Zero Tolerance [AGENCY/FACILITY] has zero tolerance toward all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. What does zero tolerance mean to you? Briefly review responses and provide clarification, as necessary. that sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual “Zero tolerance” means misconduct will NOT be tolerated in [AGENCY] facilities. One incident is too many. I want to be sure you understand what we mean by these terms, so review the let’s definitions together. Sexual abuse includes— 1. Sexual abuse of an inmate by another inmate; and 2. Sexual abuse of an inmate by a staff member, contractor, or volunteer. Definitions means any person incarcerated or detained in the jail. “Inmate” means an agency employee, including civilian staff. “Staff” means a person who provides services on a recurring basis “Contractor” through a contract with our agency. A volunteer provides unpaid services. Jail contractors and contractual and volunteer volunteers include…List staff, such as medical or mental health providers, chaplains, or group facilitators. Sexual abuse of an inmate by another inmate includes any sexual contact when the victim does not or cannot consent, including if an inmate is coerced or threatened by threats. What do you think coercion means? Briefly review responses and provide clarification, as necessary. Basically, coercion is any time someone is pressured or manipulated to do something they wouldn’t otherwise do. When we refer to we mean sex. This includes any time “sexual contact”, don’t just an genitals come into contact with another or inmate’s person’s mouth, genitals, buttocks, even if there is no penetration. This also includes when an inmate intentionally touches another inmate on the genitals, breast, groin, inner thigh, or buttocks, without their consent. According to our sexual abuse/assault is Include state’s penal code, defined as…. your sexual assault statue if it differs from the PREA definitions of sexual state’s abuse. For example, if your sex crimes laws include sexual conduct that is state’s not covered under PREA, you will want to include those forms of sexual abuse, as well.
Zero Tolerance [AGENCY/FACILITY] has zero tolerance toward all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. What does zero tolerance mean to you? Briefly review responses and provide clarification, as necessary. “Zero tolerance” means that sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual misconduct will NOT be tolerated in [AGENCY] facilities. One incident is too many. I want to be sure you understand what we mean by these terms, so let’s review the definitions together. Sexual abuse includes— 1. Sexual abuse of an inmate by another inmate; and 2. Sexual abuse of an inmate by a staff member, contractor, or volunteer. Definitions “Inmate” means any person incarcerated or detained in the jail. “Staff” means an agency employee, including civilian staff. “Contractor” means a person who provides services on a recurring basis through a contract with our agency. A volunteer provides unpaid services. Jail contractors and volunteers include…List contractual and volunteer staff, such as medical or mental health providers, chaplains, or group facilitators. Sexual abuse of an inmate by another inmate includes any sexual contact when the victim does not or cannot consent, including if an inmate is coerced or threatened by threats. What do you think coercion means? Briefly review responses and provide clarification, as necessary. Basically, coercion is any time someone is pressured or manipulated to do something they wouldn’t otherwise do. When we refer to “sexual contact”, we don’t just mean sex. This includes any time an inmate’s genitals come into contact with another person’s mouth, genitals, or buttocks, even if there is no penetration. This also includes when an inmate intentionally touches another inmate on the genitals, breast, groin, inner thigh, or buttocks, without their consent. According to our state’s penal code, sexual abuse/assault is defined as…. Include your state’s sexual assault statue if it differs from the PREA definitions of sexual abuse. For example, if your state’s sex crimes laws include sexual conduct that is not covered under PREA, you will want to include those forms of sexual abuse, as well.
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