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Identify the key sources of law that affect officers on the job. (I)
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Describe what national standards are and their application to your
facility. (I)
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| 3.
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Outline the structure of the court system and the role the courts play
in detention administration. (I)
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| 4.
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Describe the concept of protected interests that may go beyond those
interests specifically protected by the Constitution. (II)
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Identify the legal necessity of writing workable procedures and the
importance of actual implementation and follow through of all adopted
policies and procedures. (II)
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| 6.
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Identify the type of lawsuit inmates can file against an employee and
against the government agency which runs the institution. (III)
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Identify the scope of an employee's rights and ways for working with
attorneys. (III)
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State the legal obligations regarding use of force, the need for
well-documented uses of force, and the legal standards for reasonable
and necessary use of force. (IV)
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Identify situations in which inmates have a right to protection, based
on the Constitution, court cases, and state statutes and agency rules.
(V)
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Describe the impact of the Due Process Clause of the Constitution on
prison discplinary hearings. (VI)
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Identify the due process requirements and institutional procedures
governing administrative segregation, periodic review and release from
administrative confinement. (VII)
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Identify the scope of duty and liability of detention to provide
systems for identifying health problems on intake, to handle
emergencies and routine health care needs of inmates. (VIII)
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Evaluate the institution's own medical and mental health delivery
systems based on American Medical Association (AMA) standards. (VIII)
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Identify factors which courts will consider in determining whether
overcrowding in a facility is in violation of the Constitution. (IX)
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Describe how access to attorneys, courts and legal resources applies
to detention facilities. (X)
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Detail the conditions under which inmates, visitors, and employees may
be subjected to searches. (XI)
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Describe common court viewpoints and decisions on resolving the
conflict between the inmates' right to privacy and the employees'
right to equal job opportunities. (XII)
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Identify what state and federal courts look for in determining
liability for failure to train, supervise, or discharge. (XIII)
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Identify when the media is entitled to speak with and/or film an
inmate, group of inmates, or area of the institution and describe
restriction a facility may place on media. (XIV)
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