unit Management

Question 1

Objectives of unit management

Answer 1

Create a dynamic security environment through interaction with prisoners
Give UO more responsibility to conduct their units
Promote a team work environment
A holistic integrated approach to prisoner management

Question 2

Outcomes of unit management

Answer 2

Decrease in incidents
Safe working environment and job satisfaction
Positive interaction between staff and prisoner
Better manage prisoners and the environment
Proactive interaction to deescalate incidents

Question 3

Outcomes for prisoners

Answer 3

Improvement in socially acceptable behaviour
Reduction in and consequences for unacceptable behaviour
Resolve conflict at local level
Improved self esteem
Learn behaviour consistent with community standards

Question 4

Case vs unit management

Answer 4

Directly linked
Unit - day to day operational needs
Case - long term planning for prisoner rehab and assessing patterns of behaviour

Question 5

Unit officer duties

Answer 5

Unlock, lock away, headcount, muster
Log books and registers 
Cell searches and case notes 
Supervise unit workers and ensure other workers go on time 
Admin of prisoner requests

Question 6

Specialist services to refer to

Answer 6

Psych or counsellors
Education officers
Cultural liaison 
Chaplin 
Sentence management
Health and medical staff
Activities officers

Question 7

Unit management

Answer 7

Day to day operational management of prisoners. Overview of daily operational duties and requirements for managing an accommodation unit for prisoners