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ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 13. PUBLIC SAFETY
PART 6. ALASKA POLICE STANDARDS COUNCIL
CHAPTER 87. CERTIFICATION OF POLICE, PROBATION, PAROLE, CORRECTIONAL, AND MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTORS
ARTICLE 3.
Date:
08/31/2009
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13 AAC 87.080. Municipal correctional officer training program requirements
(a) The basic program of instruction for municipal correctional officers must include a minimum of 120 hours of instruction in security and search procedures, supervision of inmates, use of force and methods of self-defense, report writing, rights and responsibilities of inmates, fire and emergency procedures, domestic violence, communication skills and interpersonal relations, special needs inmates, recognition of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and retardation, substance abuse, physical deficiencies, suicide-prone behavior and suicide prevention, cross-cultural awareness, legal issues and liability, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and first aid instruction sufficient to qualify students for a standard Red Cross first aid certificate or a council-approved equivalent.
(b) To receive credit for the municipal correctional officer training program for purposes of certification under 13 AAC 85.235, 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 municipal correctional officer 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; or
(3) fails to achieve a cumulative average of 70 percent or higher.
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