Nevada § 209.1315 - Director: Training of correctional staff

§ 209.1315. Director: Training of correctional staff

1. The Director may continue to develop and implement, in each institution and facility

of the Department, a program of facility training for the correctional staff. Such training must include: (a) Training in evidence-based practices, including, without limitation, principles

of effective intervention, effective case management and core correctional practices; (b) Courses on interacting with victims of domestic violence and trauma and people

with behavioral health needs and both physical and intellectual disabilities; and (c) Training in cultural competency for interacting with offenders who are transgender,

gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex. 2. The Director shall develop and implement, in each institution and facility of the

Department in which an offender may be placed in solitary confinement, a program of

training for any correctional staff of the facility or institution who interact with

offenders placed in solitary confinement. Such training must include, without limitation, training in effective communication,

crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques. Any training required to be completed pursuant to a program of training adopted

pursuant to this subsection is in addition to any other training required to be completed

by correctional staff.