Exhibit A: Offender Family Contact Rules List

Offender Family Contact Rules List

 

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

OFFENDER FAMILY CONTACT RULES LIST

General Rules:

  1. Never be alone with children.
  2. Never be responsible for supervising or disciplining children.
  3. Never initiate physical contact with children.
  4. Never discuss issues of sexuality with minors.
  5. The offender should not present himself as wanting or needing caretaking or special affection from children.
  6. The use of alcohol is prohibited.

 
Rules for family visits outside the home:

  1. The offender is to never be alone with children. A chaperone approved by the Probation/Parole officer is to be present at all times.
  2. The offender is not to discipline children. The chaperone is responsible for determining appropriate disciplining of the children. The chaperone is responsible for administering rewards or punishment.
  3. Any discussions of the abuse between the offender and the children will take place in the treatment setting.
  4. The offender will minimize physical contact with children and will not initiate physical contact with children (ie, hugs, hand holding, etc.). The offender will not sit next to children in a car, a restaurant, etc.
  5. The offender is not to be around children’s friends.
  6. The offender will have no secrets with the children.
  7. There will be no gift giving to the children except through the chaperone.

 

Visits home:

  1. The offender will never enter the children’s bedrooms.
  2. The offender should be within eyesight of the chaperone at all times during home visits.
  3. The offender is not to control or dictate children’s activities.
  4. The offender is not to confront children regarding their misbehavior.
  5. The offender is not to sit next to children or have a child sit on his or her lap.
  6. The offender is not to be involved in the physical hygiene of the children.
  7. The offender is not to criticize or compliment children’s physical appearance (ie, hair, clothes, makeup, etc.), unless specifically asked for his or her opinion by the child.
  8. The offender is not to engage in horseplay or tickling with the children.