13 Alaska Admin. Code § 87.080

Current through September 25, 2024
Section 13 AAC 87.080 - Municipal correctional officer training program requirements
(a) The basic program of instruction for municipal correctional officers must include a minimum of 120 hours 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 retardation;
(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.

13 AAC 87.080

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

Authority:AS 18.65.220

AS 18.65.230

AS 18.65.242