Bob Walsh
Stockton, CA
Male, 60
I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
Sorry. Question is so general it makes no sense to me. Good and bad? Male and Female? Smart and Stupid? Young or old?
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A proper police report is very much like a proper news story. Who, what, where, when why (if known) and how. Most of them have a boilerplate appearance to them because of this, but we are not talking about literature here. We are talking about imparting needed information in a clear, straight-forward fashion. i.e. On Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at approximately 0900 hours, while working Tower 9 over the yard gate during morning yard release, I observed an inmate later identified as Smith `A12345 attack and stab an inmate later identified as Jones B54321. I immediately picked up my weapon (identify weapon specifically) and fired one round striking inmate Smith In the chest, ending the attack on Jones. there would be a lot more information but that is the general idea. Kind of like Joe Friday. Learning how to write a decent report is a huge advantage to an officer. The academy spends a lot of time teaching people how to do it. .
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Unless there was something HIGHLY UNUSUAL going on that would be a no. Observing a urine sample being given would normally be done by MEDICAL staff and not custody staff.
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The law, and administrative rules, will vary from place to place. In California, and I suspect most states, the relationship would have to be reported both to the probation officer and to the officer's chain of command. It would be at best seriously frowned on and likely prohibited. A person on parole or probation is still under the jurisdiction of the department and is under constructive custody if not actual custody. Any personal relationship, especially a sexual one, could be considered to be coercive.
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I am unfamiliar with the laws and rules in Florida. If I were to GUESS the answer is no, but you can count on them looking very closely at your background for the job, especially if he is gang involved as they will assume that you to are gang involved. Also of course assuming they approve you you would not be able to work at the facility where he is locked up.
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It varies TREMENDOUSLY from one jurisdiction to another. Could take days, weeks or even MONTHS depending on circumstances.
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Turn it over to the Investigative Services Unit and/or medical department to gather evidence, and file an incident report.
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