12 N.C. Admin. Code 10B.0601

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 10B .0601 - [Effective 7/1/2025] DETENTION OFFICER CERTIFICATION COURSE

(a) The detention officer certification training program shall consist of the 182-hour Detention Officer Certification Course developed by the North Carolina Justice Academy and approved by the Commission to ensure compliance with Paragraph (b) of this Rule.

(b) Each Detention Officer Certification Course shall include the following identified topic areas and minimum instructional hours for each area:

(1)	LEGAL UNIT
	(A) Orientation	3 hours
	(B) Criminal Justice Systems	2 hours
	(C) Legal Aspects of Management and Supervision	14 hours
	(D) Introduction to Rules and Regulations	2 hours
	(E) Ethics	3 hours
(2)	UNIT TOTAL PHYSICAL UNIT	24 Hours
	(A) Contraband/Searches	6 hours
	(B) Patrol and Security	5 hours
	(C) Key and Tool Control	2 hours
	(D) Investigative Process	8 hours
	(E) Transportation of Inmates	7 hours
	(F) Prison Rape Elimination Act	2 hours
(3)	UNIT TOTAL PRACTICAL APPLICATION UNIT	30 Hours
	(A) Processing Inmates	8 hours
	(B) Supervision and Management of Inmates	5 hours
	(C) Suicides and Crisis Management	5 hours
	(D) Aspects of Mental Illness	6 hours
	(E) Fire Emergencies	4 hours
	(F) Notetaking and Report Writing	6 hours
	(G) Communication Skills	5 hours
(4)	UNIT TOTAL MEDICAL UNIT	39 hours
	(A) First Aid and CPR	8 hours
	(B) Medical Care	6 hours
	(C) Stress	3 hours
	(D) Subject Control Techniques	40 hours
	(E) Physical Fitness Officers for Detention	22 hours
(5)	UNIT TOTAL REVIEW AND TESTING	79 hours 7 hours
(6)	STATE EXAM	3 hours
	TOTAL HOURS	182 HOURS

(c) No Detention Officer Certification Course shall be offered by any agency or institution without first complying with the requirements set forth in Rules .0704 and .0802 of this Subchapter. Any agency or institution desiring to offer the Detention Officer Certification Course shall file a Pre-Delivery Report, Form F-7A, with the Division.

12 N.C. Admin. Code 10B .0601

Authority G.S. 17E-4(a);
Eff. January 1, 1989;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2016; February 1, 2014; August 1, 2011; October 1, 2009; January 1, 2006; August 2, 2002; August 1, 2000; August 1, 1998; February 1, 1998; January 1, 1996; June 1, 1992; January 1, 1992; January 1, 1991;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 6, 2018.

Authority G.S. 17E-4(a);
Eff. January 1, 1989;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2014; August 1, 2011; October 1, 2009; January 1, 2006; August 2, 2002; August 1, 2000; August 1, 1998; February 1, 1998; January 1, 1996; June 1, 1992; January 1, 1992; January 1, 1991.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 31, Issue 05, September 1, 2016 effective 8/1/2016.
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 6, 2018;

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 39, Issue 11, December 1, 2024 effective 7/1/2025.