Direct Supervision

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Direct Supervision

• Direct Supervision is an inmate management system
  that is proactive. It is designed to stop
  negative behavior before it begins!
• It relies on staff ability to supervise!

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2-4123

• Revised January 2001. Institutions are divided
  into distinct, semiautonomous management units
  that encourage positive staff/inmate interactions
  and effective communication. Staff within each
  management unit are delegated the authority to
  make decisions regarding security classification,
  services, and programs for inmates within the
  unit.

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3-4130

• Revised August 1995. Dayrooms with space for
  varied inmate activities are situated immediately
  adjacent to the inmate sleeping areas. Dayrooms
  provide a minimum of 35 square feet of space per
  inmate, etc.
• And 3-4131 Dayrooms provide sufficient seating
  and writing surfaces. Dayroom furnishings are
  consistent with the custody level of the inmate
  assigned.

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New Generation Jail

• A management philosophy
• Backed by a supervisory style for
  inmates/prisoners
• Supported by a physical plant design
• That places staff face to face with full
  responsibility for the management of behavior.

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• The over all goal is active continuous
  supervision.

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Continuum of Supervision
Region of verbal control
Region of Physical Control
Inmate Escalates
Use of Force
Deadly Force
Verbal Request
Verbal Command
Verbal Warning
Discipline
Intervention
Staff De-escalate
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Some Sample Goals

• Receive 90 or better on next weeks inspection
• Search 50 of the cells by next Tuesday
• Complete counts within 15 minutes
• Get 20 of the offenders involved in unit/pod
  activities
• Reduce reportable incidents by 10

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Sample action planto achieve 90 or better on
sanitation inspection

• Inspect daily start date
• Train cleaners start date
• Train inmate Wilson start date
• Split cleaning detail date
• Order cleaning supplies date
• Implement and monitor how?

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9 Steps to Effective Inmate/Prisoner Management
Establishing Yourself in the unit
Managing Difficult Situations
Managing Inmate Behavior
Managing Differences in the Unit
Planning and Organizing in the Unit
Building Flexibility in Your Leadership Style
Principles of Running a DS Housing Unit
Officer role in the Unit Influencing Behavior
Orientation to Direct Supervision