Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and coordinate escort
- Develop escort plans and duties from prisoner transfer information.
- Identify and assign resources, personnel and equipment needed for the escort according to escort purpose, escort plans and escort procedures.
- Ensure that vehicles and equipment are checked for availability and serviceability.
- Check information from agencies and/or movement orders for specific requirements and for accuracy and consistency with escort plans.
- Act upon information concerning the need for any special prisoner transport requirements and factor these into escort planning.
- Confirm that route plans, itinerary and timetables ensure the safest and most time-effective movements.
- Provide prisoners and team members with information designed to promote cooperation and understanding, and reduce stress and mistakes.
- Monitor escorts
- Brief the escort officers on the details of the escort and routine for the day.
- Adjust deployments, instructions and schedules on the basis of any late information received.
- Ensure that the escort departs the base at its schedule time.
- Ensure that vehicle routes are frequently reviewed to ensure the safety, security and welfare of staff, prisoners and the public is maintained.
- Monitor, record and advise internal and external parties of any delays or circumstances that may result in late prisoner delivery.
- Delegate any further movement orders received in a safe and timely manner.
- Manage escort contingencies and documentation
- Take charge of any emergency during prisoner movement to ensure the safety, security and welfare of staff, prisoners and the public is maintained.
- Liaise with agency and other officials in order to promote effective cooperation.
- Check relevant logs for any variations to escort plans and ensure reasons for variances are recorded.
- Anticipate and assess the impact of vehicle and equipment breakdowns and mechanical problems.
- Log all prisoner movement data and incidents and report to the relevant agencies.
- Plan and coordinate escort
- Develop escort plans and duties from prisoner transfer information.
- Identify and assign resources, personnel and equipment needed for the escort according to escort purpose, escort plans and escort procedures.
- Ensure that vehicles and equipment are checked for availability and serviceability.
- Check information from agencies and/or movement orders for specific requirements and for accuracy and consistency with escort plans.
- Act upon information concerning the need for any special prisoner transport requirements and factor these into escort planning.
- Confirm that route plans, itinerary and timetables ensure the safest and most time-effective movements.
- Provide prisoners and team members with information designed to promote cooperation and understanding, and reduce stress and mistakes.
- Monitor escorts
- Brief the escort officers on the details of the escort and routine for the day.
- Adjust deployments, instructions and schedules on the basis of any late information received.
- Ensure that the escort departs the base at its schedule time.
- Ensure that vehicle routes are frequently reviewed to ensure the safety, security and welfare of staff, prisoners and the public is maintained.
- Monitor, record and advise internal and external parties of any delays or circumstances that may result in late prisoner delivery.
- Delegate any further movement orders received in a safe and timely manner.
- Manage escort contingencies and documentation
- Take charge of any emergency during prisoner movement to ensure the safety, security and welfare of staff, prisoners and the public is maintained.
- Liaise with agency and other officials in order to promote effective cooperation.
- Check relevant logs for any variations to escort plans and ensure reasons for variances are recorded.
- Anticipate and assess the impact of vehicle and equipment breakdowns and mechanical problems.
- Log all prisoner movement data and incidents and report to the relevant agencies.