01.
Twenty-Four Hour Supervision. The detention center shall be staffed by detention center employees on a twenty-four (24) hour basis when juvenile offenders are being housed. (3-31-22)
02.
Staffing. The detention center shall have staff to perform all functions relating to security, supervision, services and programs as needed to operate the detention center. The detention center shall have policy and procedures in place governing staffing and submit a staffing plan to the Department as requested. It is recommended that each secure juvenile facility shall maintain staff ratios of a minimum of one to eight (1:8) plus one (1) during resident waking hours and one to sixteen (1:16) during resident sleeping hours, except during limited and discrete exigent circumstances, which need full documentation. (3-31-22)
a. If the detention center houses eight (8) or fewer juvenile offenders, there should be at least one (1) direct care staff and one (1) other staff awake at all times. (3-31-22)
b. If the detention center houses more than eight (8) juvenile offenders, there should be one (1) direct care staff for each eight (8) juvenile offenders plus one (1) additional staff awake at all times. Example: if the detention center houses thirty-two (32) juvenile offenders, four (4) direct care staff would be recommended (one (1) staff to eight (8) juvenile offenders), plus one (1) additional staff for a total of five (5) staff. (3-31-22)
03.
Gender of Employees. At least one (1) of the detention center employees on duty should be female when females are housed in the detention center and at least one (1) should be male when males are housed in the detention center. During the admission process, an employee of the same gender as the juvenile offender should be present. (3-31-22)
04.
Minimum Qualifications. (3-31-22)
a. Direct care staff, at the time of employment, shall meet the minimum criminal history background and certification requirements as provided in IDAPA 11.11.01, "Rules of the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Council." (3-31-22)
b. Direct care volunteers, before starting volunteer services, shall meet the minimum criminal history background requirements as provided in IDAPA 11.11.01, "Rules of the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Council." (3-31-22)
c. The agency shall conduct criminal background records checks at least every five (5) years of current employees, contractors, and volunteers who may have contact with residents as outlined in PREA Standard Section 115.317. (3-31-22)
05.
Training and Staff Development Plan. Each juvenile detention center shall develop a staff training and development plan based on the policy and procedures of the detention center. The plan shall also ensure that all juvenile detention officers earn the juvenile detention officer certificate as mandated in IDAPA 11.11.01, "Rules of the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Council." (3-31-22)
a. All new direct care staff shall be provided orientation training that addresses areas including, but not limited to: (3-31-22)
i. First aid/CPR; (3-31-22)
ii. Security procedures; (3-31-22)
iii. Supervision of juvenile offenders; (3-31-22)
iv. Suicide prevention; (3-31-22)
v. Fire and emergency procedures; (3-31-22)
vi. Safety procedures; (3-31-22)
vii. Appropriate use of physical intervention, and demonstrate an adequate level of proficiency as determined by a P.O.S.T. certified appropriate use of force instructor using a P.O.S.T. approved grading matrix; (3-31-22)
viii. Report writing; (3-31-22)
ix. Juvenile offender rules of conduct; (3-31-22)
x. Rights and responsibilities of juvenile offenders; (3-31-22)
xi. Key control; (3-31-22)
xii. Interpersonal relations; (3-31-22)
xiii. Social/cultural life styles of the juvenile population; (3-31-22)
xiv. Communication skills; (3-31-22)
xv. Mandatory reporting laws and procedures; (3-31-22)
xvi. Professional boundaries; and (3-31-22)
xvii. All training as outlined in section 115.331 of the PREA Standards. (3-31-22)
b. All direct care staff who are considered part-time, on-call, or working fewer than forty (40) hours per week and any direct care staff who works in a facility classified as Rural Exception, must obtain a part-time juvenile detention officer certification as mandated by IDAPA 11.11.01, "Rules of the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Council." (3-31-22)
c. Ongoing training shall be provided at the minimum rate of twenty-eight (28) hours for each subsequent year of employment, which include, but are not limited to: (3-31-22)
i. A total of eight (8) hours of appropriate use of force, and demonstrate an adequate level of proficiency as determined by a P.O.S.T. certified appropriate use of force instructor using a P.O.S.T. approved grading matrix; and (3-31-22)
ii. All ongoing training as outlined in section 115.331 of the PREA Standards; and (3-31-22)
iii. All other trainings that require recertification. (3-31-22)
d. Volunteers and contractors shall be trained commensurate to their level of contact with juvenile offenders. (3-31-22)
e. Each facility shall maintain accurate training documentation. (3-31-22)
