Standard 9.2

Standard statement

If there is a detention facility within the agency, a written directive governs

Each bullet must stand alone when establishing compliance, with proofs identified for every lettered requirement.

a.procedures for assuring compliance with all applicable state requirements
b.administered by the Board on Jail Officers Standards and Training based on
c.Mississippi Code 45-4-3 (Establishment of BJOST); 45-4-5 (Powers of BJOST); 45-
d.4-7 (Administrative and Fiscal Support); 45-4-9 (Certification of Detention Officers);
e.45-4-11 (Administration and Maintenance of Training Program); and 45-4-13
f.(Noncompliance) to include:
g.Hiring application
h.Trainee Status
i.Basic Training
j.Administrative Action
k.Termination

Discussion

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1The 1999 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature enacted legislation to establish minimum standards for employment, training and education of jail officers. Governor Kirk Fordice signed the “County Jail Officers Training Program (CJOTP) Act”, and the law became effective l July 2000. The County Jail Officers Training Program established the Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training (BJOST) to implement the law and its provisions. The Act directed the Office of Standards and Training to provide the Board with administrative and fiscal support and designated the Director of Standards and Training to serve as staff director of the Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training. The “Professional Certification Policy and Procedures Manual” describes the policies and procedures the BJOST has established concerning the employment of jail officers in Mississippi. This manual is promulgated pursuant to authority granted the Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training by Chapter 482, General Laws of Mississippi, Section 1 and Chapter 515, General Laws of Mississippi, Section 4. The policies and procedures therefore have the force and effect of law and are written for the guidance of agency heads and personnel officers of detention agencies whose personnel come under the jurisdiction of the CJOTP. SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1The Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training (BJOST). Originally the title of the Board was The Board on County Jail Officer Standards and Training (BCJOST). The Mississippi Code as Annotated establishes the County Jail Officers Training Program in Chapter 4, § 45-4-l through 45-4-l3. The purpose is to establish a set of standards for the entrance into the profession of jail/detention officer and develop programs to implement standards and review the job relatedness of the established standards. BJOST is to also establish and implement a dynamic jail officers training program to deliver appropriate training at the beginning of and during an officer's career.

The discussion clarifies intent and is not a binding part of the standard. For assessment purposes you are required to comply only with the standard statement.