Current through December 3, 2024
Section 214-RICR-60-00-1.5 - DefinitionsA. "Department" means the Department of Children, Youth and Families.B. "RITS" means the Rhode Island Thomas C. Slater Training School for detained or adjudicated youth. Youth are placed at the RITS by order of the Family Court.C. "Sexual abuse" means any of the following acts, if the victim does not consent, is coerced into such act by overt or implied threats of violence, or is unable to consent or refuse: 2. Penetration of the anal or genital opening of another person, however slight, by a hand, finger, object, or other instrument; and3. Any other intentional touching;4. Any attempt, threat, or request to engage in sexual activities;5. Any display by a staff member, contractor, or volunteer of his or her uncovered genitalia, buttocks, or breast in the presence of an inmate, detainee, or resident; and6. Voyeurism by a staff member, contractor, or volunteer.D. "Sexual harassment" means any verbal comment of gesture (welcome or not) of a sexual nature including demeaning references to gender, sexually suggestive or derogatory comments about body or clothing or obscene language or gestures.E. "Sick call" means a scheduled time at which residents may report as sick to the RITS nurse.F. "Specific and credible threat to safety" means intentionally saying something or acting in a way that would make a reasonable person afraid for his or her safety or the safety of others.G. "Voyeurism" means an invasion of privacy of a resident by staff for reasons unrelated to official duties, such as peering at a resident who is using a toilet to perform bodily functions; requiring a resident to expose his or her buttocks, genitals, or breasts; or taking images of all or part of a resident's naked body or of a resident performing bodily functions.214 R.I. Code R. 214-RICR-60-00-1.5