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Policy 508Santa Ana Police Department Custody Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/06/26, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentClassification - 1Classification 508.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy describes the Santa Ana Jail's classification process, which is designed to identify security and health issues so that incarcerated persons may be held and housed in such a way as to foster a safe and secure facility (15 CCR 1050). _ 508.1.1 DEFINITIONS Definitions related to this policy include: Civil detainee - Any person held in custody for a reason other than for criminal matters. 508.2 POLICY It is the policy of this department to process all arrestees and detainees entering this facility to determine whether they will be housed in the facility, cited and released, released on their own recognizance (O.R.) or bail, or released back to the community through an appropriate release mechanism. Anyone housed in the facility shall be properly classified according to security and health risks so that appropriate supervision, temporary holding, and housing assignments may be made. 508.3 RELEASE AT OR FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION Individuals arrested for intoxication only, with no further proceedings anticipated, should be released as soon as custodial staff reasonably determine they are no longer impaired to the extent that they cannot care for their own safety. All arrestees must complete the booking process prior to being released. Misdemeanor incarcerated persons who meet criteria established by local courts may be cited and released on O.R. by the Chief of Police or the authorized designee. 508.4 CLASSIFICATION PLAN The Jail Administrator or authorized designee should create and maintain a classification plan to guide staff in the processing of individuals brought into the facility. _ The plan should include an initial screening process, as well as a process for determining appropriate housing assignments (28 CFR 115.42). The plan should include use of an objective screening instrument, procedures for making decisions about classification and housing assignments, intake and housing forms, and a process to ensure that all classification and housing records are maintained in each incarcerated person's permanent file. The plan should include an evaluation of the following criteria (15 CCR 1050): •Age •Gender identity •Current charges Santa Ana Police Department Custody Manual Classification Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/06/26, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentClassification - 2•Behavior during arrest and intake process •Criminal and incarceration history •Emotional and mental condition •Potential risk of safety to others or self •Special management status •Special needs assessment for vulnerable incarcerated persons •Behavioral or physical limitations or disabilities and physical/mental health needs •Medical condition •Level of sobriety at booking •Suicidal ideation •Escape history and degree of escape risk •Prior assaultive or violent behavior •The need to be separated from other classifications of incarcerated persons (e.g., gang affiliation, confidential informant, former law enforcement, sexual orientation) •Prior convictions for sex offenses against an adult or child •Whether the incarcerated person is or is perceived to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming (see the Prison Rape Elimination Act Policy for transgender and intersex definitions) •Previous sexual victimization •The incarcerated person's own perceptions of vulnerability •Whether the incarcerated person is a foreign national and, if so, from what country (see the Foreign Nationals and Diplomats Policy) •Prior acts of sexual abuse, prior convictions for violent offenses, and history of prior institutional violence or sexual abuse, as known to the Department (28 CFR 115.41) •Any other criteria as deemed appropriate by the Chief of Police or the authorized designee •Any other requirements for a classification plan under 15 CCR 1050 The plan should include a methodology for evaluating the classification process and a periodic review for the purpose of continuous quality improvement. Information obtained in response to screening questions shall be considered confidential and shall only be made available to those who have a legitimate need to know (28 CFR 115.41). 508.4.1 INCARCERATED PERSON RESPONSE TO SCREENING Incarcerated persons may not be compelled by threat of discipline to provide information or answers regarding (28 CFR 115.41): Santa Ana Police Department Custody Manual Classification Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/06/26, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentClassification - 3(a)Whether the incarcerated person has a mental, physical, or developmental disability. (b)Whether the incarcerated person is or is perceived to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or gender nonconforming. (c)Whether the incarcerated person has previously experienced sexual victimization. (d)The incarcerated person's own perception of vulnerability. 508.5 INITIAL CLASSIFICATION The initial classification process is intended to identify predatory, violent, and at-risk incarcerated persons. It should occur early in the intake process to allow for appropriate supervision while an incarcerated person is being temporarily held in this facility and until a decision is made to place the individual into a more permanent housing assignment. Incarcerated persons should be interviewed by a Classification Officer as soon as possible in the booking process. The initial classification form should include a place for the Classification Officer to make a housing recommendation. This recommendation should be based on the initial classification form, an assessment of the incarcerated person's condition, and the incarcerated person's interview. The initial classification form shall