Department of Juvenile Justice
Office of Inspector General
IG 07-0134/CCC 2007-01298
Executive Summary
Here is the DJJ IG Executive Summary of six allegations brought by Justin Caldwell against Residential Officers James Wooden, Alvin Speights and Kenneth Gilbert. The Executive Summary is pages 6 through 14 of a 15-page document. A glossary is provided at the end of this page. Click here to see surveillance videos of the incident of February 11, 2007.
"OIG Staff reviewed the [Dozier School for Boys] facility records regarding the incidents and correlating DJJ policy and standards. On March 6, 2007, through June 7, 2007, OIG staff interviewed nine youth and eight staff. Program staff conducted an internal review of the incident between the dates of February 12, 2007, and March 13, 2007, and interviewed one additional youth...The investigative findings for the allegation investigated are as follows:"
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Notice of Confidentiality | Transmittal letter from DJJ Public
Relations Officer E. B. Watson to J4K President C. Corry (No date) |
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p06 - Allegation One Inconclusive |
"Youth
[Caldwell] alleged that Wooden used
excessive force..." Continued on p07. |
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p07 - Allegation One Continued |
Statements by Caldwell, Wooden, Miles,
Spears Continued on p08. |
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p08 - Allegation Two Substantiated |
"Youth
[Caldwell] alleged that Speights grabbed him by the neck and kicked his
feet from under him causing him to fall to the ground." Continued on p09. |
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p09 - Allegation Two Continued |
"Former Internal Investigator Rebecca
Dodson, Dozier, conducted a Management Review..." Continued on p10. |
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p10 - Allegation Three Unsubstantiated |
"It was alleged that Speights slammed
youth [Caldwell's] head into the floor repeatedly..." Continued on p11. |
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p11 - Allegation Four Inconclusive |
"It was alleged that Speights failed to
complete and turn in the appropriate PAR forms... [Rule
63H-1.007]" Continued on p12. |
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p12 - Allegations Five & Six Substantiated |
Five - "It was alleged that Speights
failed to document the use of PAR in the cottage logbook..." Six - "It was alleged that on February 11, 2007, Gilbert failed to complete...a PAR Continuation Sheet..." Continued on p13 |
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p13 - Conclusions and/or Recommendations | "Based on witness and subject
statements...the following determination have been reached..." Continued on p14. |
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p14 - Statement of Accordance and Investigative Team | "Section
20.055, Florida Statutes,
establishes the Office of Inspector General in each state agency..." Executive Summary ends. |
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