Procedure Standard
All prisoners are assessed for their internal risk to determine the way prisoner movement will be carried out. A prisoner’s internal risk category may be reassessed whenever circumstances change, or on request of the prisoner.
Associated Forms or Requirements
Forms
- A.01.NRCF.04.F1 Prisoner Internal Security Risk Assessment
Requirements
Nil
Procedure
- A prisoner’s internal risk category takes into account the prisoner’s behaviour and attitude, and includes:
- Cooperation and compliance with facility rules
- Participation in and attendance at scheduled activities
- Previous escape history and attempts
- IDU status
- Acts of aggression towards other prisoners or staff
- Type/s of offence/s committed
- Continuing association with gang members
- Prisoner’s attitude to his crime and sentence
- A prisoner’s risk must be reassessed if a prisoner is found guilty of a disciplinary offence that involves any of the activities listed above.
- The assessment is carried out by the Assessment Unit upon admission, or by the Case Officer in the case of a reassessment when the prisoner is already resident.
- A prisoner may request a reassessment of his internal risk category at any time. A prisoner cannot request a review within 6 months of his last requested review.
- A prisoner may be subject to a reassessment at any time if circumstances indicate that the prisoner now poses a greater internal security risk than originally determined (e.g. an prisoner attempts escape).
- Assessments are signed off by the Unit Manager.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Case Officer/Assessment Unit staff
- Conduct assessment
- Make recommendation to Unit Manager
Unit Manager
- Review assessment and confirm internal risk category
Additional Source Information
Nil
PROCESS SUMMARY
PROCESS STEPS
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Step
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Responsible
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Actions
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Review prisoner file notes
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Assessment Unit staff / Case Officer
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- If prisoner is newly arrived at Facility:
- Review file notes
- Check for recent events and convictions against discipline
- If prisoner is resident:
- Periodically review prisoner file notes
- Review assessment every six months
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Complete assessment form
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Assessment Unit staff / Case Officer
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- Complete Internal Risk Category Assessment Form
- Complete Parts A and B for resident prisoners
- Complete only Part B for newly arrived prisoners
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Assign H internal security risk
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Assessment Unit staff / Case Officer
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- If prisoner is newly arrived:
- If Part B score is 2 or more, assign category of H
- If prisoner is resident:
- If Part B is greater than 2 assign category of H
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Assign L internal security risk
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Assessment Unit staff / Case Officer
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- If prisoner is newly arrived:
- If Part B score is 0 or 1, assign category of L
- If prisoner is resident:
- If Part A is greater than 7 and Part B is less than 2, assign category of L
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