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The inquiry and\/or investigative information will be thoroughly documented on a Confidential Memorandum. The Confidential Memorandum shall be maintained with the investigatory file. \u00a0The complaint will be investigated utilizing standard investigatory procedures. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the alleged victim will be provided written notification of the findings as described in DOM Section 54040.12.5.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any allegation of staff sexual misconduct or staff sexual harassment believed by staff to constitute an emergency shall be reported immediately to a supervisor. Notification to the OIA, Regional Office, SAC or OIA AOD shall also be made when immediate investigative action is necessary.\u00a0 In the event of such an emergency, staff shall follow-up with a written report within one (1) day of learning the information.\u00a0 Examples that constitute an emergency are as follows:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"cdcr-dom-group-block\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Possible loss of life or serious bodily injury;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Serious breach of facility security;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Further aggravation of a potentially dangerous situation;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Activities which seriously compromise or jeopardize an investigation;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>An illegal activity which may occur imminently.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The custody supervisor must tell the victim that his\/her name will become a matter of public record unless he\/she requests that it not become a matter of public record, per PC Section 293 (a). The victim should be provided the Victim of Sex Crimes form to complete to either request or waive confidentiality of his\/her name. If the victim chooses to have his\/her name remain confidential, any written report concerning these offenses must indicate that the victim requested confidentiality of his\/her name per PC Section 293(a). If the victim has requested confidentiality, the victim\u2019s name and address may not be released except to specified persons or as authorized by law.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please refer to DOM Sections 54040.12.1 and 54040.12.2 for information related to the inmate being transported for a forensic examination.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The custody supervisor shall assign a custody escort to the victim who shall remain with the victim for the entire exam process, whenever possible. Gender preference should be considered when assigning a custody escort to the victim. The custody escort will ensure effective communication (i.e., complexity of the issues, language barriers, and literacy).\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Watch Commander Notifications Checklist has been developed to identify the tasks to be completed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the call is made to request the ambulance, it is critical to inform the dispatcher that the injured offender is the victim of sexual assault\/battery. At the time the victim is sent to the outside hospital or on-site location, the Watch Commander is required to contact the Rape Crisis Center to request a Victim Advocate be dispatched. If one is not available, designated, trained staff from the facility will be dispatched or called in to act as the Victim Advocate as defined in Section 54040.3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Crime Scene Preservation<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"cdcr-dom-group-block\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The custody supervisor shall ensure that a perimeter has been established and an officer has been posted to keep persons out of the crime scene area.\u00a0 The custody supervisor shall ensure the assigned officer(s) maintain a chronological log of all persons entering the crime scene area and their purpose for entering the crime scene area.\u00a0 ISU staff and\/or trained personnel shall process the crime scene including collecting and securing evidence. ISU staff shall photograph\/videotape the crime scene and evidence collected, make a diagram of the crime scene, and collect\/package all evidence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Evidence<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"cdcr-dom-group-block\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Care must be taken to ensure that any potential evidence is identified, preserved, and collected.\u00a0 Examples of evidence include, but are not limited to any clothing worn by the victim and suspect, hair or clothing fibers, dried or moist secretions, semen, blood or saliva stains, stained articles of clothing, blankets, or other foreign materials on the body of the victim or suspect, fingernail scrapings, and any other trace evidence (including the rape examination kit).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Based on when\/where the incident occurred, a designated evidence officer will be requested to collect evidence that may be destroyed if not preserved.\u00a0 The designated evidence officer and any other employee who collects evidence will process it according to institutional procedure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>All DNA related evidence taken from the body of the victim or suspect (i.e., fingernail scrapings, body fluid, hair, etc.) must be collected by the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), this individual is located at the SART location, in accordance with State of California, Office of Emergency Services Reporting Instructions.\u00a0 Refer to the institutions local MOU or DOM Supplement regarding processing of the clothing that the victim and suspect wore at the time of the incident.\u00a0 All other evidence such as clothing (from his\/her bed area) and bedding will be collected per institutional procedure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once the SANE has finished collecting the evidence, it will be processed following local protocols.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Parole or other Community Based Housing Incidents<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"cdcr-dom-group-block\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If a parolee reports sexual violence by another parolee, local law enforcement will be contacted.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If an inmate in a community based housing\/re-entry program reports sexual violence by another inmate in the community based housing\/re-entry program, appropriate custody staff will be contacted. An inmate in a community based housing\/re-entry program may require transportation for a forensic medical exam at a local hospital in accordance with time frames established in DOM Sections 54040.12.1 and 54040.12.2. If the suspect is identified, a separate transport may be required in accordance with DOM Section 54040.11.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If any person reports staff sexual misconduct or staff sexual harassment by a Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) staff member, the employee to whom the report was made shall contact his\/her supervisor and document the allegation on a CDCR Form 1617, Memorandum. The employee shall document the person\u2019s identifying information, contact information, and any information the person provides about the incident on the CDCR Form 1617, and submit the CDCR Form 1617 to the supervisor. The supervisor shall contact the Regional Administrator who shall notify the Office of Internal Affairs in accordance with Chapter 3, Article 22.\u00a0 If the alleged incident occurred outside the confinement, as a CDCR inmate, of a CDCR institution, the incident does not meet the criteria for PREA because the offender is not currently incarcerated; however, an allegation inquiry must be initiated, in accordance with DOM Chapter 3, Article 22. Therefore, the Regional Administrator will ensure an appropriate DAPO staff member is assigned to conduct an inquiry until sufficient information is obtained to warrant an OIA investigation, or the information collected refutes the allegations. The inquiry and\/or investigative information will be thoroughly documented on a Confidential Memorandum. The Confidential Memorandum shall be maintained with the investigatory file.\u00a0 The complaint will be investigated utilizing standard investigatory procedures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If a parolee makes an allegation to a DAPO staff member that a PREA incident occurred while he\/she was an inmate in a CDCR institution, the employee to whom the report was made shall contact his\/her supervisor and document the allegation on a CDCR<br>Form 1617.\u00a0 The supervisor will contact the Regional Administrator.\u00a0 The Regional Administrator shall notify the Hiring Authority of the institution where the alleged incident occurred within 72 hours, as described in DOM 54040.7.4. 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