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Title 13 . Public Safety
Chapter 87 . Minimum Standards for Village Police Officers
Section 60. Probation, parole, and correctional officer training program requirements

13 AAC 87.060. Probation, parole, and correctional officer training program requirements

(a) The basic program of instruction for correctional officers must include a minimum 200 hours of instruction in security procedures, custody, and supervision of inmates; use of force, firearms, and other weapons, and restraints; communication skills, report writing, and record keeping; emergency procedures; cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and first aid instruction sufficient to qualify students for a standard Red Cross first aid certificate, or a council-approved equivalent; and legal issues, including the provisions of 22 AAC 05 and AS 33.

(b) The basic program of instruction for probation and parole officers must include a minimum 80 hours of instruction in interviewing and counseling techniques; firearms familiarization and safety; departmental and inter-agency relations and communication; overview of the criminal justice system; legal aspects of probation and parole; written communication forms and techniques; techniques of supervision; and personal and office safety, security, first aid and emergency procedures.

(c) To receive credit for the probation, parole, or correctional officer training program for purposes of certification under 13 AAC 85.230, a person must attend all sessions of the course, except for absences approved by the head of the program, and be awarded a certificate of graduation by the head of the program. A person may not be certified for successful completion of the probation, parole, or correctional officer training program if the person

(1) has excused absences exceeding 10 percent of the total hours of instruction;

(2) fails to achieve a passing grade of 70 percent or higher in each block of instruction;

(3) fails to achieve a cumulative average of 70 percent or higher; or

(4) fails to achieve a grade of 75 percent or higher on the firearms portion of the basic program.

History: Eff. 8/8/90, Register 115

Authority: AS 18.65.220

AS 18.65.230

AS 18.65.242


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