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Results for prison guards, use of force (australia)
1 results foundAuthor: Barbour, Bruce: NSW Ombudsman Title: Managing the use of force in prisons: the need for better policy and practice Summary: This report concerns how using force on inmates in correctional centres in NSW is managed. Correctional officers are authorised to use force against inmates in certain circumstances. Over the last three years this office has done considerable work about how uses of force are managed by CSNSW (Corrective Services NSW). We recognise correctional officers work in difficult circumstances and can be required to deal with challenging and potentially dangerous situations. Using force can put officers as well as inmates at risk of physical harm and, as such, it is essential officers have the skills and knowledge to deescalate situations (so force is used only as a last resort) and are trained in how to use force safely when there are no other alternatives. Between July 2009 and April 2010 we did a major investigation into how CSNSW monitored and scrutinised uses of force, including how it dealt with and investigated complaints about uses of force. We examined policies and procedures, reviewed training, interviewed departmental staff and audited a sample of use of force reports. Our investigation identified deficiencies in how CSNSW manages uses of force across the system. We made a number of recommendations for change which were accepted by CSNSW. Essentially, the matters which need addressing are about the good order and security of the correctional system: Correctional officers who use force on inmates need to be trained in the lawful and proper use of force, instruments of restraint, recording and reporting of uses of force; General Managers need effective tools to ensure trained staff are acting lawfully and appropriately in their management of inmates; and CSNSW needs functioning systems of accountability to satisfy the community that inmates are being managed lawfully and humanely and that CSNSW are ensuring a safe workplace for their staff. Details: Sydney, Australia: NSW (New South Wales) Ombudsman, 2012. 36p. Source: Special Report: Internet Resource: Accessed August 1, 2012 at http://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/5971/SR_CustodialServices_Use_of_force_web_Jul12.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: http://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/5971/SR_CustodialServices_Use_of_force_web_Jul12.pdf Shelf Number: 125831 Keywords: Evaluative StudiesPrison Guards, Use of Force (Australia) |