What topics should PREA staff training cover?

• A. Recognizing and responding to abuse/harassment, reporting procedures, confidentiality, and investigator roles
• B. Vehicle patrol procedures
• C. Payroll processing
• D. Building maintenance and procurement

Answer: (A)

Training for PREA staff focuses on recognizing and responding to abuse and harassment, understanding reporting procedures, safeguarding confidentiality, and knowing the roles of investigators. This combination ensures staff can identify warnings signs, respond promptly and in a trauma-informed way to protect victims, document and report incidents correctly, and maintain information confidentiality to prevent retaliation and preserve investigation integrity. Topics like vehicle patrol procedures, payroll processing, or building maintenance and procurement don’t address PREA requirements and belong to other areas of agency operations rather than PREA-specific training.