NAC289.160. Minimum standard of training: Training category III.

The minimum standard of training for officers in training category III is successful completion of a basic course that includes 160 hours of training in:

     1. Legal subjects, specifically:

     (a) Civil rights of offenders;

     (b) Searches of offender institutions;

     (c) Laws relating to correctional institutions;

     (d) Laws relating to stalking and aggravated stalking; and

     (e) Use of force.

     2. Procedures in the field, specifically:

     (a) Gangs and cults;

     (b) Supervision of offenders;

     (c) Classification and receiving of offenders;

     (d) Transportation of offenders;

     (e) Crisis intervention;

     (f) Records of offenders in institutions; and

     (g) Games offenders play.

     3. Skills of officers, specifically:

     (a) Writing of reports for correctional institutions;

     (b) Fire safety and use of emergency equipment;

     (c) Fingerprinting;

     (d) Defensive tactics;

     (e) Introduction of restraints;

     (f) Physical conditioning; and

     (g) Training concerning active assailants.

     4. Investigation, specifically:

     (a) Crime scene and evidence;

     (b) Investigation of narcotics and abuse of controlled substances;

     (c) Investigation of allegations of stalking and aggravated stalking; and

     (d) Personality disorders and prevention of suicide.

     5. Community relations, specifically:

     (a) Ethics for correctional officers;

     (b) Cultural awareness;

     (c) Interpersonal communications; and

     (d) Public and media relations.

     6. Miscellaneous subjects, specifically:

     (a) Modern correctional philosophy;

     (b) First aid;

     (c) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

     (d) Criminal justice system; and

     (e) Counter-terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

     7. Course administration and examination.

     (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87; A 8-24-90, eff. 7-1-91; R024-97, 10-1-97; A by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Comm’n by R102-99, 11-2-99; R110-08, 8-26-2008; R066-12, 9-14-2012)