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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 16. Correctional Institutions; Aid to Victims of Crime § 209.1315. Director: Training of correctional staff

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. The Director may continue to develop and implement, in each institution and facility of the Department, a program of facility training for the correctional staff. Such training must include:

(a) Training in evidence-based practices, including, without limitation, principles of effective intervention, effective case management and core correctional practices;

(b) Courses on interacting with victims of domestic violence and trauma and people with behavioral health needs and both physical and intellectual disabilities; and

(c) Training in cultural competency for interacting with offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex.

2. The Director shall develop and implement, in each institution and facility of the Department in which an offender may be placed in solitary confinement, a program of training for any correctional staff of the facility or institution who interact with offenders placed in solitary confinement. Such training must include, without limitation, training in effective communication, crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques. Any training required to be completed pursuant to a program of training adopted pursuant to this subsection is in addition to any other training required to be completed by correctional staff.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 16. Correctional Institutions; Aid to Victims of Crime § 209.1315. Director: Training of correctional staff - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-16-correctional-institutions-aid-to-victims-of-crime/nv-rev-st-209-1315/

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