annual-report-2014

Division of
Professional Standards
T
he Department of
Corrections’ Division
of Professional Standards
is responsible for department-wide
criminal and
administrative investigations.
The Division also includes
the Polygraph Unit
and the Hearings Bureau.
The Polygraph Unit is
responsible for conducting
polygraph examinations
related to the supervision
and treatment of sex
offenders, the pre-employment
recruitment of uniformed
staff, and criminal
and administrative investigations.
Community safety
is the number one priority.
The sex offender polygraph
testing program assists
Probation/Parole Officers
and sexual offender treatment
providers by identifying
low level behaviors
which, if left unchecked,
Annual Report SFY 2014
Colon Forbes, Director
could lead to high level
risk behaviors and possibly
re-offense. In addition, the
pre-employment polygraph
examinations for
law enforcement positions
ensure that the Department
of Corrections selects
trustworthy candidates. In
SFY 2014, the Polygraph
Unit conducted a total of
249 examinations.
The Hearings Bureau
provides a due process
system for hearing inmate
grievances and claims,
and ensures proper due
process protection and
adherence to disciplinary
procedures for the
inmate population. In SFY
2014, the Hearings Bureau
processed 8,898 disciplinary
reports (1,458 of which
resulted in hearings) and
ordered restitution in the
amount of $120,669.
The Investigations
Bureau is responsible
for the department-wide
investigation of serious
incidents and allegations
of criminal and/or
administrative wrongdoing
by inmates, staff and
members of the public as
well as assistance to other
law enforcement agencies.
During SFY 2014,
the Investigations Bureau
staff conducted 1,696
investigations. In addition,
the investigations staff
received 40 indictments
as a result of 30 criminal
investigations presented to
the Grand Jury.
SFY 2014 Investigations
Criminal 60
Administrative 15
PREA 43
Agency Assists 147
Unit Assist 1,394
Other 27
TOTAL 1,686
SFY 2014 Disciplinary
Hearing Outcomes
INFRACTIONS
Major Infractions 2,551
B Level Infractions 4,374
C Level Infractions 1,973
TOTAL 8,898
DISPOSITIONS
Pled Guilty 726
Found Guilty 434
Incident Report 119
Filed without Prejudice 164
Found Not Guilty 11
Other 4
TOTAL 1,458
SFY 2014 Claims
Hearing Outcomes
Claims Paid * 85
Claims Denied 115
Claims Withdrawn 13
TOTAL 213
* Total of claims paid to inmates in SFY 2014 was $4,979.
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