Persons in custody Flashcards
Audio/video equipment has been installed in central lock ups and booking halls for?
- Monitor and record the condition of persons in police custody and Service members
- To ensure their safety
- Fir court purposes
When a person I/C is brought to the OIC. The OIC is to be advised of?
- The reason for the arrest
- The reason for continued detention
- Any other pertinent information relating to the person OR to the arrest, including but not limited to:
- known / suspected suicidal tendencies
- violent tendencies
- serious medical conditions
- assistive devices
- safety concerns
- injuries
- emotional disturbance, any known mental illness or developmental disability
- medication, or whether any medication has been administered
- impairment due to alcohol or drugs
Where a person I/C exhibits violent behaviour OR threatens OR attempts suicide and it is believed that the person’s MNI and CNI (criminal numerical index) file should include a “caution flag” SHALL
add the information to the REMARKS FIELD in the person’s MNI
RMS will receive and add the applicable info to CPIC
submit 227 if applicable
The booking officer SHALL
- Be responsible for the booking, lodging and safe keeping of prisoners
- Ensure the booking/release process is recorded
- Make the appropriate entries on the TPS175 for each recording
- Make the appropriate entries in the TPS 300 for each booking process
- Forward the completed TPS 300 to the D/S at 2400 each day or as close as practicable
- Make the appropriate entries in the Arrest Booking/Cell management screen in relation to
- booking
- detention
- all prisoner movements
- phone calls and feedings
- property
- medication
- release
All activity in the cell area including the complete LODGING off the prisoner is recorded on what?
DAMS
Booking officer: when complying with a request for prescribed medication shall record each access on ….
Administer screen
Booking Officer: at the completion of their shift or when being relieved shall
Brief the relieving booking officer of all pertinent information with regard to prisoners I/C
Physically attend and complete a cell check together with the relieving officer and record the cell check information in the Cell Check screen and in their memo book
OIC: when a person I/C is brought to the station SHALL
- Consider whether the circumstances or the arrest and continued detention is lawful and required
- Ensure the person has been informed of the reasons for the arrest
- Evaluate the physical and mental state of the person
- Inquire into any
- suicidal behaviour
- existing injury and related circumstances
- existing medical condition, including but not limited to physical illness, mental illness, drug use/addiction, alcohol use/addiction- safety concerns
- other self-disclosed condition to which police should be alerted
And make NECESSARY notations in the appropriate ARREST/BOOKING/CELL MANAGEMENT screen
- Ensure person is transported to hospital of required
- Inquire if the person has an item of religious significance on their person or in their possession and comply with item 32
- Inquire if the person has any gender-affirming articles or gender-prosthetics on their person or in their possession and comply with item 30
- Ensure the person has been informed of their RTC, including the availability of free legal advice through duty counsel and legal aid
- Ensure access to a telephone is afforded as soon as practicable and “NO CALL DESIRED” or the telephone # is recorded in the ARREST-BOOKING/CELL MANAGEMENT screen.
- Ensure the necessary notations are made in the ARREST BOOKING/ CELL MANAGEMENT screen
- Record all pertinent info in memo book.
When a person I/C has gender affirming items or prosthetics on their person or I possession SHALL:
- Assess whether to permit the person to keep their gender affirming item / prosthetic
- Permit the person to keep their item/device to the point of undue hardship
- of allowing the person to retain the item, make the appropriate notation in the PROPERTY SCREEN.
- Upon determining that a person I/C CANNOT be accommodated, SHALL clearly articulate the reasons for the determination in the memo book AND the BOOKING AND SEARCH TEMPLATE
When notified that a decision regarding a person’s accommodation while I/C requires reassessment, due to a change in circumstances SHALL
- REASSESS the situation accordingly
- Ensure all pertinent details regarding the reassessment are RECORDED in the ARREST BOOKING / CELL MANAGEMENT screen
- Record all pertinent details regarding the reassessment in memo book
When there are persons lodged on police cells shall ensure:
- The cells are PHYSICALLY attended to check the CONDITION of persons detained I/C
- A target of 30 Mins is used between PHYSICAL cell checks having regard for all the circumstances during the tour of duty
- Cell checks are RECORDED in the CELL CHECK screen
- Any CHANGE in the CONDITION of the person
I/C is reviewed - Necessary MEDICAL ATTN is given to the person.
- All PROPERTY brought to the police facility FOR A PERSON I/C is checked for contraband before allowing the person access to the property
- The PHYSICAL and MEDICAL CONDITION of persons in POLICE CELLS are reviewed with the relieving OIC AT CHANGE OF SHIFT
When a prisoner claims to be a methadone patient SHALL ensure that such persons are informed that their prescribed dosage can only be obtained:
- Following release from custody OR
- If remanded I/C , by request to corrections staff and after corrections staff has consulted with prescribing doctor.
When prisoner complains of symptoms associated with the non-receipt of their prescription SHALL ensure:
- MEDICAL ADVICE (telehealth) is sought OR the person is TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL for ASSESSMENT BY DR for SHORT TERM health risks.
- While in police custody, such persons are NOT transported for treatment at any place other than a hospital
- If the person IS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, that staff ARE ADVISED the PURPOSE of the VISIT is NOT TO RECEIVE THEOR PRESCRIBED DOSAGE.
- The results are noted in
CROWN BRIEF
ARREST BOOK/CELL MGMT
PRISONER TRANSPT REPORT
If an incident occurs in an area being monitored and recorded by DAMS shall
- Ensure ASSISTANCE IS IMMEDIATELY rendered and that the incident is dealt with in the appropriate manner
- Once the incident has been resolved, and it is DETERMINED that the recording should be retained , notify PVEMU to RETRIEVE and PRESERVE the relevant SECURITY RECORDING
- Ensure the INCIDENT, Along with a notation that the recording has been preserved, is made in the appropriate ARREST BOOKING/CELL MGMNT screen and the UCMR
OIC OF LOCK UP
When receiving a person for lodging in the cells , in addition to the duties of an OIC as outlined SHALL
- ACCEPT CUSTODY of the person WHERE the ORIGINAL UNIT has COMPLIED with the APPLICABLE procedures
- ENSURE RELEVANT INFORMATION concerning the person is RECORDED in the ARREST BOOKING/CELL MGMT screen.
- REVIEW PRISONER TRANSPORTATION REPORT for any CAUTIONS and REMARKS.
- RECORD any OBSERVATIONS regarding a prisoner’s PHYSICAL or MENTAL condition