Respond to and report a use of force in Unit 3

You are a Correctional Officer on day shift in Unit 3.

Simulated workplaceIntermediate missionCAQA Ridgeway Correctional Centre

This mission touches on a mature theme. It is fictional. If it brings up something hard for you, you can stop at any time and talk to someone you trust.

What is going on

During afternoon unlock a prisoner in the Unit 3 dayroom refuses a direction to return to his cell, raises his voice and advances on your colleague. You call the incident on the radio, the Senior Officer responds, and you and your colleague apply an approved escort hold and walk the prisoner to his cell. He is offered a medical assessment and accepts. The Senior Officer has created register entry INC-2026-0416 and it shows Reports received, but your Incident Report Form is not yet in and the General Manager reviews every use of force within five working days.

Kylie Marsh, Senior Correctional Officer, Unit 3
Subject: Reports for the Unit 3 dayroom incident

The register entry for yesterday's use of force in the Unit 3 dayroom, INC-2026-0416, still shows Reports received and Marcus wants it in Under review by tomorrow. You were on the unit and need to write your own Incident Report Form, first person and in order, and check the body-worn footage has been tagged. Then make sure the medical assessment outcome is recorded against the entry. Use the Incident Response and Reporting Procedure and do not discuss your account with the other officer before you write it.

Your brief

Complete your part of the incident response under the Incident Response and Reporting Procedure and the Use of Force Policy: write a first-person Incident Report Form, confirm evidence has been preserved, make sure the welfare steps are recorded and move the register entry to Under review with everything attached.

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 Use of Force Policy and the Incident Response and Reporting Procedure and note the reporting deadlines that apply to a Category 2 use of force.
Write your Incident Report Form in the first person and in chronological order, describing the warning given, the technique used, its duration and why it was necessary.
Check the body-worn camera and dayroom CCTV footage has been tagged for retention and record the evidence held on your report.
Confirm the medical assessment was completed and record the outcome and the time against register entry INC-2026-0416.
Update the Incident and Use of Force Register entry to Under review and check the summary is accurate and free of opinion.
Record the incident, the prisoner's current status and any alert for the incoming shift on the Shift Briefing and Handover Template.
Prepare three dot points for the hot debrief on what went well and what you would do differently.

My notes: what did I enjoy, and what surprised me?

What someone in this role would produce

Completed Incident Report Form
Updated register entry with evidence and medical outcome recorded
Handover entry for the incoming shift
Debrief notes

Printing this is a record of what you explored. It is not a certificate or a qualification.