Q&A
DOC measures to protect staff from sexual assault
1:48:35
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Council Member Stevens inquires about the protective measures DOC takes to keep staff safe from sexual assault. DOC officials describe their approach, focusing on training and reporting procedures.
- DOC offers initial training on situational awareness for staff
- The care unit provides regular communication about available resources
- Mandatory training includes sexual harassment prevention
- Incidents are reported through a chain of command and investigated by the Correctional Intelligence Bureau (CIB)
- Collected evidence is turned over to the DA's office for review and potential arrest
Althea Stevens
1:48:35
What protective measures does the DOC make take to keep them the workplace safe.
Ned McCormick
1:48:45
Good morning, Chair, council member.
1:48:48
My name is Nen McCormick, and I am the Associate Commission of Facility Operations, and I also oversee the Correctional Intelligence Bureau.
1:48:55
And could you just repeat the question, please?
Althea Stevens
1:48:59
The basic question is, what are you guys going to keep your staff safe from sexual assault?
Ned McCormick
1:49:03
Appreciate the question.
1:49:04
So department of correction to keep the staff safe.
1:49:07
We offer them initial training, which is the situational awareness.
1:49:11
And it gives them a sense of always being on guard and to know their surroundings as well on the correctional facilities.
1:49:17
In addition to that, we have the care unit that speaks with the staff on a regular basis and Ultimately, it reminds them about what resources are available for them and ultimately to keep them safe.
1:49:34
We conduct training.
1:49:35
There's a whole I guess, model of training that goes through decast, these employees have mandatory training to include the sexual harassment training.
Althea Stevens
1:49:50
So you just do a lot of trainings.
1:49:52
Like so what are some of the mishealth treatments or things that you're doing?
1:49:56
Like, if that does happen to the staff member?
Ned McCormick
1:49:59
Well, if the staff member is assaulted, they report that to their immediate supervisor who in turn will call the tour commander.
1:50:06
And it's basically reported to our central operational desk.
1:50:09
Upon it being reported to our central operational desk, CIB is notified, and an investigator is dispatched to take a preliminary statement from that employee.
1:50:19
Once all the events is collected, to include video evidence, witness statements, it is then turned over to the DA's office for review to determine if they're gonna pursue an actual arrest.
