Intro to Corrections
The three basic goals or purposes of county jails
What is Deterrence, Incapacitation, Punishment
The burden of proof standard that the state must meet in order to establish a person's guilt in a criminal case
What is beyond a reasonable doubt
Basic goals for conducting security checks in a jail
What is detecting damage, inmates undergoing emotional distress, escape attempts and/or contraband
What does WI law indicate in regard to provision of medical care to county jail inmates?
What is officer must provide appropriate care or treatment if an inmate needs medical care, and inmates can be charged for care but must receive care even if they cannot pay.
There is no health transfer summary form when an inmate is being transferred to your facility.
What is refusing to admit the individual to the jail if the form is not provided by the transporting officer.
Wisconsin Statutes specify allowed uses for county jails in the state, what are they?
What is imprisonment of people committed pursuant to a sentence, detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial, temporary detention or placement of people in custody of the state DOC and detention of persons committed to secure their attendance as witnesses.
Category of inmates Wisconsin's strip search law applies to
What are pre-trial detainees
Required minimum time interval, as specified in DOC 350, for conducting physical inspections of each inmate in areas of the jail
What is 60 minutes and frequent but irregular
What are common methods by which HIV virus can be spread?
What is direct contact with blood of infected person, sexual contact or sharing of a needle contaminated with the blood of an infected person.
What is the recommended guideline for conducting searches of prisoners during booking?
What is conducting a frisk search of a new prisoner prior to the booking process, and a full search of the prisoner following the booking process.
Chapter of Wisconsin Administrative Code that contains the basic standards governing county jail operations?
What is DOC 350.
People who work in jails cannot be what to the serious medical needs of prisoners
Under WI law, a jail officer may be guilty of a felony criminal offense if they intentionally bring what into the facility?
What is a loaded or unloaded firearm
DOC 350 requires health care records on inmates to be kept separate from other records on inmates and must be maintained in what manner?
What is confidential.
What categories of prisoners does WI's strip search law apply to?
What is pre-sentenced
The primary role of the federal courts in regard to the legal rights of prisoners in jails and prisons in the U.S.?
What is establishing standards for prisoner rights, based on interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, in court decisions.
Graham v. Connor determines the amount of force used by an officer against an inmate must meet the standard of being what in order to be legally acceptable
What is objectively reasonable
It is recommended that officers never carry keys where?
What is outside entrance to the jail.
What is an appropriate question for an officer to ask a new prisoner during intake health screening in regard to their use on alcohol or other drugs?
How much have you had to drink, have you ever used drugs in combo with alcohol, are you currently under treatment for a problem related to alcohol or drug use.
What is completing as much of the form as possible, and arrange for review and follow-up by the health care staff within 24 hours.
The main way that associations such as the American Correctional Association and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care have advanced professionalism within the field of corrections?
What is establishing national professional accreditation standards.
The four categories of civil lawsuits in a correctional setting
What are Tort Suits, Habeas Corpus Actions, State Constitutional Rights Actions, Civil Rights Actions?
Proper action if inmate is actually missing?
What is lock down all inmates and initiate an immediate search of the facility.
What are two common types of diabetic emergencies?
What is diabetic coma and insulin shock.
What is important for jail staff to check for when releasing an inmate from jail custody?
What is any wants on the inmate, multiple charges on the inmate, and any holds on the inmate.