Riverside Regional Jail Employee Training

  • 2012 New Hire Scheduled Training

    Newly hired sworn staff members receive 600 hours of training during their first year of employment. This includes a 440 hour Basic Jailor Academy and 160 hours of Field Training and Orientation before working independently. This training includes the following classes:
  • Introduction to Corrections
  • Legal Issues Affecting Correctional Officers
  • Universal Health Precautions
  • Ethics and Corrections
  • Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Supervising Juveniles in an Adult Facility
  • Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) & Staff Sexual Misconduct
  • Report Writing
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Inmate Rights & Grievances
  • Confidentiality/Release of Public Information
  • Employee Rules of Conduct
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Inmate Supervision
  • Use of Force
  • Inmate Conduct & Discipline
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Infectious Disease Control & Protection