuals;
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supervise court security; and
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maintain court security and services documentation.
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, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
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;
Privacy Act 1993;
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 the duties performed by the designated corrections officer
in charge of the court.
6
This unit standard excludes the duties carried out in Unit 14635, Provide prisoner
court services.
7
Assessment should be against the documented national policies and procedures and
prison specific procedures.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Plan for court security and services.
Range
deployment, deportment, prisoner files, receiving office liaison.
Performance criteria
1.1
Staff numbers required for each day and half day are identified in accordance
with established procedures, and court registrar requirements.
1.2
Court fixture list is checked against prison muster sheet in accordance with local
operating procedures.
1.3
Receiving office is notified the day before the next court day of prisoner
requirements in accordance with established procedures.
1.4
Location and custody requirements of the prisoner are identified and checked in
accordance with established procedures.
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1.5
Daily roster and plans are developed in accordance with established
procedures.
Element 2
Liaise with court related services and individuals.
Range
police, court staff, prisons, prisoner lawyers, registrars, forensics.
Performance criteria
2.1
Changes in fixture lists, both weekly and daily, are identified and processed in
accordance with established procedures and court requirements.
2.2
Court status protocols are identified by court type in accordance with
established procedures and court requirements.
Range
family, high, district, youth.
2.3
Prisoners providing evidence are identified and arrangements made to ensure
prisoner is in the correct court room at the required time.
2.4
Court services are liaised with to meet their service needs in accordance with
established procedures and court requirements.
Range
court registrars, police security, witness protection unit, diplomatic
squad.
Element 3
Supervise court security.
Range
corrections officers, prisoner, court staff, witnesses, lawyers in holding cells, in
court room, all movements, meetings, court protocols and procedures,
transport, secure key press and emergencies, verdict, sentence, bail.
Performance criteria
3.1
Prisoners are secured in holding cells in accordance with established safety and
security procedures.
3.2
Corrections officers are allocated prisoners and courts in accordance with roster
requirements.
3.3
Status of prisoner is confirmed in liaison with receiving officer and corrections
officer.
Range
3.4
verdict, release, bail, remand in custody.
Prisoner movements are coordinated in accordance with court, safety and
security requirements.
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3.5
Prisoner rations are coordinated and allocated in accordance with established
procedures.
3.6
Day to day court operations are managed in accordance with established
service level agreements and procedures.
Element 4
Maintain court security and services documentation.
Range
log book, muster sheet, fixture list, receiving prisoners, legal documentation,
warrants register, daily court data, daily diary, prisoner records.
Performance criteria
4.1
Recorded information is complete, concise, accurate, and legible.
4.2
Court information is recorded in the required format and filed within scheduled
timeframe according to organisation specifications.
4.3
Ongoing checking of court schedules and information is made in conjunction
with court registrars, receiving offices, and unit managers in accordance with
established 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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