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Ryan Larkin 1.1 1 **Washington County Sheriff's Office**
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3 **ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION**
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5 Policy Manual
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8 Volume: AB
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10 Staff Management
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12 Chapter: 04
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14 Training
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17 Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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19 AB 04 11/02/2009
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21 Published:
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23 07/18/2012
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25 Review Date:
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Ryan Larkin 3.1 27 11/10/2021
Ryan Larkin 1.1 28
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30 Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
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Ryan Larkin 3.1 32 Undersheriff Nate Brooksby
Ryan Larkin 1.1 33
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35 **__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
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37 AB 04_101 Definitions
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39 AB 04_102 References
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41 AB 04_103 General
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43 AB 04_104 Training Credit
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45 AB 04_105 Orientation Training
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47 AB 04_106 Annual Training Plan
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49 AB 04_107 Training Records
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51
52 **AB 04_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
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54 1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
55 1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
56 1. POST: Peace Officer Standards and Training
57 1. UDC: Utah Department of Corrections
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59 **AB 04_102 __REFERENCES__**
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61 1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards: 2000-25.
62 1. Utah Counties Insurance Pool:
63 11. ML-IV.B
64 11. ML-IV.C
65 11. ML-IV.D
66 11. ML-IV.E
67 11. ML-IV.F
68 11. ML-V.B
69 11. ML-V.G
70 11. WC-III.B.1
71 11. WC-III.B.2
72 11. WC-III.C
73 11. WC-III.E
74 11. WC-III.F
75 11. WC-III.I
76 1. Utah Sheriff's Association Jail Standards:
77 11. B04.01.01: Policies and Procedures Governing Staff Training Required
78 11. B04.01.02: Annual Training Plan
79 11. B04.02.01: Pre-Service Training
80 11. B04.02.02: Certification
81 11. B04.03.01: Required Training Hours
82 11. B04.03.02: Orientation For New Officers
83 11. B04.03.03: Non-Certified Staff
84 11. B04.03.04: Management Training
85 11. F03.03.04: Rub Searches
86 11. F03.03.05: Strip Searches
87 11. F03.03.06: Visual Body-Cavity Searches
88 11. F03.03.07: Digital Body-cavity Searches
89 11. F05.03.01: Function of Restraints
90 11. F06.02.04: Drills and Training
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92 **AB 04_103 __GENERAL__**
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94 1. Policy:
95 11. Staff should receive training related to their required duties.
96 11. Officers should receive applicable training and POST certification before exercising duties as certified officers.
97 11. Training should be a key staff development tool.
98 11. Liability management should be a factor in determining training program requirements.
99 11. Staff should be responsible for completing their individual training requirements.
Ryan Larkin 3.1 100 11. The Training Unit should conduct an annual training needs assessment. The needs assessment should be reviewed by the division chiefs.
Ryan Larkin 1.1 101 1. Rationale:
102 11. Staff cannot be expected to have proper understanding or abilities for tasks for which they have not received training.
103 11. Comprehensive training provides a means for improving skills, capabilities, and professionalism by learning from the experiences, research, and study of others.
104 11. Ensuring that training is provided for staff in those areas critical to their job performance will help in the defense of litigation.
105 11. Completing training requirements is considered a task assigned to every employee. Staff who fail to complete their training requirements, fail to fully meet their job expectations (Reference policy: AB 10 Corrective Action and Discipline).
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107 **AB 04_104 __TRAINING CREDIT__**
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109 1. Policy:
110 11. Training hours should be granted on an hour-for-hour basis for actual classroom or on-the-job training.
111 11. Training hours credit for correspondence courses, video courses, professional readings, exams, or other training options where the time involved may vary from person to person should be determined by the division Chief Deputy and should be uniform for all staff. Training hours credit should be determined and communicated to staff, in writing, prior to the onset of the training.
112 11. In order to compensate for preparation time, two hours of training credit for each hour taught should be given to staff who instruct classes.
113 11. Training hours credit may be granted for physical fitness training that is conducted formally via a WCSO physical fitness coordinator.
114 1. Rationale:
115 11. Procedures for conferring training hours credit must be structured in order to provide fairness to all employees.
116
117 **AB 04_105 __ORIENTATION TRAINING__**
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119 1. Policy:
120 11. Corrections Division certified officers should receive and successfully complete orientation training (i.e., CT Program) prior to engaging in their assigned tasks on a solo basis.
Ryan Larkin 3.1 121 11. Patrol Division certified officers should receive and successfully complete field training (i.e., FT Program) prior to engaging in their assigned tasks on a solo basis.
Ryan Larkin 1.1 122 11. All staff should receive orientation training within the first year of employment which includes:
123 111. The WCSO's organizational structure;
124 111. Chain of command;
125 111. PCF and administration building tour;
126 111. Current policies, procedures, and standards (including employee standards of conduct);
127 111. Blood-borne pathogens; and
128 111. Personnel issues (e.g., schedules, time cards, etc.).
129 1. Rationale:
130 11. Orientation training will ensure that training is conducted early in order to provide the benefits of proper training as soon as possible.
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132 **AB 04_106 __ANNUAL TRAINING PLAN__**
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134 1. Policy:
135 11. An annual training plan should be maintained by the Training Unit. The Training Unit should coordinate with the respective scheduling personnel in order to ensure that all staff have the opportunity to participate in the required annual training sessions.
136 11. The annual training plan should address legislative changes.
137 11. The annual training plan for all staff should include, but not be limited to:
138 111. Policy review for areas of assignment or applicability;
139 111. Blood-borne pathogens;
140 111. Hazardous materials;
Ryan Larkin 3.1 141 111. Personal protective equipment (including bullet-proof vests for applicable employees);
142 111. Legal updates.
Ryan Larkin 1.1 143 11. The annual training plan for all Corrections Division certified staff should include, but not be limited to:
144 111. Compliance with POST mandated annual certified training of not less than 40 hours (Utah Code 53-6-202(4)(a));
145 111. Firearms qualifications;
Ryan Larkin 3.1 146 111. De-Escalation tactics;
Ryan Larkin 2.1 147 111. Emergency vehicle operations, including in-car practicum every three years, for employees who operate a marked vehicle on duty (Work Crews, Transport, etc.);
Ryan Larkin 1.1 148 111. Arrest control and defensive tactics;
149 111. Inmate searches;
150 111. Religion and Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons act (RLUIPA);
151 111. Inmate discipline;
152 111. Inmate rights;
153 111. Inmate legal access;
154 111. Inmate mail and other printed material;
155 111. Jail suicide;
Ryan Larkin 3.1 156 111. Inmate medical and mental health access;
Ryan Larkin 1.1 157 111. Prison Litigation Reformation Act (PLRA); and
158 111. Contingency management:
159 1111. Inmate evacuation;
160 1111. Inmate medical response. Staff should participate in an inmate medical response scenario with an effective response time of four minutes or less;
161 1111. Hostage situations. Staff should receive copies of hostage situation management policy and procedures. Staff should be trained to disregard instructions from hostages, regardless of rank;
162 1111. Identification of signs of inmate unrest. Staff should be trained to effectively disseminate information on facility climate and inmate attitudes and moods to the on duty supervisor and to create applicable log entries in the jail computer system;
163 111. Use of force (specific to the correctional setting) including the use of restraints including, but not limited to:
164 1111. When transporting inmates;
165 1111. While inmates are in court, at hospitals, or while in custody outside the jail facility; and
166 1111. When necessary to control violent inmates to prevent them from harming themselves or others.
167 11. The annual training plan for all Patrol Division certified staff should address the following state requirements:
168 111. Compliance with POST mandated annual certified training of not less than 40 hours (Utah Code 53-6-202(4)(a));
169 111. Firearms qualifications;
Ryan Larkin 3.1 170 111. De-Escalation tactics;
Ryan Larkin 1.1 171 111. Emergency vehicle operations (including in-car practicum every three years);
172 111. Arrest control and defensive tactics;
173 111. Officer involved fatalities;
174 111. Domestic incident (a.k.a., domestic violence);
175 111. Forcible entry;
176 111. Arrest and detention;
177 111. Search and seizure; and
178 111. Use of force including the use of restraints including, but not limited to:
179 1111. When transporting arrestees or inmates;
180 1111. While inmates are in court, at hospitals, or while in custody outside the jail facility; and
181 1111. When necessary to control violent arrestees or inmates to prevent them from harming themselves or others.
182 11. The annual training plan for all management staff should include, but not be limited to:
183 111. Civil liability of managers;
184 111. Corrections law for managers (for Corrections Division staff);
185 111. Personnel law;
186 111. Staff discipline and corrective actions;
187 111. Staff performance plans and performance evaluations;
188 111. Sexual harassment; and
189 111. Development of operations manuals and training.
190 1. Rationale:
191 11. Policy review training is required to ensure that staff members read and have a reasonable understanding of policy.
192 11. Training and certification requirements are established by law for correctional officers and other peace officers.
193 11. Training for non-certified staff provides instruction necessary to understand the special requirements and precautions involved in working in a public safety or jail environment.
194 11. Management training is provided to improve the supervisory, personnel, and management expertise and knowledge of supervisory, administrative, and other management staff.
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196 **AB 04_107 __TRAINING RECORDS__**
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198 1. Policy:
199 11. Training sessions should be documented by:
200 111. A copy of the training documents used (e.g., session outline, handouts, policy cited, etc.); and
Ryan Larkin 2.1 201 111. A roster of attendance or other similar document.
Ryan Larkin 1.1 202 11. Training records should be maintained by the WCSO Training Unit.
203 11. Training records should be maintained for a minimum of the duration of the employee's employment plus four years after leaving employment with the WCSO.
204 11. Annual training requirements should be communicated to POST by the WCSO Training Unit.
205 11. Upon request, the WCSO shall provide UDC with documentation of any and all emergency training and drills provided to correctional officers at PCF.
206 1. Rationale:
207 11. Proper documentation memorializes events.
208 11. Training records may assist with litigation defense.