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http://www.correctiveservices.qld.g...r_Management/documents/ofmproprotection.shtml
Queensland Corrective Services has a duty of care to provide a safe environment for all prisoners.
A prisoner may only be approved for protection following a dynamic risk/needs assessment and it is determined the prisoner cannot be effectively managed within the mainstream prisoner population. Consideration must be given to the risk the prisoner may present to existing protection prisoners..
It is the responsibility of all corrective services staff to take appropriate action to ensure the safety of all prisoners.
The general manager or nominee of a corrective services facility has the authority to approve and to withdraw protection status.
Centre sentence management staff are to ensure a prisoner's Offender File and IOMS are updated with relevant information relating to the prisoners protection status.
prisoner may be assessed as being at risk from others and require protection as a result of, but not limited to-
appearing as a court witness offering assistance to the Crown;
being a human source by giving, or offering to give, information to law enforcement or correctional authorities;
the nature of the offence (eg. a prisoner who has committed an offence, which is likely to make him or her the target of aggression from others);
personal or psychological characteristics (eg. a prisoner who exhibits physical, emotional, psychological or intellectual characteristics, which are likely to make him or her the target of aggression or intimidation from others); or
cultural issues (eg. a prisoner who is assessed as being at risk of harm due to cross cultural, religious or particular tribal issues);
prior protection status; or
public profile of prisoner. (ie media interest
Thanks Keen, which of these, in your professional opinion, is keeping him in protective custody?
the nature of the offence (eg. a prisoner who has committed an offence, which is likely to make him or her the target of aggression from others);
OR (less likely, maybe):
personal or psychological characteristics (eg. a prisoner who exhibits physical, emotional, psychological or intellectual characteristics, which are likely to make him or her the target of aggression or intimidation from others);
would it be only the nature of the offence? I would imagine that personal characteristics would take time to develop and be known to fellow inmates, even though we have heard he is emotionally stressed and not coping? I would think a lot of new prisoners feel the same way?
Or a different one altogether??