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Suicide Prevention
Publication year:
2005
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: A procedure regarding the prevention of inmate suicide is provided. Sections of this policy are: suicide prevention plans and staff training; suicide prevention screening of new inmates; "Prison Suicide Risk Assessment Checklist"; implementation of suicide prevention procedures; authorization of changes or discontinuance of suicide watch; physical restraint use; suicide attempt response; inmate observer/orderly; reporting requirements; suicide intervention team; psychological autopsy; administrative review; and action. Forms appended include: Suicide Watch Log; Prison Suicide Risk Assessment Checklist; and Psychological Autopsy (Outline Guide for the Psychological Reconstruction of an Inmate Suicide).