12 NCAC 09G .0411         BASIC TRAINING FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS

(a)  The Correctional Officer Basic Training (COBT) Course shall consist of instruction designed to provide the trainee with the skills and knowledge to perform those tasks essential to function as a correctional officer. The COBT Course shall consist of a minimum of 160 hours of instruction and include the following course topics:

(1)           Firearms;

(2)           Defensive Protection;

(3)           Legal Issues for Correctional Supervision;

(4)           Emergency Procedures;

(5)           Operational Processes;

(6)           The Institution Culture;

(7)           Basic Life Support; and

(8)           Contemporary Correctional Theory.

(b)  The Abbreviated COBT Course shall consist of instruction designed to provide trainees that have prior experience as correctional officers, pursuant to 12 NCAC 09G .0305(b), with the skills and knowledge to perform those tasks essential to function as a correctional officer. The Abbreviated COBT Course shall consist of a minimum of 50 hours of instruction and include the following course topics:

(1)           Firearms;

(2)           Defensive Protection;

(3)           Legal Issues for Correctional Supervision;

(4)           Emergency Procedures;

(5)           Operational Processes;

(6)           The Institutional Culture; and

(7)           Contemporary Correctional Theory.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10;

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001;

Eff. August 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2004;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2026.