South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 130 - DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES
Section 130-30 - Board Training

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 130-30

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024

The following provisions apply with respect to training requirements for members of the Board of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.

A. Training for Newly Appointed Members

(1) Within ninety days of a Board member's appointment by the Governor and confirmation by the Senate, the Board member must complete a comprehensive training course of at least sixteen (16) hours encompassing components consistent with those offered by the National Institute of Corrections or the American Probation and Parole Association. This training will include but is not limited to the following topics:
(a) the elements of the decision making process through the use of evidence-based practices for determining offender risk, needs and motivations to change, including the actuarial risk/needs assessment tool used by the Department,

(b) security classifications as established by the Department of Corrections,

(c) programming and disciplinary processes,

(d) the Department's supervision, case planning, and violation process,

(e) the dynamics of criminal victimization, and

(f) collaboration with corrections related stakeholders, both public and private, to increase offender success and public safety.

B. Annual Training

(1) Each Board member is required to complete at least eight (8) hours of training annually encompassing components consistent with those offered by the National Institute of Corrections or the American Probation and Parole Association. This training will include but is not limited to the following topics:
(a) a review and analysis of the effectiveness of the risk/needs assessment tool used by the Department,

(b) a review of the Department's progress toward public safety goals,

(c) the use of data in decision making, and

(d) information regarding promising and evidence-based practices related to corrections and crime victim dynamics.

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