Policy Text
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OPERATIONS ORDER
Participant Deaths
The purpose of this Order is to o utline the requirements to be followed in the event of
non-criminal death o f a participant.
I. Initial Discovery
A. Upon initial discovery of a participant who appears to have died while on
Home Detention or while partici pating in Work Project, the disc overing
officer shall:
1. Summon emergency personnel 2. Notify the supervisor who sha ll coordinate scene activities
II. Supervisor Notification Responsibilities
A. The supervisor shall be res ponsible for notifying the Divisi on Commander
as soon as practical.
III. Division Commander or Designee Notification Responsibiliti es
A. Division Commander Notification Responsibilities
1. Chief Deputy of C orrectional Services
2. Undersheriff 3. Sheriff
B. Upon confirmation of a parti cipant death the Division Comman der or
designee based upon the circumst ances may notif y the following:
1. Detective Division 2. Homicide Detail 3. Affected agency, if the subjec t was a reciprocal participan t
4. Crime Scene Investigator 5. Department Safety Officer
Correctional Services P age 2 of 3 4/01 (REV 5/16)
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a. Press release information b. If the individual w as a foreign national
IV. On-scene Officer’s Reporting Responsibility
A. It is the on-scene officer’s re sponsibility to prepare the f ollowing:
1. Casualty Report 2. Personal observations 3. Interviews
V. Supervisor’s Reporting Responsibility
A. The supervisor will ensure the completed report shall includ e, but is not
limited to:
1. Casualty Report
2. Statement from all officers present or otherwise involved
3. Officers’ report of interview s with witnesses, participants, nurses,
etc.
4. Circumstances of last contact with deceased
5. Reports of last contact with deceased
6. Court commitment, if sentenced
7. Hard copy printout of JIMS reports
a. PF2 - Personal Descriptor b. PF3 - Intake Booking
c. PF4 - Classification
d. PF5 - Participant Movement History
e. PF10 - Participant Incidents
B. Photographs of t he scene and victim
VI. Supervisor’s Overview
A. The supervisor shall also com plete an overview which include s:
1. Dates of incarceration
2. Movement history relative to d isciplinary probl ems and medic al
treatment
3. Narrative summary of the event
Correctional Services P age 3 of 3 4/01 (REV 7/15)
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References: Minimum Jail Standards 1218
Government Code 12525