Perf-Based Stds, Adult Corr. Inst. 5th ed March 2020

Glossary

Body Fluid Testing Program – a program, often used in conjunction with substance use education or treatment programs, where urine samples and other bodily fluids/tissues are collected on a random or other basis from offenders suspected of having a history of drug or alcohol use to determine current or recent use. Booking – both a law enforcement process and a detention-facility procedure. As a police administrative action, it is an official recording of an arrest and the identification of the person, place, time, arresting authority, and reason for the arrest. In a detention facility, it is a procedure for the admission of a person charged with or convicted of an offense, which includes searching, fingerprinting, photographing, medical screening, and collecting personal history data. Booking also includes the inventory and storage of the in- dividual’s personal property.

Boot camp – a short-term correctional unit designed to combine elements of basic military training pro- grams and appropriate correctional components.

Camp – a nonsecure residential program located in a relatively remote area. The residents participate in a structured program that emphasizes outdoor work, including conservation and related activities. There are often twenty to sixty residents in these facilities.

Candidate status – the period after an agency has completed its self-evaluation report. Candidate status continues until standards compliance is verified during the audit and the accreditation decision is made.

Career development plan – the planned sequence of promotions within an agency that contains provision for (1) vertical movement throughout the entire range of a particular discipline, (2) horizontal movement encouraging lateral and promotional movement among disciplines, and (3) opportunity for all to compete for the position of head of the agency. Progression along these three dimensions can occur as long as the candidate has the ambition, ability, and required qualifications.

Case conference – a conference between individuals working with the juvenile or adult offender to see that court-ordered services are being provided.

Case record – information concerning an offender’s or juvenile’s criminal, personal, and medical history, behavior, and activities while in custody. The record typically includes commitment papers, court orders, detainers, personal property receipts, visitor’s list, photographs, fingerprints, type of custody, disciplinary infractions and action taken, grievance reports, work assignments, program participation, and miscella- neous correspondence. Case Management – the process of assisting offenders in maintaining access to medical, social, educa- tional, and other services, including but not limited to, the development of a specific care plan, referrals, monitoring, and follow-up. Cases of exceptional merit – outstanding prison adjustment beyond that normally expected, performance of a meritorious deed by the inmate or juvenile, or existence of an unusual employment opportunity for which the inmate or juvenile is especially qualified and which would not be available at the time of the normal parole or release date.

Casework – the function of the caseworker, social worker, or other professional in providing services, such as counseling, to individuals in custody.

Caustic material – a substance capable of destroying or eating away by chemical reaction.

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