Chapter 1 – General Administration

14090.4 Responsibility

• The Secretary affirms that the Department shall pursue accreditation of its facilities as they are found to be ready for accreditation audits.

• The Secretary shall decide which of the facilities are to be targeted for accreditation audits by the ACAAmerican Correctional Association for any given time period, and have those decisions incorporated into the Department’s facilities plan.

• Office of Audits and Compliance

  • The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Audits and Compliance shall oversee all ACAAmerican Correctional Association accreditation activities within the Department including, but not limited to, the following:

    • Communicating with the ACAAmerican Correctional Association.

    • Recommending accreditationready facilities to the Secretary.

    • Coordinating and completing contracts and applications for accreditation with the facilities selected for accreditation audits.

    • Providing technical guidance for accreditation activities at every facility.

    • Performing preaccreditation audits at facilities.

    • Coordinating the resolution of accreditation related issues/problems.

• Division of Adult Institutions/Division of Adult Parole Operations

  • All Wardens and RPAs shall have systems in place to ensure that ACAAmerican Correctional Association standards have been reviewed and, where appropriate, incorporated into local operations.

  • All Wardens and RPAs whose facilities have been selected for accreditation shall assign a staff member at the level of Lieutenant, Correctional Counselor II (CCCorrectional Counselor-II), Parole Agent II (PAProgram Administrator-II), or above, to monitor and coordinate ACAAmerican Correctional Association accreditation activities at their respective facilities.

  • Facilities selected for accreditation efforts, and those that have been awarded accreditation, shall assign an accreditation manager/coordinator to:

    • Coordinate the overall effort.

    • Communicate local needs and concerns to Warden/RPARegional Parole Administrator.

    • Develop and maintain accreditation records and documents.

    • Provide training to facility staff.

    • Liaison with the Office of Audits and Compliance in all aspects of the accreditation and reaccreditation process.

    • Review facility operations for consistency with ACAAmerican Correctional Association standards.