CJ 134 Search, Contraband, and Restraints

Lecture Hours: 2
Credits: 2

Focuses on the proper forms and processes for conducting searches of persons such as custodies, staff, volunteers, contractors, visitors, those arrested, and suspects detained by police, corrections, and parole and probation officers. Includes proper forms and processes for searches of correctional facilities, private homes, other buildings and common areas, and patrol and non-patrol vehicles. Covers practical techniques for the transportation, restraint, and escorting of those in custody within a correctional facility, in the public, and in court proceedings. Promotes the importance of the safety, security, and orderly operation inside and outside a correctional facility.

Prerequisite: CJ 103 with criminal history clearance; or current professional in the field; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Explain the Oregon Revised Statute definition of contraband.
Review strategies for introducing contraband in a secure setting.
Explain and conduct the key elements of a search and differentiate between a pat-down, frisk search, inventory search, and an unclothed search.
Identify different security restraints and apply the criteria for restraint application.
Propose characteristics related to possible escape during transportation.
Identify the key components of a proper vehicle search.
Identify the key components of a proper building search.

Content Outline

Introduction to Contraband
- Constitutional provisions and safeguards for searches
- Statutory definition of contraband
Search Procedures
- Unclothed searches
- Consent and non-consent search
- Custody searches and inventory
- Control points
- Characteristics
Area Searches
- Facility
- Common areas
- Other buildings
- Vehicle searches
When to Search
- Reasonable suspicion
- Probable cause custody and non-custody
- Consent
- Reasons for facility visitor searches
- Facility staff and volunteers’ personal searches
Restraint Application and Trip Preparation
Introduction to Use of Force and Legal Guidelines
- Excessive force
- Corporal punishment
- Control holds
Escorting Those in Custody
Planned and Unplanned Trips
Unusual Incidents
Vehicle Escort and Transport Techniques