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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 2TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 127TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER MLAW AND PUBLIC SERVICE
RULE §127.627Correctional Services (One Credit), Adopted 2015

    (H) describe the importance of public relations as related to communities and citizens.

  (12) The student identifies basic organizational models for municipal, county, state, or federal correctional facilities and the officer's role in maintaining order and safety. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify three primary models of detention facilities;

    (B) identify the role and core responsibilities of the officer in the detention facility; and

    (C) recognize issues involving prisoners' constitutional rights.

  (13) The student recognizes issues related to human behavior and relations in a detention facility. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify the importance of ethical judgment and behavior in the criminal justice system;

    (B) recognize issues involved with human relations between staff and prisoners;

    (C) compare and contrast stress and stress-related issues for correctional personnel;

    (D) evaluate the process of promoting cultural awareness at a municipal, county, state, or federal facility; and

    (E) identify state and federal laws related to civil rights, sexual harassment, and liability issues for detention personnel.

  (14) The student identifies methods of screening for and addressing injurious prisoner behavior. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify various methods of screening for suicide risks;

    (B) recognize procedures for preventing suicide among prisoners and for responding to suicide attempts; and

    (C) identify various methods for determining, classifying, and dealing with intoxicated prisoners in the correctional setting.

  (15) The student recognizes intake procedures for a detention facility. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify general booking procedures such as basic orientation procedures, fingerprinting, report writing, and documentation of prisoner information;

    (B) identify steps in the prisoner admission process; and

    (C) recognize the process for releasing prisoners.

  (16) The student recognizes various inmate health care issues and processes. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify issues and symptoms involving persons with a variety of mental impairments at a detention facility;

    (B) identify questions to ask when screening prisoners for mental illness and recognize methods for interacting and communicating with prisoners who may be mentally ill;

    (C) recognize processes for maintaining inmate health records and understand health risks of communicable diseases; and

    (D) recognize legal aspects of health care in a detention facility.

  (17) The student identifies methods of providing various prisoner services. The student is expected to identify processes for issuing prisoner supplies and recognize issues involving prisoner food service, visitations, prisoner correspondence, and telephone usage.

  (18) The student recognizes prisoner and facility security protocols. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify issues involving inmate counts;

    (B) demonstrate procedures for inventorying prisoner's property;

    (C) identify the process of searching male and female prisoners;

    (D) identify the processes and procedures for searching cells and common areas within a correctional facility; and

    (E) identify issues involving facility security.

  (19) The student recognizes the appropriate actions to take in emergency situations at a detention facility. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify procedures for responding to a riot and disturbance in a municipal, county, state, or federal correctional facility;

    (B) identify procedures for responding to events such as assaults, fires, medical emergencies, prisoner escapes, and hostage situations;

    (C) recognize issues in dealing with disruptive inmates and groups; and

    (D) identify procedures for escape attempts and escapes.

  (20) The student identifies report-writing methods and courtroom procedures. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify the process involved with writing reports;

    (B) identify appropriate courtroom attire and demeanor; and

    (C) recognize procedures for preparing for courtroom testimony.

  (21) The student evaluates situations requiring the use of force. The student is expected to:

    (A) demonstrate the use of the force continuum in simulated situations requiring varied degrees of force; and

    (B) explain the guidelines and restrictions imposed by state and federal governments related to the use of deadly force.

  (22) The student analyzes procedures and protocols for self-defense in homeland security and protective services. The student is expected to demonstrate self-defense and defensive tactics such as ready stance and escort positions, strikes, kicks, punches, handcuffing, and searching.


Source Note: The provisions of this §127.627 adopted to be effective April 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 1677

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