Corrections staff carry two critical responsibilities: the duty to protect and the duty to intervene. In this session, NIJO will break down what these duties mean in practice, explore real-world scenarios, and explain why having clear, enforceable policies is essential for your agency.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Current Legal Trends: Examine how the duty to intervene is being litigated today compared to a decade ago, and why the legal landscape has shifted.
• Policy Essentials: Learn why your agency must have a policy requiring staff to intervene when unlawful force is observed—and what that policy should include.
• Reasonable Measures Explained: Discover what “reasonable” steps look like when protecting your inmate population and how to implement them effectively.
• Risk Mitigation: Gain practical strategies to shield your agency from liability and reduce exposure to claims related to failure to protect or intervene.

This session is available for CRL Liability Members and their County Members.

Note: This session will not be recorded.