CDCR MAJOR 2 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ LATEST AND COMPLETE
VERSION
"Identify the 3 factors to consider when determining the level of discipline an inmate will
receive - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Seriousness of the offense
• Prior counseling
• Inmates receptiveness to counseling"
"CDCR Title 15 section 3312 Disciplinary actions - CORRECT ANSWER=> Verbal Counseling"
"Verbal Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER=> • It is important to give the inmate the opportunity to
correct their misconduct
• If verbal counseling works, no written report it necessary. But the verbal counsseling should
be noted in the inmates bed card and/or unit's log book."
"CDCR Title 15 section 3312(a)(2) - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Custodial Counseling Chrono"
"Custodial Counseling Chrono - CORRECT ANSWER=> • This form of discipline is used when
similar misconduct reoccurs after verbal counseling of if you need to document minor
misconduct."
"CDCR Title 15 section 3312(a)(3) - CORRECT ANSWER=> CDCR 115 Violation Report"
"CDCR 115 Violation Report - CORRECT ANSWER=> When misconduct is believed to be in
violation of a law or CCR rule, institutional policy or is not minor in nature."
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,"Identify the 6 steps to take when you observe inmate misconduct - CORRECT ANSWER=> •
Positively identify the inmate
• Get Housing / Cell Assignment
• Discuss the rules violation with the inmate
• Ensure understanding of the violation
• Validate inmate reason
• Document the violation
-Be sure to be clear, concise and articulate the behavior, this is key to identifying discipline
history
-Make a copy of your report
-Reports should be turned in before going home
-Counseling Documentation
-128A & 115"
"Identify the responsibilities of the investigative employee in relation to the inmate disciplinary
process. - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Interview the charged inmate
• Gather information
• Question all staff and inmates why ma have relevant information
• Submit a written report to the senior hearing officer or disciplinary committee chairperson, to
include witness statements and a summary of the information collected specific to the violation
charged"
"Identify the responsibilities of the staff assistant in relation to the inmate disciplinary process -
CORRECT ANSWER=> • Inform inmates of their rights and of the disciplinary hearing procedures
• Advice and assist in the inmate's preparation for a disciplinary hearing, represent the inmate's
position at the hearing, ensure that the inmates position is understood and that the inmate
understands the decision reached
• Refrain from giving legal counsel or specifying the position the inmate should take in any
disciplinary, classification or criminal proceedings."
"Identify how being incarcerated affects a person's right to freedom of speech and freedom of
religion - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Inmates have the fight to speak against the government.
However CDCR can control such freedom of speech in advancing a " legitimate penalogical
interest"
• California's prisons have facility chaplains that serve the religious needs of prison inmates
• The prisons also provide reasonable accommodation for inmates to practice their own faiths."
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, "Identify how the 4th amendment relates to inmates and their visitors - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Protection against unreasonable searches"
"Identify rights provided to you under the 5th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER=> No person
shall:
• Be required to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless a grand jury issues an
indictment
• Be tried more than once for the same criminal offense (double jeopardy)
• Be compelled to testify against themselves in a criminal manner
• Be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
• Be deprived of private property for public use without just compensation"
"Identify 2 examples of cruel and unusual punishment of inmates, which are prohibited under
the 8th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Sub standard conditions of confinement
• Denying the basic necessities of life
• Excessive Force used on inmates
• Failure to protect inmates from harm
• Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted
• Correctional institutions cannot deny inmates the necessities of life; such as: food, clothing,
shelter, and adequate health care
• Nor can prisons subject inmates to excessive physical force or other danger. To do so makes
the punishment of being in prison cruel and unusual, contrary to the 8th amendment"
"Identify how "due process" under the 14th Amendment relates to inmate classification in CDCR
- CORRECT ANSWER=> • An institution decide during classification where to place an inmate
within the facility, including what custody level the inmate will be assigned to and what
priveledges he or she will have in prison
• An inmate is put administrative segregation temporary detention, or protective custody
• When subjecting an inmate to involuntary medication
• When determining an inmates parole eligibility"
"You will recognize that inmates may take court action if they believe CDCR violated their
constitutional rights - CORRECT ANSWER=> • If an inmate believes CDCR violated his or her
constitutional rights, an dth einmate was unalbe to resolve the grievance internally within
CDCR, the inmate can take court action in one of two main wasy:
• A lawsuit filed under Title 42 of the United States Code (USC) Section 1983
• A petition for a writ of habeas corpus"
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QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ LATEST AND COMPLETE
VERSION
"Identify the 3 factors to consider when determining the level of discipline an inmate will
receive - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Seriousness of the offense
• Prior counseling
• Inmates receptiveness to counseling"
"CDCR Title 15 section 3312 Disciplinary actions - CORRECT ANSWER=> Verbal Counseling"
"Verbal Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER=> • It is important to give the inmate the opportunity to
correct their misconduct
• If verbal counseling works, no written report it necessary. But the verbal counsseling should
be noted in the inmates bed card and/or unit's log book."
"CDCR Title 15 section 3312(a)(2) - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Custodial Counseling Chrono"
"Custodial Counseling Chrono - CORRECT ANSWER=> • This form of discipline is used when
similar misconduct reoccurs after verbal counseling of if you need to document minor
misconduct."
"CDCR Title 15 section 3312(a)(3) - CORRECT ANSWER=> CDCR 115 Violation Report"
"CDCR 115 Violation Report - CORRECT ANSWER=> When misconduct is believed to be in
violation of a law or CCR rule, institutional policy or is not minor in nature."
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,"Identify the 6 steps to take when you observe inmate misconduct - CORRECT ANSWER=> •
Positively identify the inmate
• Get Housing / Cell Assignment
• Discuss the rules violation with the inmate
• Ensure understanding of the violation
• Validate inmate reason
• Document the violation
-Be sure to be clear, concise and articulate the behavior, this is key to identifying discipline
history
-Make a copy of your report
-Reports should be turned in before going home
-Counseling Documentation
-128A & 115"
"Identify the responsibilities of the investigative employee in relation to the inmate disciplinary
process. - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Interview the charged inmate
• Gather information
• Question all staff and inmates why ma have relevant information
• Submit a written report to the senior hearing officer or disciplinary committee chairperson, to
include witness statements and a summary of the information collected specific to the violation
charged"
"Identify the responsibilities of the staff assistant in relation to the inmate disciplinary process -
CORRECT ANSWER=> • Inform inmates of their rights and of the disciplinary hearing procedures
• Advice and assist in the inmate's preparation for a disciplinary hearing, represent the inmate's
position at the hearing, ensure that the inmates position is understood and that the inmate
understands the decision reached
• Refrain from giving legal counsel or specifying the position the inmate should take in any
disciplinary, classification or criminal proceedings."
"Identify how being incarcerated affects a person's right to freedom of speech and freedom of
religion - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Inmates have the fight to speak against the government.
However CDCR can control such freedom of speech in advancing a " legitimate penalogical
interest"
• California's prisons have facility chaplains that serve the religious needs of prison inmates
• The prisons also provide reasonable accommodation for inmates to practice their own faiths."
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, "Identify how the 4th amendment relates to inmates and their visitors - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Protection against unreasonable searches"
"Identify rights provided to you under the 5th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER=> No person
shall:
• Be required to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless a grand jury issues an
indictment
• Be tried more than once for the same criminal offense (double jeopardy)
• Be compelled to testify against themselves in a criminal manner
• Be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
• Be deprived of private property for public use without just compensation"
"Identify 2 examples of cruel and unusual punishment of inmates, which are prohibited under
the 8th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER=> • Sub standard conditions of confinement
• Denying the basic necessities of life
• Excessive Force used on inmates
• Failure to protect inmates from harm
• Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted
• Correctional institutions cannot deny inmates the necessities of life; such as: food, clothing,
shelter, and adequate health care
• Nor can prisons subject inmates to excessive physical force or other danger. To do so makes
the punishment of being in prison cruel and unusual, contrary to the 8th amendment"
"Identify how "due process" under the 14th Amendment relates to inmate classification in CDCR
- CORRECT ANSWER=> • An institution decide during classification where to place an inmate
within the facility, including what custody level the inmate will be assigned to and what
priveledges he or she will have in prison
• An inmate is put administrative segregation temporary detention, or protective custody
• When subjecting an inmate to involuntary medication
• When determining an inmates parole eligibility"
"You will recognize that inmates may take court action if they believe CDCR violated their
constitutional rights - CORRECT ANSWER=> • If an inmate believes CDCR violated his or her
constitutional rights, an dth einmate was unalbe to resolve the grievance internally within
CDCR, the inmate can take court action in one of two main wasy:
• A lawsuit filed under Title 42 of the United States Code (USC) Section 1983
• A petition for a writ of habeas corpus"
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