NCJ Number
119512
Editor(s)
J C Coleman
Date Published
1989
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This interview with a professional criminology instructor details procedures for transporting prisoners in police vehicles and on public common carriers.
Abstract
Paul Banner, criminology instructor at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, recommends that a car with a screen be used when transporting a prisoner. If a car with a screen is not available and only one officer is available for the transport, the prisoner should be seated in the passenger seat to the right of the officer/driver. The prisoner should be handcuffed to the rear. Specific instructions are also included for the transportation of one prisoner by two law enforcement officers, for transportation of female prisoners, and for transportation of more than one prisoner at a time. Male and female juveniles should not be transported in the same vehicle. In some States it is against the law to transport an adult prisoner and a juvenile in the same vehicle. Special arrangements must be made for transporting prisoners on public conveyances, and these are detailed in the article. Because transporting prisoners is dangerous, law enforcement officers should never transport prisoners for long distances alone.