Perf-Based Stds, Adult Corr. Inst. 5th ed March 2021

Part 1: Administration and Management

Comment : Written personnel regulations help ensure equitable and consistent treatment of all employees. Every employee should have the opportunity to review the personnel manual at the time of employment and thereafter, and employees should be encouraged to ask questions about personnel policies.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Personnel manual.

Process Indicators : Staff interviews. Observation of manual.

5-ACI-1C-02 (Ref.4-4049)

The warden/superintendent reviews the institution’s internal personnel pol- icies annually and submits to the parent agency any recommended changes that are relevant to the parent agency’s policies.

Comment : None.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure.

Process Indicators : Documentation of annual review and revision.

Staffing Requirements 5-ACI-1C-03 (Ref. 4-4050)

The staffing requirements for all categories of personnel are determined on an ongoing basis to ensure that inmates have access to staff, programs, and services. Comment : Staffing requirements should be determined on more than inmate popu- lation figures and should include review of staffing needs for health care, academ- ic, vocational, library, recreation, and religious programs and services. Workload ratios should reflect such factors as goals, legal requirements, character and needs of the inmates supervised, and other duties required of staff. Workloads should be sufficiently low to provide access to staff and effective services.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Staffing plan.

Process Indicators : Staff interviews. Documentation of periodic review.

5-ACI-1C-04 (Ref. 4-4051)

The institution uses a formula to determine the number of staff needed for es- sential positions. The formula considers, at a minimum, holidays, regular days off, annual leave, and average sick leave. Comment : Additional factors that can be included in the formula are time off duty for training, military leave time, and factors specific to the institution and jurisdic- tion. Positions requiring staffing for more than one shift and/or more than five days per week should be budgeted for the full staffing needed.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Staffing analysis.

Process Indicators : Staffing plan. Staffing rosters. Interviews.

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