The North Carolina Department of Public Safety and Division of Adult Correction are committed to a standard of zero-tolerance of any undue familiarity or personal misconduct between our employees and offenders. We make a commitment to provide professional and appropriate services to our offender population and support to our staff for their roles in accomplishing these responsibilities. Our mission is to promote public safety by the administration of a fair and humane system which provides reasonable opportunities for adjudicated offenders to develop progressively responsible behavior. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 fits perfectly with that mission. We are all vital to the prevention and detection of Undue Familiarity in order to protect offenders and Safeguard our communities.

UNDUE FAMILIARITY

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the Division of Adult Correction have a Zero Tolerance policy for undue familiarity between staff and offenders.  Professionalism with offenders is critical to maintaining a healthy correctional culture and safe environment.  Undue Familiarity is found among custody, probation, program, medical, mental health, chaplains, clerical, food service staff, surveillance, intake/ community service staff, and others.  No job classification is immune to undue familiarity!  A staff member who engages in undue familiarity with an offender jeopardizes their career as well as their livelihood in the community.