Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS228   19906-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
AJS228 19906-20086 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Female Offender in Detention
Study of the female offender in the detention setting, including special needs, legal issues, and programming. Emphasis on increased understanding and development of skills of the Detention Officer for effectively working with the female offender. Key skills include interpersonal communications, crisis intervention, stress management, and resource management.
Prerequisites: AJS127.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS228   19906-20086 Female Offender in Detention
1. List characteristics of the female offender both in general and those unique to the facility. (I)
2. List the basic needs of the female offender in the following areas: social, physical, psychological, and economic. (II)
3. Describe ways detention officers can help female offenders meet some of their social, physical, psychological and economic needs. (II)
4. Describe the Interpersonal Communications (IPC) Model and demonstrate skills in each area of the model. (III)
5. List day-to-day life and institutional stressors that affect the female offender. (IV)
6. Describe common behavioral signs of crisis. (IV)
7. Demonstrate the following crisis intervention techniques: attending, responding, personalizing, and initiating. (IV)
8. Identify personal stressors in the work setting and some usual personal responses to the stressors. (V)
9. Identify stressors unique to working with the female offender. (V)
10. Demonstrate techniques to avoid or avert stress, especially stress related to working with the female offender. (V)
11. State constitutional and statutory requirements of providing female offenders with constitutional conditions of confinement, access to programs, medical care, courts and privacy. (VI)
12. Describe sensitive areas of current litigation involving the violation of rights of female offenders. (VI)
13. Evaluate the facility for its compliance with the law. (VI)
14. Describe the five steps for systematic planning of programs and services for female offenders. (VII)
15. Develop a plan to meet the needs of female offenders and of staff working with female offenders. (I-VII)
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AJS228   19906-20086 Female Offender in Detention
    I. Working With Female Offenders
        A. An Historical Perspective
        B. Profile of the Female Offender
        C. Current Inadequacies of the System
        D. Future Trends
        E. Implications for Detention Officers
      II. Special Needs of Female Offenders
          A. Areas of Special Need
            1. Social
            2. Physical
            3. Psychological
            4. Economic
          B. Addressing Special Needs
            1. Detention Officers' Responsibilities
            2. Addressing the Areas of Special Need
        III. Interpersonal Communications With the Female Offender
            A. The Interpersonal Communications (IPC) Model
            B. The Basics
            C. The Add-Ons
            D. The Applications
          IV. Crisis Intervention
              A. Crisis and the Female Offender
                1. Definition of Crisis
                2. Day-to-Day Stressors
                3. Institutional Stressors
                4. Stressors in the Community
              B. Reaction to Crisis
                1. Normal Offender Behavior Patterns
                2. Behavioral Signs of Crisis
              C. Intervention Techniques
                1. IPC Skills: Helping
                2. Attending
                3. Responding
                4. Personalizing
                5. Initiating
            V. Stress Management for Detention Officers
                A. Stress and Our Reactions To It
                  1. Definition of Stress
                  2. How We React to Stress
                  3. Stress Adaptation
                  4. Stress--Healthy or Harmful
                B. Stresses of Working with Female Offenders
                  1. Long-term Stressors
                  2. Female Offender Needs as a Stressor
                C. Stress Management Techniques
                  1. Avoiding Stress
                  2. Physical and Mental Stress Management Techniques
              VI. Legal Issues
                  A. Introduction
                    1. What Is Law
                    2. What Are Sources of Law
                    3. Court's Role in Correctonal Administration
                  B. Conditions of Confinement-Overcrowding
                    1. Constitutional Requirements
                    2. Staff Impact on Overcrowding and Conditions
                  C. Programs--Parity and Equality
                    1. Introduction
                    2. Constitutional and Statutory Analysis
                  D. Medical Care
                    1. Constitutional and Tort Standards of Care
                    2. Health Care Delivery System
                    3. Health Training for Staff
                    4. Mental Health Care
                  E. Access to Families
                    1. The Problems
                    2. The Rights
                    3. Contact Visitation
                  F. Access to Courts
                    1. Constitutional Requirements
                    2. Application of Court Access to Jails
                    3. Restrictions on Access
                  G. Privacy
                    1. Searches
                    2. Privacy from Viewing by Opposite Sex Employees
                  H. Legal Issues Planning
                VII. Resource Development, Management, and Utilization
                    A. Steps in Providing Programs and Services
                    B. Identifying Resources
                      1. Internal Resources
                      2. External Resources
                    C. Acquiring and Maintaining Resources
                      1. Non-profit Marketing Techniques
                      2. Maintaining Resources
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