Section 13.87.080. Municipal correctional officer training program requirements.

	(a)  The basic program of instruction and must include the following topics of instruction:  
		(1) security and search procedures;  
		(2) supervision of inmates;  
		(3) use of force and methods of self-defense;  
		(4) diversity and disability awareness;  
		(5) report writing;  
		(6) rights and responsibilities of inmates;  
		(7) fire and emergency procedures;  
		(8) domestic violence;  
		(9) communication skills and interpersonal relations;  
		(10) special needs inmates;  
		(11) recognition of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and cognitive disability;  
		(12) substance abuse;  
		(13) physical deficiencies;  
		(14) suicide-prone behavior and suicide prevention;  
		(15) the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA);  
		(16) cross-cultural awareness;  
		(17) legal issues and liability;  
		(18) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and  
		(19) first aid instruction sufficient to qualify students for a standard Red Cross first aid certificate or a council-approved equivalent.  
	(b)  To receive credit for the municipal correctional officer training program for purposes of certification under 13 AAC 85.235, a person must attend all sessions of the course, except for absences approved by the head of the program, and be awarded a certificate of graduation by the head of the program. A person may not be certified for successful completion of the municipal correctional officer program if the person  
		(1) has excused absences exceeding 10 percent of the total hours of instruction;  
		(2) fails to achieve a passing grade of 70 percent or higher in each block of instruction; or  
		(3) fails to achieve a cumulative average of 70 percent or higher.  

Authorities

18.65.220;18.65.230;18.65.242

Notes

Reference

13 AAC 85.235
13 AAC 87.075

Authority

AS 18.65.220 AS 18.65.230 AS 18.65.242

History

Eff. 4/12/2001, Register 158; am 9/24/2016, Register 219