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General duties of a CC1? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole suitability, etc. When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (a.k.a. C/C, a.k.a. C over C) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- When deemed a program failure per CCR Title 15, Section 3000
- Refusing to work without a justifiable reason
- 2 serious RVR's
- 1 serious RVR and 2 admin RVR's
- Within 180 days What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- No canteen
- No yard
- No credits given What actions do CC1's take to place an I/M on C/C? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Review case due to I/M's program failure
- Take to committee
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- Place WG/PG and C/C
- I/M remains C/C until classified for placement in a qualifying WG
- I/M must submit a written request for reclass of assignment and removal of C/C no earlier than 30 days from the date of placement
- I/M shall be scheduled for hearing within 30 days of receipt of the written request What are the 2 most important characteristics for CC1's? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Good judgment
- Effective communication An I/M who was found guilty based solely on a positive test result is ineligible to: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Receive favorable points for no serious disciplinary(s) in the last 12 months
- Receive favorable points for no serious disciplinary(s) during the 6 month review period 20 elements of 128G (initial) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Purpose of the hearing
- I/M given 72 hours and introduced to committee
- Committee actions and reasons
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3 reasons for ASU placement - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Safety concerns
- Investigations not related to misconduct
- Relative of or an associate of prison staff What do you do if an I/M reports to you that he has safety concerns? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Do not allow the I/M to leave your office
- Notify custody ASAP
- Establish who, what, when, where, why and how?
- Document info on a confidential memo
- Schedule the I/M for committee for housing and placement consideration 5 180/270 exclusionary criteria / factors - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A
- SHU in the last 3 years for div A1/A2/B offense for assaultive behavior or weapons
- A2 - Found guilty of riot or inciting riot twice or more within 12 months. 180 for 1 year from RVR
- A3 - Found guilty of battery of assault twice or more within 12 months. 180 for a 1 year from RVR
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- A4 - Indeterminant SHU term within 2 years due to being a validated gang member/associate
- A5 - Indeterminant SHU term within the last 2 years due to in-custody misbehavior. 180 for 2 years from GP placement 7 methods of effective communication - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- TABE score under 4.
- CCCMS
- Vision, hearing, or speech impaired
- Learning disability
- DDP
- Foreign language issues
- During any due process the following is where you find if an I/M requires effective communication
- DECS +1845 or 7410 DDP
- TABE chrono
- 128c DDP
- Por: Probation officers report
- ISRS: Institutional staff recommendations summary
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What do UCC's do? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Review I/M's cases at least annually to consider the accuracy of the I/M's score, custody level, program and group placement, and recommendation for transfer
- A parole violator's first annual review may be delayed for up to 5 months so that it will coincide with score updates
- Change in I/M's WG and PG
- Conduct post board classification on an I/M within 15 days of receipt of official notice of a BPH decision regarding the I/M
- Act on an I/M's request for restoration of forfeited credits for less than C offenses per section 3327
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have been met per section 3321 What do ICC's do? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Recommend transfer of I/Ms
- Act on cases referred by lower committees
- Review I/M requests for meritorious sentence reduction to determine compliance with PC section 2935
- Make classification service recommendations through the chief for cases requiring DRB decisions
- Change an I/M's work/privilege group
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have been met per section
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- Review a validated STG I/M's validation package and CDC Form 128-G
- Determine a validated STG I/M's housing and program needs
- Evaluate an affiliate's overall dispo record and case factors in determining placement in the SHU SDP or continued management within a GP setting per CCR sections 3378.2 or
10 criteria for close custody - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- LWOP
- Multiple life terms
- 40 years or more
- Single life term
- 25-40 years
- Escape or attempt with force
- Escape w/o force
- Plotting/planning escape
- Detainers
- Dispo for murder of a person in custody who is not an I/M
- Dispo for murder of an I/M within 10 years
- Division A1 or A2 RVR
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- LWOP
- 1 or more life terms Close custody is granted for 10 years for I/M's found guilty of: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Escape or attempt with force within 10 years
- Murder of an I/M within 10 years Close custody is granted permanently for I/M's found guilty of: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Murder of a person in custody who is not an I/M Close custody can be granted for I/M's if: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- The ICC designates security concern(s)
- These cases require CSR referral for a SEC AD
- Retaining close custody status beyond 2 years requires DRB approval How long are I/M's placed on close A and B with LWOP, multiple life terms, or 40 years or more? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 3 years close A
- 7 years close B
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How long are I/M's placed on close A and B with a single life terms, or 25-40 years? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 1 year close A
- 4 years close B How long are I/M's placed on close A and B with an escape or attempt with force? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 8 years close A
- 5 years close B How long are I/M's placed on close A and B with an escape or attempt without force? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 5 years close A
- 5 years close B How long are I/M's placed on close A and B with a charge for planning an escape? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 2 years close A
- 5 years close B How long are I/M's placed on close A and B with a detainer for an offense with possible penalty of death, lifetime incarceration, or total term of 50 years or more? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 3 years close A
- Close B until detainer removed
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- If they were previously given close custody status solely for STG validation, they should be considered for a change in the next annual class review What else counts toward fulfilling the minimum time requirements for close custody? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Unclassified time at the RC (on/after Feb 20, 2017) Does a serious RVR in the past 12 months disqualify an I/M from receiving a reduction in close custody status? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Not if the I/M has completed the min time requirements for close custody
- A committee shall consider an I/M for a reduction in custody in the next annual review If an I/M's close custody is based solely on a lengthy sentence, they shall be considered at each annual class review for an early reduction if:
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- The I/M was not found guilty of a serious RVR within 12 months
- When the I/M has met the min time requirement for close custody, the 12 month serious disciplinary-free period is no longer required to reduce the I/M's custody
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7 custody levels - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Max
- Close A
- Close B
- Med A
- Med B
- Min A
- Min B When will an I/M's close B custody label be displayed on their SOMS header? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Immediately and automatically When will an I/M's close A custody label be displayed in the SOMS header? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Until they are reclassified How/where do you change an I/M' status of "close A or B" to just "close custody"? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Manually via SOMS on the classification review 7B screen What restrictions apply to close custody I/M's? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Program hours are 0600 to 2000 (Warden may extend program hours to 2200)
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What should a unit class committee do if an I/M no longer requires an "R" suffix? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Refer the case to the ICC for review When can an ICC reverse an "R" suffix applied from a different institution's ICC? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Only if new and compelling info is obtained.
- If not, the DRB shall be referred When should an I/M be informed of their next classification committee hearing date? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔As soon as it is known or can be anticipated 4 levels and point categories - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Level 1: 0- Level 2: 19- Level 3: 36- Level 4: 60+ What facility designs are approved for level 4 placement? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 180
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What designs are not allowed for I/M's with an assessed and imposed, suspended, and/or commuted determinate ASU term for a division A1, A2, or B offense, within 3 years? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 270
- If they were placed in ASU
- Banned for 3 years from min eligible release date or the date of ICC's chosen action 270 designs are not allowed for I/M's found guilty for: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 1 RVR for inciting a riot
- 1 RVR for participation in a riot with a direct STG nexus
- 2 or more RVR's for participation in a riot
- 1 RVR for assault on a person, not an I/M
- 1 RVR for battery on an I/M with a direct STG nexus
- 2 or more RVRs for battery on an I/M The classification process shall take into consideration the I/M's: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Needs
- Interests/desires
- Behavior
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- Placement in a reduced WG
- Involuntary transfer to another institution due to misbehavior or info that may pose a threat, whether or not their placement score is consistent with the receiving institution's security level
- Transfer of an I/M to a more restrictive institution or program with a higher security level An I/M shall be present at all initial classification committee hearings and any other committee hearings which could result in an adverse effect upon the I/M, unless they: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Refuse
- Are physically incapable of appearing
- Are deemed mentally incompetent by a psychiatrist
- Subsection 3375(f)(3) What should happen if the I/M was not previously notified, and during the committee hearing, an unanticipated adverse effect emerges? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- The hearing shall be postponed for at least 72 hours
- The I/M shall be referred to a counselor if the issues are complex or for assistance if the I/M is illiterate
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The committee hearing should be postponed if an I/M is not notified and unanticipated adverse effect emerges, unless: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- The hearing cannot be postponed for safety reasons
- The I/M waives the postponement Can an I/M contest the preliminary score or placement score in the hearing? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Yes Each I/M appearing before a committee shall be: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Introduced to the committee members
- Informed of the purpose of the hearing
- Encouraged to participate in the hearing discussion
- Informed of the committee's decision Classification committee decisions shall be based on: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Evaluation of available info
- Mutual agreement of committee members Every decision of a committee shall be documented on a: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔CDCR Form 128-G Classification Chrono
