NZQA Expiring unit standard version 6 Page 1 of 5. Conduct prisoner and security searches in a prison environment

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1 Page 1 of 5 Title Conduct prisoner and security searches in a prison environment Level 4 Credits 6 Purpose This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison environment and covers conducting prisoner and security searches. People credited with this unit standard are able to: isolate individual prisoner and search area; conduct search in a prison environment; manage search outcome in a prison environment; manage unauthorised items and exhibits obtained during search; and record results of prison search. Classification Offender Management > Prison Safety and Security Available grade Achieved Explanatory notes 1 This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment. 2 Boundaries of unit standard This unit standard covers rubdowns, scanner, and x-ray searches and cell, prison worksite and personal property searches. It does not cover internal cavity searches. This unit standard does not cover searches of staff and prison visitors and their personal property or vehicles which are covered by Unit 27295, Conduct nonprisoner and property searches in a prison environment. This unit standard does not cover the use of x-ray and electronic scanner equipment which is covered by Unit 27293, Operate x-ray and electronic scanning equipment in a prison environment. 3 References Corrections Act 2004; Corrections Regulations 2005; Crimes Act 1961; Crimes of Torture Act 1989; Criminal Justice Act 1985; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; Parole Act 2002; Privacy Act 1993;

2 Page 2 of 5 PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at Sentencing Act 2002; and their subsequent amendments or replacements. 4 Definitions Drugs prescription medicines and illicit drugs. IOMS Integrated Offender Management System. Prison environment any area, within a prison site or external to a prison site where prisoners are held, such as a cell block, within the prison perimeter, on a prison farm, in a vehicle transporting prisoners. Prohibited items items identified in P.01, Schedule 04 of PSOM. Search may include but not limited to strip searches, rub-downs, x-ray searches, scanner searches; prisoner search, site and cell search, property search, prison worksite search. Search equipment may include but not limited to gloves, mirrors, hand-held scanners. Unauthorised items those items that prisoners must not have access to within prisons, in accordance with sections 3 (unauthorised items) and 43(2) of the Corrections Act Assessment range a Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must meet all the principles of behaviour and criteria as detailed in the Prison Services Operations Manual (PSOM), Department of Corrections (available at the Department of Corrections Code of Conduct, other documented national policies and procedures, and prison-specific procedures. b The range statements in this unit standard must be applied according to prisonspecific equipment, procedures, and processes. Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Isolate individual prisoner and search area. 1.1 Carry out isolation activities. 1.2 Identify locations of individuals in relation to search area and individuals to be searched and implement actions to ensure adherence to all standards. Outcome 2 Conduct search in a prison environment.

3 Page 3 of Advise individuals of their rights and explain the process. may include but not limited to prisoner search, site and cell searches, prison worksite search. 2.2 Apply health and safety procedures and equipment requirements for all searches. 2.3 Carry out site and cell searches. 2.4 Carry out prisoner searches. 2.5 Use search equipment. 2.6 Identify unauthorised and prohibited items. unauthorised items include but are not limited to drugs, alcohol, weapons, chemicals, money. Outcome 3 Manage search outcome in a prison environment. 3.1 Determine whether charges are to be laid against individuals found with prohibited and/or unauthorised items based on the assessed risk, incident, nature and quantity of items and in consultation with relevant officers. Outcome 4 Manage unauthorised items and exhibits obtained during search. 4.1 Maintain chain of evidence integrity. 4.2 Remove unauthorised items and exhibits from search area. 4.3 Securely store unauthorised items and exhibits and make available to authorised people when required for legal action. 4.4 Describe the process of disposing of items and exhibits within required timeframes. 4.5 Return unauthorised items not subject to charges to stored prisoner property.

4 Page 4 of 5 Outcome 5 Record results of prison search. may include but is not limited to incident reports, misconduct forms, IOMS, exhibit forms, search and lock up book, registers, evidence register, notebook; evidence of three is required. 5.1 Record search information completely, concisely, accurately, and legibly in the required format and scheduled timeframe. Replacement information This unit standard, unit standard 14627, unit standard 14639, and unit standard were replaced by unit standard This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below. Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 29 June June 2012 Revision 2 3 April June 2012 Review 3 25 July June 2012 Review 4 17 September July 2012 Review 5 20 May December 2019 Review 6 15 September December 2019 Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0003 This CMR can be accessed at Please note Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

5 Page 5 of 5 Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.