Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 376.03 - Definitions
In this chapter:
(1)
"Administrator" means the administrator of the division of juvenile corrections
or that person's designee.
(4)
"Body contents search" means a search in which a youth is required to provide a
biological sample, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), urine, breath, or
blood for analysis. Body contents searches do not include examinations and
tests requested by medical staff for medical reasons.
(4m) "Body scan search" means a search using
body scan technology to produce an image capable of revealing the presence of
drugs, weapons, or other harmful materials concealed on or inside the
body.
(5) "Chemical agent" means
chloroacetophenone or "CN", o-chlorobenzyl malononitrile or "CS", oleoresin of
capsicum or "OC" or other commercially manufactured chemical agents approved by
the department.
(7) "Contraband"
means any item or items introduced or found in the facility whether illegal or
legal that are expressly prohibited by the department or facility
policy.
(8) "Deadly force" means
force which the user reasonably believes will create a substantial risk of
causing death or great bodily harm to another.
(8m) "De-escalation" means assisting a youth
to regain behavioral control and to avoid physical intervention to defuse a
volatile situation.
(9)
"Department" means the department of corrections.
(10) "Facility" means a type 1 juvenile
correctional facility, as defined in s.
938.02 (19),
Stats.
(11) "Force" means the
exercise of strength or power to overcome resistance or to compel another to
act or to refrain from acting in a particular way. It includes the use of
physical force and mechanical restraints.
(12) "Full body restraint" means a mechanical
restraint used to simultaneously immobilize legs, arms and torso.
(13) "Great bodily harm" means bodily injury
which creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious permanent
disfigurement, or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of
the function of any bodily member or organ or other serious bodily
injury.
(13m) "Group disturbance"
means the disruption or interference of normal facility operations resulting
from 3 or more youth participating in actions, threats, demands, or suggestions
to advocate disruption or disturbance almost akin to a riot.
(14) "Health services professional" means a
nurse, an advanced practice nurse prescriber, a physician's assistant or a
physician who are licensed or certified to practice in Wisconsin.
(17) "Lockdown" means restriction of movement
and programs throughout an entire facility to control a situation regarding
safety or security of a facility.
(18) "Medical staff" means physician,
physician's assistant or nurse practitioner.
(19) "Mechanical restraint" means a
commercially manufactured device approved by the department and applied to
impede the free movement of a youth.
(21) "Personal search" means a search of a
youth's person including the clothing, a pat-down of the body, an examination
of shoes, coat and hat and an inspection of the mouth.
(21m) "Psychology staff" means individuals
licensed to provide behavioral health services in accordance with state law and
who meet education, training, and experience to perform the duties required in
accordance with professional standards and licensing.
(22) "Reasonable belief" means an actor's
belief that certain facts exist and the belief, under the circumstances, is
reasonable even though the belief may be erroneous.
(22m) "Room confinement" means the
involuntary restriction of a youth in a room, or other area, excluding the
confinement of a youth to such an area during normal sleeping hours or on
observation status as defined in ch. DOC 375.
(23) "Secretary" means the secretary of the
department of corrections or that person's designee.
(24) "Staff" means a state employee or a
person under contract with the department or the facility where a youth is
housed.
(25) "Strip search" means a
search in which a youth is required to remove or rearrange clothes. Permissible
inspection includes examination of the youth's body and clothing and visual
inspection of the mouth, breast, buttocks, or genitalia.
(26) "Superintendent" means the
superintendent of a type 1 secured correctional facility or that person's
designee.
(27) "Supervisor" means
staff designated by the superintendent to perform supervisory functions under
this chapter.
(28) "Trauma-informed
care" means staff providing care to youth by understanding how traumatic events
may impact a person to better support and assist them.
(28m) "Visual monitoring" means staff
directly observing youth at staggered intervals not to exceed 30 minutes, in
order to prevent the possibility of harm emanating from a variety of
sources.
(29) "Youth" means a
person or persons supervised by the department in a facility consistent with
the requirements of law and regardless of age.
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