Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.96-002 - Reg. 017 - Critical Incident Review

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
017 Critical Incident Review
I.
AUTHORITY:
The Board of Correction and Community Punishment (BCCP) is vested
			 with the authority to promulgate this administrative regulation by Ark. Code
			 Ann. ss
			 12-27-105
			 (Michie Supp. 1995) .
II.
POLICY:
To assess the adequacy of policy and its implementation in
			 situations where unexpected threat to, or loss of, life has occurred within the
			 Arkansas Department of Correction, and is not the result of disturbance or
			 criminal activity.
III.
DEFINITIONS:
Critical Incident
: Usually a critical
			 incident will meet the following criteria:
A. An employee, inmate, volunteer, or visitor
		  has died or sustained serious injury
B. Occurred on property of the Arkansas
		  Department of Correction
C.
		  Occurred while being transported in a vehicle operated by ADC staff or
		  inmate
D. The event is not
		  associated with known criminal actions or rule violations by staff
E. Questions exist regarding response to the
		  event or prevention of similar events.
However, any incident to which the Director wishes to apply this
			 procedure will be considered a critical incident.
Critical Incident Review Committee
: A
			 committee of ADC staff appointed by the Director drawing normally from the
			 following areas:
A. Internal
		  Affairs
B. Warden/Center Supervisor
		  or Assistant Warden
C. Medical
		  Services
D. Mental Health
		  Services
E. Other staff as deemed
		  appropriate by the Director.
III.
PROCEDURE
:
A. The Director shall use his/her discretion
		  in ordering a Critical Incident Review. The Director may review requests for
		  Critical Incident Reviews originating from Administrators, Wardens and Center
		  Supervisors and forwarded through the appropriate Deputy/Assistant
		  Directors.
B. If the Director
		  determines that the facts warrant a Critical Incident Review, the Director will
		  select and notify the individuals to be on the Critical Incident Review
		  Committee. The Director will also advise the Management Team that a Critical
		  Incident has been authorized.
C.
		  The Critical Incident Review Committee, acting under the authority of the
		  Director, will conduct such interviews and gather such documentation as
		  necessary to determine the facts related to the incident.
D. Should the Critical Incident Review
		  Committee have good cause to suspect that criminal activity has occurred, the
		  Administrator of Internal Affairs will be immediately notified, and the
		  Director will make a determination as to whether to continue the Critical
		  Incident Review or refer the matter to the State Police or Internal Affairs for
		  investigation.
E. The Critical
		  Incident Review Committee will usually finish its work within 45 days, and the
		  Chair will cause a report to be written which outlines the facts and
		  recommendations. Should additional time be needed, the Chair will notify the
		  Director and provide an expected completion date.
F. Copies of all records and tapes of
		  interviews from which the facts and recommendations have been drawn will be
		  retained by Internal Affairs. A copy of the summary and recommendations will be
		  forwarded to the Deputy/Assistant Director who originally requested the
		  Critical Incident Review. The Deputy/Assistant Director will work with staff to
		  develop an action plan.
G. The
		  summary, recommendations and action plan will be made known to the Management
		  Team for review and to determine the feasibility of implementation. The
		  Director will set a review date to ensure that recommendations approved by the
		  Management Team are implemented in the designated time frame.
H. Portions of this review may be considered
		  performance evaluation records where describing individual employee actions.
Board Approval Date: 9/24/96
Effective Date: 10/7/96
Supersedes: 017
Dated: 6-18-81