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 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 will not be recorded.
*Those who complete 90% of the session using their own email registration will receive a certificate of completion.