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48 <br /> Detention Center Staffing Analysis Orange County, NC <br /> There are two opportunities for improvement related to lateral transfers and the impacts <br /> of staff who are the corrections or law enforcement academy. These include: <br /> • The OCSO and the Detention Center need to create a formalized field training <br /> program for lateral transfers. This training program would be required for all lateral <br /> transfers and include a minimum timeframe that all transfers must work at the <br /> Detention Center. The training program would be similar to the training program <br /> for new hires and would equip staff with the necessary skill sets to support <br /> operations in the Jail. Also, this approach would require a minimum number of <br /> shifts that must be worked in the facility prior to being eligible to transfer to another <br /> Sheriff's Office function. Lateral transfers should be assigned specific duties (as <br /> appropriate) to support the operational and security needs of the Detention Center. <br /> • OCSO should collaborate with the County's Human Resources Department to <br /> develop a strategy to address the vacancy challenges associated with detention <br /> staff in the correction officer or law enforcement academy. While the current <br /> approach provides the ability to retain staff in the event they washout of the law <br /> enforcement academy, it negatively impacts the staffing and operations of the <br /> detention center. This issue may be addressed through an overhire practice to <br /> have more detention officers position budgeted to account for academy vacancies, <br /> revision of the policy to not hold positions for the officer if they washout of the <br /> academy or Deputy FTO program and instead provide them with <br /> preferred/prioritized candidacy in the next detention officer hiring process or limit <br /> the number of officers going through the law enforcement academy to one <br /> individual per class, etc. The County should explore creative and flexible ways to <br /> ensure that staff who take the initiative to pursue law enforcement certification but <br /> maintain a safety net if it does not work out. It is recommended to resolve this <br /> issue through an overhire practice in the staffing recommendation. <br /> (5.6) Arrestee Screening Equipment Need! <br /> To ensure optimal security of the facility and the wellbeing of the arrestee (and others), <br /> the Detention Center should purchase and use a full body scanner. A full body scanner <br /> will allow staff to image the arrestee or individual returning to the facility for contraband <br /> items. Full body scanners allow staff to search the inmate without having to perform a <br /> strip or full body search. This is especially helpful in the event that when a same sex <br /> officer is not immediately available for a search. Full body scanners are extremely <br /> successful in finding small quantities of drugs on the arrestee, which reduces the <br /> Matrix Consulting Group <br />