Process a new remand reception

What is going on

It is 2 pm on a Tuesday and a police escort has arrived in the sally port with a man remanded in custody by Newcastle Local Court this morning. The escort paperwork records his name as Samuel Okonjo, identifier RC-118231, and notes limited English. The remand warrant is in the escort folder. He has a backpack, a phone and some cash. The visiting nurse is available in the reception clinic until 4 pm and a telephone interpreter service can be booked through the Senior Officer. Unit 1 has two beds available. Your Senior Officer expects him placed, screened and inducted before the 5 pm count.

Your brief

Receive Samuel Okonjo into custody in line with the Offender Reception and Induction Procedure. Verify his identity and warrant, process and record his property, complete the at-risk screening with the nurse using an interpreter, deliver the induction in plain language and record the placement decision, so that the 5 pm count and the incoming shift have an accurate record.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

• Read the Offender Reception and Induction Procedure and list the steps you must complete before the 5 pm count, in order.
• Check the remand warrant against the escort paperwork for name, date of birth, court and next court date, and write down anything that does not match.
• Itemise the property in the Contraband and Property Register as a Reception property entry, noting the cash to be receipted to the trust account.
• Arrange the telephone interpreter through the Senior Officer and complete the at-risk screening questions with the nurse, recording the outcome and observation level.
• Complete the induction using the induction booklet and the interpreter, and record the induction and placement in the Offender Case Management system.
• Brief the Unit 1 officer on the placement, the interpreter need and any risk, and confirm the first-night check frequency.
• Write a short reception summary for the Senior Officer covering identity, warrant, property, screening outcome and placement.

What someone in this role would produce

• Completed warrant check notes
• Contraband and Property Register entry
• Offender Case Management record with induction and placement recorded
• Reception summary for the Senior Officer