Principles of Security

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Principles of Security

• Associate Warden Harold Wickham

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Principles of Security

• Goals The Nevada Department of Corrections, as a
  law enforcement agency, has the duty and
  responsibility to ensure not only a safe and
  secure environment within its institutions/facilit
  ies, but to also ensure the safety and security
  of the public and citizens of Nevada.
• Objectives administrative philosophy security
  concerns methods and techniques preventing
  escapes, maintaining order and ensuring a secure
  climate within a correctional setting.
  importance of institution security programs. 
  methods and techniques one can use to reduce
  security problems relating to principles of
  security. importance of security from an
  inmates point of view.

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Principals of Security

• Today, one of the primary goals is Corrections.
• Mentor, Motivate, Lead, Guide, Direct and
  Protect
• Prison industry, academic and religious programs
  are commonplace in most institutions. All these
  required programs, however, require movement of
  inmates from one part of the institution to the
  other authorized tools and materials also must
  be available to inmates. Maintaining security
  under these conditions poses a complex problem.

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Security Concerns

• Correctional institutions/agencies have three
  major security concerns
• Ensuring the safety of inmates and staff
• Maintaining order
• Preventing escapes

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THE INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM

• As a correctional officer, you are not
  responsible for planning and supervising the
  security program. However, you will often be
  responsible for executing it. You need to know
  your institution/facility security plan for three
  reasons.
• Spot problems
• Implement the plan effectively
• Suggest improvements

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Secure Climate

• What is a Secure Climate ?
• Reducing Problems through Programs
• Reducing Problems through Communications
• Security from the Inmates Point of View

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What are the Keys to Safety Security
Fundamentals
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Safety Security Fundamentals

• Searches
• Count Procedures
• Key Control
• Inmate Management

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Searches

• Pat down
• Cleaning house
• Perimeter search / check
• Vehicle search
• Contraband control
• Unclothed

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Count Procedures

• Fundamentals of Counting
• Count Procedures
• Six types of Counts
• Formal
• Informal
• Out
• Negative
• Picture
• Emergency

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Key Control

• General working keys
• Restricted keys
• Emergency keys

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Inmate Management

• Inmate Classification
• Responding vs. Reacting
• Mismanagement Cause Effect
• Managing inmates Mind vs. Muscle

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Things to Remember

• Be professional
• Use professional language
• Have a plan
• Avoid a one on one situation
• There is safety in numbers
• Think safety and control
• Issue simple commands
• When you decide to act, move quickly
• Demand immediate compliance
• Deescalate your level of force as soon as you
  gain compliance
• Dont get distracted
• Never relax

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