DOC Basic Corrections Officer
Field Training consists of 200 hours and was approved by the Criminal Justice Services Board Committee on Training December 11, 2014.
In conjunction with completing basic academy training, the basic correction officer must identify requirements related to the employing agency, and community resources and agencies that may assist in job performance. Expected performance outcomes include this basic knowledge and cover the following:
11.1 -- 11.19 Policies, Procedures and Operations
11.1. Identify procedures related to professional appearance, clothing, grooming and issued equipment.
11.2. Identify procedures related to handling violations of professional, ethical, or legal standards of conduct by fellow officers.
11.3. Identify agency policies related to admissions and compliance with § 53.1-23.2 Code of Virginia.
11.4. Identify and demonstrate procedures and procedure related to communicating information about an inmate through internal and external requests.
11.5. Identify procedures related to obtaining assistance for communicating with inmates of various cultural backgrounds or with various disabilities.
11.6. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to receiving, securing, and disbursing funds from an inmate’s personal account.
11.7. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to filing and retrieving records in agency system.
11.8. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to reporting maintenance problems.
11.9. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to performing a safety inspection.
11.10. Identify procedures related to emergency messages.
11.11. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to documenting proceedings dealing with emotionally upset inmates.
11.12. Identify and demonstrate procedures and procedures for documenting proceedings related to an inmate who commits suicide.
11.13. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to establishing and tracking chain of custody of evidence.
11.14. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to initiating inmate disciplinary actions.
11.15. Identify procedures related to non-prescription and prescription medicine.
11.16. Identify procedures related to sexual harassment in the workplace.
11.17. Identify procedures related to the death of an inmate.
11.18. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to Post Orders.
11.19. Identify intake, transfer, and release procedures
11.19.1. Re-entry planning
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11.26 – 11.28 Transporting Inmates
11.26. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to searching, securing, and transporting an inmate:
11.26.1. Restraints
11.26.2. Safety equipment
11.26.3. Observation and perception
11.26.4. Escorting
11.26.5. Loading/Unloading
11.27. Identify procedures related to medical transports involving rescue squads or other non-agency vehicle.
11.28. Identify procedures related to non-traditional medical transports, i.e., pregnant inmate, disabled inmate (various disabilities), etc.
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11.20 – 11.25 Use of Force, Weapons Use
11.20 Identify procedures related to use of force:
11.20.1. Lethal
11.20.2. Less lethal
11.20.3. Escalation of force
11.20.4. Firearms
11.20.5. Types of firearms
11.20.6. Appropriate use
11.20.7. Authorized
11.21. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to use of restraints.
11.22. Identify and demonstrate procedures for documenting injuries related to an inmate.
11.23. Identify procedures for documenting injuries related to staff.
11.24. Identify and demonstrate procedures for documenting incidents related to use of force.
11.25. Demonstrate offensive and defensive techniques.
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11.29 – 11.60 General Tasks and Duties
11.29. Identify and demonstrate proper radio and telephone communications procedures:
11.29.1. Properly operate hand held radio
11.29.2. How to use the radio in emergency situations/incidents/events
11.29.3. How to use the telephone in emergency situations/incidents/event
11.29.4. Evacuation procedures
11.30 Identify procedures related to the supervision of the opposite gender.
11.31 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to the supervision of inmates:
11.31.1 Positioning
11.31.2 Dining hall supervision
11.31.3 Supervision during education
11.31.4. Shower supervision
11.31.5. Night supervision
11.31.6. Recreation supervision
11.31.7. Kitchen supervision
11.31.8. Laundry supervision
11.31.9. ID checks procedures
11.31.10. Check in and/or out procedures
11.31.11. Accountability
11.31.11.1. Problems
11.31.11.2. Discrepancies
11.31.11.3. Reporting and documentation
11.32 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to the movement of inmates
11.32.1. General population
11.32.2. Special housing
11.33 Identify and demonstrate shakedown and/or extraction procedures, when applicable
11.34 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to log entries:
11.34.1. Writing emphasis
11.34.1.1. Spelling, neatness, legibility
11.34.1.2. Proper sentence structure
11.34.1.3. Accuracy, thoroughness, completeness, conscientiousness
11.34.1.4. Write in the first-person
11.34.2. Incident reports
11.34.3. Disciplinary offense reports
11.34.4 Legal ramifications
11.35 Identify and demonstrate agency procedures related to reporting incidents.
11.36 Identify procedures related to inmate discipline.
11.37 Identify procedures related to inmate grievance.
11.38 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to inmate personal property:
11.38.1. Approved apparel/clothing
11.38.2. Authorized items (TV, magazines, etc)
11.38.3. Inventory.
11.39 Identify and demonstrate agency procedures related to inmate use of telephone system.
11.40 Identify and demonstrate agency procedures related to institutional mail operations;
11.40.1. Inmate’s legal mail
11.40.2. Procedures for delivering legal mail (as policy permits)
11.40.3. Pick up/distribution procedures
11.40.4. General/special purpose mail and/or package procedures
11.41 Identify procedures related to sick call and/or medication operations:
11.41.1. Medical emergencies.
11.41.2. Sick call procedures.
11.41.3. Medication disbursements, where applicable.
11.41.4. Suicide awareness and watches.
11.41.5. Entry and exit searches.
11.42 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to physical counts, controls, and telephone system:
11.42.1. Informal counts
11.42.2. Formal counts (by two certified officers)
11.42.3. Master counts (total population)
11.42.4. Out counts
11.42.5. Telephone system
11.42.6. Key control
11.42.7. Master/Central/Housing control centers
11.43 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to entries, searches, and inspections:
11.43.1. Living/common/work area search
11.43.2. Housing area search (cell, dorm, pod)
11.43.3. Security inspections
11.43.3.1. Sally ports
11.43.3.2. Vehicles
11.43.3.3. Cargo
11.43.3.4. Visitors
11.43.3.5. Equipment
11.43.3.6. Lighting systems
11.43.3.7. Perimeter securities
11.43.3.7.1. Internal
11.43.3.7.2. External
11.43.3.8. Bars
11.43.3.9. Cells
11.43.3.10. Pod doors
11.43.3.11. Inmate loading and unloading procedures
11.43.3.12. Basement, where applicable
11.43.3.13. Yard
11.43.3.14. Internal and external work areas
11.43.3.15. Cat walk, where applicable
11.43.3.16. Tower, where applicable
11.43.3.17. Gun post, where applicable
11.43.3.18. Structural inspections
11.43.3.19. Patrols
11.43.3.19.1. Vehicle
11.43.3.19.2. Walking
11.43.3.20. Accountability
11.43.3.20.1. Incidents
11.43.3.20.2. Discrepancies
11.43.3.20.3. Reporting and documentation
11.44 Identify and demonstrate search procedures for inmates, staff, and visitors.
11.45 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to proper tool control:
11.45.1. Tool control
11.45.2. Who can use and sign out tools
11.45.3. Tool issue
11.45.4. Missing tool
11.46 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to proper key control.
11.46.1. Key control policy
11.46.2. Maintaining key control
11.46.3. Procedure for obtaining keys
11.46.4. Who is allowed keys
11.46.5. Emergency exit keys
11.47 Identify procedures related to the proper management of inmate behavior:
11.47.1 Self-mutilation.
11.47.2 Safe and healthy environment (e.g., sanitation).
11.48. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to inmate special housing.
11.49 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to identification and supervision of gangs.
11.50 Identify procedures related to riot prevention, lockdowns and/or emergencies.
11.51 Identify and demonstrate procedures related to emergency response plans:
11.51.1. Escape response plan
11.51.2. Evacuation response plans
11.52. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to the proper use of restraining devices:
11.52.1. Type of restraints
11.52.2. Application
11.52.3. Unacceptable practices
11.53 Identify agency procedures related to inmate rules of conduct:
11.53.1. Prohibited acts
11.53.2. Disciplinary actions
11.53.2.1. Sanctions
11.53.2.2. Interventions
11.54. Identify disciplinary hearings.
11.55. Identify inmate grievance procedures.
11.56. Identify inmate property procedures:
11.56.1. Authorized items
11.56.2. Inventories
11.56.3. Dispositions of unauthorized items
11.56.4. Inmate property inventory procedures
11.57. Identify procedures related to visitation.
11.57.1.1. Security and supervision
11.57.1.2. Illegal activities
11.57.1.3. Authorized and unauthorized searches
11.57.1.4. Weapons (homemade, improvised, etc.)
11.57.1.5. Drug contraband
11.57.1.6. Types of searches
11.57.1.7. Reporting and documentation
11.57.1.8. Sight supervision
11.58. Identify procedures related to fire response:
11.58.1. Major fires
11.58.2. Emergency actions
11.58.3. Master/Central control notification
11.58.4. Use of fire suppression equipment
11.58.5. Evacuation
11.59. Identify procedures related to emergency situations:
11.59.1. Response teams
11.59.2. Attempted escapes and/or escapes
11.59.3. Hostages situations
11.59.4. Barricaded inmate(s)
11.59.5. Bomb threats and/or IEDs
11.59.6. Threats
11.59.7. Environmental incidents, events, and/or disasters
11.59.8. Human made incidents, events and/or disasters
11.59.9. Hazardous materials and/or chemicals
11.60. Identify and demonstrate procedures related to contraband searches:
11.60.1. Procedures
11.60.2. Recognition
11.60.3. Control of contraband
11.60.4. Documentation and reporting
11.60.5. Frisk
11.60.6. Strip
11.60.7. Cell/pod/dorm searches
11.60.8. Area/perimeter searches