Relations with Outside Agencies

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DEPARTMENT
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CORRECTION

COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS
DIVISION

Community
Work Centers
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:

110.04.03.002
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SUBJECT:
Relations with Outside
Agencies
Reviewed: 11-2002
Revised: 12-10-02

01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT

It is the polic y of the Board of Correction that the Department of Correction will maintain
open and responsive communication with the public and the media. It is the intent of
the Board that the Department keep the public well informed of its activities and
maintain a consistently high community rapport through public presentations and
special programs.

01.01.00. Purpose

The deputy administrator of Community Corrections Division shall direc t the work center
manager to coordinate, provide for, and administer communication and cooperation with
community agencies and other components of the criminal justic e system.

02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS

01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
01.01.00. Purpose
02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS
03.00.00. REFERENCES
04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
05.00.00. PROCEDURE
05.01.00. Manager Approval
05.02.00. Activities
05.03.00. Interns An d Presentations To Students An d Members Of The Criminal
Justic e System
05.04.00. Use Of Volunteers From Community Agenc ies

03.00.00. REFERENCES

American Correctional Association (ACA) Performance-Based Standard 4-ACRS-7F-04.
Department Policy 110, Media A Public Relations.
IDAPA 06.01.01, Rules Of The Board Of Correction, Section 110, Media An d Public
Relations.
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04.00.00. DEFINITIONS

05.00.00. PROCEDURE

The work center will communicate and cooperate, as deemed appropriate by the work
center manager or designee, with community agencies and other components of the
criminal justic e system.

05.01.00. Manage r Approv al

The work center manager shall make determinations of appropriatenes s and approval in
regards to communication and cooperation with community agencies and components
of the criminal justice system. The work center manager shall, if necessary, contac t the
administrator, deputy administrator, the Department’s public information officer, or the
deputy attorney general, as appropriate, in the determination process ; particularly in
dealing with unusual requests or where the manager is uncertain of what is appropriate
in particular situations.

05.02.00. Activities

The work center shall have an open house at least once every two (2) years and
encourage participation by members of community agencies and members of other
components of the criminal justic e system , as well as , other appropriate guests and
visitors.

05.03.00. Interns An d Presentations T o Students An d Members Of The
Criminal Justice System

The work center will cooperate, as deemed appropriate by the work center manager or
designee, with student intern programs . The work center will als o provide presentations
and tours to criminal justic e classes , stakeholders , and other criminal justic e agencies
as deemed appropriate by the work enter manager.

05.04.00. Use Of Volunteers From Community Agencie s

The work center may utiliz e the services of approved volunteers , from various
community agencies and organizations , for programming at the work center.

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