Training - Community Corrections Division, Probation and Parole

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DEPARTMENT
OF
CORRECTION

COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS
DIVISION
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER:
118.04.02.000
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Training – Community
Corrections Division,
Probation and Parole
Adopted:
Reviewed: 03-08-02

01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT

It is the polic y of the Board of Correction that the Department of Correction shall ensure
all training is consistent with Polic y 118 for all department employees , contract
personnel, and volunteers. All department employees, contract personnel, and
volunteers who may be required to make arrests and/or us e chemical agents to restrain
offenders should be properly trained in professionally recognized us e of force
techniques involving arrest and usage of chemical agents.

02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS

01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS
03.00.00. REFERENCES
04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
05.00.00. PROCEDURE
05.01.00. New Full-Time Employees
05.02.00. Part-Time Employees
05.03.00. Training Records
05.04.00. Training Requirements By Category Of Position
05.05.00. Continuing Education Procedure
05.05.01. Continuing Education An d Training Goals
05.05.02. Continuing Education And Training
05.05.03. Professional Associations

03.00.00. REFERENCES

Department Polic y 118, Training for Department of Correction Employees.

04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
Division Training Plan: The division training plan describes and outlines the major
program elements , requirements , and schedule to be followed. The training plan shall
include pre-servic e and in-servic e training curricula.
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Professional Associations: A collective body of persons engaged in a particular calling
or vocation; i.e., Idaho Correctional Association.

Training: A method of enhancing the performanc e of personnel which includes such
activities as management seminars , meetings with probation and parole field staff
regarding Department services , workshops on the us e of management information and
instruction in the use of research and evaluation data. Meetings of professional
associations are considered training where there is clear evidence of participation.

05.00.00. PROCEDURE

Al l new hire employees will attend the Community Corrections Division (CCD) Academy
within the firs t year of their employment. Al l new full-tim e employees shall receive a
minimum of eighty (80) hours of a combination of pre-servic e orientation and on-the-job
training (OJT) prior to job assignment; provisions exist for acknowledging and giving
credit for prior training received. Al l full-time employees shall receive a minimum of forty
(40) hours of in-servic e or refresher training annually. Al l part-time employees working
les s than thirty-five (35) hours per week shall receive orientation and training
appropriate to their assignment.
05.01.00. New Full-Time Employee s
The district manager or designee shall provide all new full-tim e employees in the
division, regardless of status or title, at leas t forty (40) hour s of general orientation to the
policies , organizational structure, program s and regulations of the division, and, where
applicable, the Department. This training shall be given before the employee receives a
job assignment. If the employee has had training in these areas prior to employment,
he may receive credit and not be required to repeat this training. The program
objectives shall be as follows:
To familiariz e the new employee with the offices ;
To inform the new employees of the Department mission and goals;

To instruct new employees in policies , procedures , and programs;
To provide employees with improved skills in their specialty;
Organization of the Department;
Program s for offenders;
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Regulations of the Department; and

Special training directed toward the employee's division and/or task-oriented
assignments.

05.02.00. Part-Time Employees

Part-tim e employees receive training based upon the number of hours appropriate to
their assignment.

05.03.00. Training Records

Staff training records shall be maintained at the Training Bureau.

05.04.00. Training Requirements By Category Of Position

1. ADMINISTRATIVE/MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL:

Administrators, District Managers, and
employees with similar duties
First Year
40 hours

Each Year
After
40 hours
2. SECTION SUPERVISORS 40 hours 40 hours

3. FIELD OFFICERS:

Al l Probation/Parole Officers and
Presentence Investigators assigned to full-
time posts
120 hours
+ FTO
program
(PPO only)
40 hours
4. CLERICAL/SUPPORT: 120 *hours 40 hours

Administrative Assistant, Office Specialists
5. PART-TIME EMPLOYEES number of hours appropriate
to their assignment
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05.05.00. Continuing Education Procedure

This Division encourages training of all employees. To accomplis h this goal, the
following minimum standards shall apply:

Al l in-servic e training program s shall be planned and implemented by the division in
cooperation with appropriate city, county, state and federal agencies , colleges,
universities and community organizations.

The division encourages employees to attend professional meetings , seminars and
similar work-related activities and may provide administrative leave and/or reimburse
employees for expenses connected with thes e activities when these activities are
approved in advanc e by the Administrator of the Community Corrections Division.

The division shall encourage staff participation in criminal justic e and allied professional
associations and activities on a local and a national level.

05.05.01. Continuing Education An d Training Goals

The in-servic e training program shall be related to goals and objectives and sufficiently
divers e to meet varying staff needs . The resources available in the community shall be
used whenever possible. The district manager and the Administrator of the Community
Corrections Division shall review, for relevanc e and effectiveness , program s that are
available for all levels of staff.

05.05.02. Continuing Education An d Training

Ongoing training shall enable employees to sharpen their skills , familiariz e themselves
with new developments in the field and reinforc e their knowledge and understanding of
the fundamentals of their job.

Outside training programs provide new ideas and insight into probation, parole and
related activities . Participation in these activities shall be encouraged and the budget
shall include funds for staff participation.
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05.05.03. Professional Associations

Employees are encouraged to participate in educational and professional associations.

Any changes or deviations from this procedure requires the approval of the Administrator
of the Community Corrections Division, or his designee.

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Administrator, Operations Division Date