Search results matching tag 'ACA STANDARDS'

External Peer Review

Brenda Wessel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:36:45 GMT

We are in the process of ACA accreditation and need some advice/guidance on the standard related to external peer review. Does anyone utilize external peer review, what is your process and how does it work? Thank-you.

Policy on temporary holds

Dave43 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:12:56 GMT

I would like to inquire with other departments regarding their policy on temporary custody holds and if any one would be able to share their policy with me. I interpret Temporary custody as housing Inmates for 1-4 hours pending bail. Any power point presentations of this topic would me most helpful.

Thanks

Dave

custody staff's liability about inmates' misconduct

Okkyumg Yoon — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:56:16 GMT

Hello, I am a Korean university professor /researcher who have studied corrections, prisons and punishment. you all may be suprised when you see this post from the other side of pacific..... I desperately need your help for my work. I am now working on a paper about how american prisons deal with inmate suicide, homicide, assault, rape, fire, escapes, walkaway. the correctional agency asked me to gather information on the nature and extent of various prison disturbances in the united states. I have tried to search for the relevant materials and internet sites but I could not get a lively, concrete information about how a specific state or federal prisons respond to these incidents. what I want to know is : when an accident like inmate suicide occurs, how many correctional officers are sanctioned in the allegation of their negligence of duty or just because moral responsibility. In korean case, when an inmate kills himself, or inflicts self-injury, correctional officers in a line of command, from a immediate line staff to middle mamager to chief manager, are very likely to get punished. some of them fired, others are transferred to another prisons as disciplinary countermeasures, although they are not directly involved or related to that incident. Therefore, many researchers and scholars ask the ministry of justice to revise that kind of practice. personally I do not think inmate misconduct or disturbances can be reduced by just punishing inmates themselves or a line of staffs who are supposed to supervise and manage troublesome inmates. there are many situations in which correctional staffs cannot control the inmates. I want to know the policy directions and concrete tactics when these kinds of incidents take place, I know different states have different tactics and strategies but I guess there must be some shared understanding on this subject. I expect as many voices as possible.... If any of you finds difficulty in reading or understading what this is all about, please ask me to make it clearer... I will do my best to give you more explanation,,,,, thank you in advance..........

Correctional Ministry Outreach

kenneth.varney — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:22:24 GMT

Hello, I am an ex correction officer from Georgia and MIchigan. My pastor has put me in charge of forming our correctional outreach ministry. We are in the infant stages of forming the ministry and I am looking for training material to train our future volunteers on inmate manipulation and similiar topics. I would also like information on employment assistance or other prisoner assistance. Information on a prisoners family and children would be benificial also. I would greatly apreciate if anybody can help me with material, (videos and/or paper). Anything will help right now. You can email me at emmanuelproject@gmail.com or you can mail the material to Ken Varney, The emmanuel Project, PO Box 24, LeRoy, MI 49655. If any one from North West Michigan that is interested you can visit our temporary website at http://www.freewebs.com/the-emmanuel-project. I would apreciate any feedback about experiences they may of had from ministry volunteers/programs they have had at their facility. thanks Ken

Re: 4TH EDITION ACA STANDARD QUESTION

GTMilan — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:42:22 GMT

In Jacksonville, Florida, we have 48 juvenile offenders as of this date. We were questioned on this standard by the auditors. Although we did the majority of the required training, there were still some areas that we did not specifically train the officers on that work in the juvenile area of our facility. We have since rectified that. It is a huge standard to meet but we have done it.

Gerald.Milan@jaxsheriff.org

Treatment of Interstate Inmate(s)

marylu37 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:40:42 GMT

How do you treat an interstate inmate who finishes 5 yrs and 7 months of a six year sentence, but does so on an interstate agreement. He finished early due to good time which is given in NJ. Upon his release PA picks him up via a detainer issued by a CO at a county correctional facility-again, what steps should be taken to help this inmate out? At this point in time, I'd say he's at least eligible for immediate parole and/or an emergent hearing, etc... ?

4TH EDITION ACA STANDARD QUESTION

GTMilan — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:33:59 GMT

I am curious as to how each agency is meeting the standard below. I do not want to create the "wheel" again so if you could send me any information on this, I would appreciate it.

4-ALDF-2A-43: Program personnel who work with youthful offenders are trained in the developmental, safety, and other specific needs of youthful offenders. Written job descriptions and qualifications require training for staff who are responsible for programming of youthful offenders in the specialized unit before being assigned to work with youthful offenders. Training includes, but is not limited to the following areas:

A. adolescent development I. substance-abuse services

B. educational programming J. cognitive-behavioral interventions, including anger

C. cultural awareness management, social-skills training, problem solving

D. crisis prevention and intervention K. resisting peer pressure

E. legal issues L. suicide prevention

F. housing and physical plant M. nutrition

G. policies and procedures N. mental-health issues

H. management of, and programming O. gender-specific issues

for, sex offenders P. case-management planning and implementation

Lieutenant Gerald T. Milan, CJM
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, DOC
500 East Adams Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: 904-630-5744
Email: Gerald.Milan@jaxsheriff.org