Corrections Event
Correctional Institute Design
Updated on April 1st, 2023
Design a Correctional Institution that is not in violation of the United States Constitution. Designs and demonstrative items may not be used for more than one year of competition. The Correctional Institute Design competition is designed to expose the student to the field of corrections. The competition will provide the student with opportunities to learn about the prison system and the rules and regulations that go into designing and operating a correctional facility.
Dress Code
Competitors shall be dressed in Business Professional attire as defined in the TPSA Dress Code Policy.
Teams
- Team Size
- 2
- # Competitors per Team
- Team Limit
- 2
- # Teams per Chapter
Materials
Required
Competitors are required to provide the following materials for the duration of the competitive event. Additionally, no additional materials may be used that are not in the material list.
- Photo Identification qt. 1
Reference https://tpsa.info/policies for more information
- tri-fold presentation board with all required criteria displayed
- physical 3D model of a cell within the prison qt. 1
- 2-pocket folder with brads containing photographs of the group carrying out each phase of the design process qt. 1
Policies
- Competitors in this event must be active members of the Texas Public Safety Association and in good standing with the Texas Public Safety Association.
- Competitors must be familiar with and adhere to the Texas Public Safety Association Bylaws and Code of Conduct.
- Plagiarism, copyright violation and falsification of information are prohibited. Any attempt to gain an unfair advantage will not be tolerated. Violation of the code of conduct or bylaws will result in disqualification and revocation of Texas Public Safety Association membership.
- Violation of the ethics rules will result in disqualification and revocation of Texas Public Safety Association membership.
- This event shall be conducted with time restrictions; Instructions: 2 minutes Student Presentations: 10 minutes Judge Questions: 5 minutes Total Event Time: 17 minutes
Procedures
- Competitor(s)/Team(s) will report to their respective event when called for or at a set reporting time.
- Competitor(s)/Team(s) must check in with event management upon arrival and present photo identification for verification.
- Competitor(s)/Team(s) will be directed (by room moderator) into the event room, and to a presentation station.
- The room moderator will provide instructions to the team.
- The competitor will display all required items on the presentation station, visible to the room moderator and judge. (The room moderator will verify that each team has the required demonstrative items (Tri-Fold, 3D model, 2 pocket folder). Competitors who fail to bring the appropriate items will receive a disqualification and be asked to leave the competition room.)
- The room moderator will set a timer for 10 minutes.
- When the moderator starts the timer and calls “start”, each team will:
- Present their Correctional Institution tri-fold and 3D model to the judge.
- The moderator will call “time” when the 10 minute timer sounds.
- The judge will be provided 5 minutes to ask clarifying questions.
- Upon completion of questioning the competitors will exit the event room.
- Competitors will leave their tri-fold board, 3D model, and 2 pocket folder in the event room for review by the judge. .
People
- Judgeqt. 3
- Managerqt. 1
- Moderatorqt. 1
Supplies
- Table for presentation materials qt. 1
- Table and 2 chairs for Judge and Room Moderator qt. 1
- Timer qt. 1
- Rubrics qt. 1
Space/Location/Rooms
- Classroom or large flex area Indoor
Classroom or flex area large enough to accomodate competitors, judges, room moderator and tables.
Scorecard
This is the Official Scorecard for the event Correctional Institute Design.
| Event Name |
| Correctional Institute Design |
| Scoring | Placement |
| Point Based | Highest Score Wins |
| Required Criteria | ||
Disqualification Competitors/Teams must meet the following minimum criteria. Failure to meet criteria will result in disqualification. | ||
| Must have One (1) White Tri-Fold Poster Board (36” x 48”) in Demonstrative items | ||
| Must have One (1) Physical 3D model of a cell within the correctional facility. ( ≤ 18”x18”) in Demonstrative Items | ||
| Must have One (1) 2-pocket folder with brads containing photographs of the group carrying out each phase of the design process in Demonstrative items | ||
| Must have nothing adhered to the tri-fold extending more than ¼ inch from the surface in Tri-Fold Poster Board Organization and Design | ||
| Criteria | Lo | Hi |
Tri-Fold Poster Board Organization and Design | ||
| Creativity/ Neatness | 0 | 5 |
| Prison Name: Neat, Centered, Original, Large enough to be read from 6 ft away | 0 | 5 |
| Section Labels are present and can be read from 6 ft away | 0 | 1 |
| Correct Spelling/ Grammar | 0 | 5 |
| All text is large enough to be read from 3 ft away | 0 | 1 |
| Information appropriately placed/ spaced to create logical flow of reading (may use front and back of tri-fold board for information placement. If using back, background color must be white) | 0 | 5 |
Tri-fold Section Labels | ||
| Interior Layout (Aerial View Blueprint of your entire correctional facility) | 0 | 1 |
| Exterior Layout (Aerial View of outside of correctional facility) | 0 | 1 |
| Front Elevation (What does your correctional facility look like from the front) | 0 | 1 |
| Correctional Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Inmate Population | 0 | 1 |
| Officer/ Staff Population | 0 | 1 |
Interior Layout - Tri-Fold Information Requirement Information | ||
| Aerial Blueprint of entire correctional facility | 0 | 10 |
| Medical Facilities | 0 | 1 |
| Hygiene spaces (if not included in 3D cell model(shower, sinks, toilets, etc.) must be detailed on interior layout blueprint). | 0 | 1 |
| Common Areas (rec room, cafeteria, workshops, library, computer lab, classrooms, religious facilities, etc.) | 0 | 5 |
| Office Spaces | 0 | 5 |
| Armory | 0 | 1 |
| Correctional Officer Resources (breakroom, restrooms, locker room, etc.) | 0 | 5 |
| Jail Cells (Does the total number of cells accommodate the total number of inmates) | 0 | 1 |
| Security Hubs (sally ports, cctv monitoring rooms, officer stations, cell control, checkpoints, etc) | 0 | 5 |
| Security installations (cameras, windows, cell block doors, etc) | 0 | 5 |
Exterior Layout - Tri-Fold Information Requirement Information | ||
| Aerial view of outside of correctional facility | 0 | 10 |
| Perimeter Security | 0 | 5 |
| Parking (employee, visitor) | 0 | 1 |
| Outdoor recreation facilities | 0 | 5 |
| Security installations (cameras, windows, cell block doors, etc) | 0 | 5 |
| Security Hubs (sally ports, cctv monitoring rooms, officer stations, cell control, checkpoints, etc) | 0 | 5 |
Front Elevation - Tri-Fold Information Requirement Information | ||
| Fully depicts what correctional facility looks like from the front | 0 | 10 |
Correctional Goals - Tri-Fold Information Requirement Information | ||
| Level of Security: minimum, medium, maximum, supermax | 0 | 1 |
| Purpose: Incarceration, Rehabilitation, Punishment, Etc. | 0 | 1 |
| Behavior Management: rewards/punishments, etc. | 0 | 5 |
| Programs/ Jobs available for inmates (Indicates Yes/No, provide details for yes) | 0 | 5 |
| Visitation (Indicates Yes/No, provide details if yes) | 0 | 1 |
| Early Release (Indicates Yes/No, provide details if yes) | 0 | 1 |
| Furloughs (Indicates Yes/No, provide details if yes) | 0 | 1 |
| General rules and regulations pertaining to inmates (personal items permitted/ banned, communication with outside of facility, etc) | 0 | 5 |
Inmate Population - Tri-Fold Information Requirement Information | ||
| Total number of inmates | 0 | 1 |
| Gender of Inmates | 0 | 1 |
| Inmate daily schedule (include recreation, commissary, meals, hygiene, work, wake/sleep, etc.) | 0 | 10 |
| Rules of movement (correctional officer escort, free movement, inmate interactions) | 0 | 5 |
| Inmate uniform | 0 | 5 |
| Classification System of inmates (General population, Administrative Segregation, High risk, etc) | 0 | 5 |
Correctional Officers/Staff - Tri-Fold Information Requirement Information | ||
| Total number of correctional officers present at one time | 0 | 1 |
| Uniforms | 0 | 1 |
| Education/ Training Required for Correctional Officers | 0 | 5 |
| Shift Details (work hours, breaks, location within facility, etc.) | 0 | 5 |
Physical 3D Model Criteria | ||
| Walls/ Windows/ Lighting | 0 | 5 |
| Cell Door | 0 | 5 |
| Flooring | 0 | 5 |
| Bed w/ appropriate bed linens | 0 | 5 |
| Toilet/ Sink/ Mirror (if not applicable (common facilities), verify detailed layout on tri-fold board blueprint and score accordingly) | 0 | 5 |
| Additional furniture and materials (shelf, bookshelf, desk, chair, art supplies,etc.) | 0 | 5 |
| All items are reasonably scaled to the overall size of cell | 0 | 1 |
| Cell dimensions displayed on model | 0 | 1 |
| Number of inmates per cell displayed on model and represented by number of beds and additional furniture | 0 | 1 |
2 Pocket Folder Criteria | ||
| Team member names and school name neatly placed on front of folder | 0 | 1 |
| Title page containing Name of Correctional Facility, Picture of both team members, name of both team members, and school name | 0 | 1 |
| ≥ 2 (4” x 6”) photographs showing team members throughout Phase I: Development/ Brainstorming/ Researching | 0 | 2 |
| ≥ 2 (4” x 6”) photographs showing team members throughout Phase 2: Blueprint design | 0 | 2 |
| ≥ 2 (4” x 6”) photographs showing team members throughout Phase 3: 3D Model Design | 0 | 2 |
| ≥ 2 (4” x 6”) photographs showing team members throughout Phase I: Tri-Fold poster design | 0 | 2 |
| Photographs affixed to white card stock paper (no more than 2 photographs per page) | 0 | 1 |
| Card Stock with photographs placed within clear protective sleeves | 0 | 1 |
| Each photograph has a description (time, date, location, individuals pictured, details of activity taking place) located underneath the photograph on the page. | 0 | 1 |
| Phases are divided with tabbed divider pages appropriately labeled with Phase name. | 0 | 1 |
| Neatness/ Spelling/ Grammar/ Punctuation | 0 | 5 |
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