Jail Academy Phase 1 Practice Exam – 2026 – Practice
Questions and Exam Preparation Material
T/F Most jails exceed the DOC 350 Standards - correct answer ✔✔ True
What amendment(s) are used to establish "prisoner rights" - correct answer ✔✔ -8th
amendment
-14th amendment
In addition to the three basic goals and purposes for jails (incapacitation, deterrence and
punishment), what is also considered a "secondary goal" for jails - correct answer ✔✔ To
rehabilitate
What is one of the Wisconsin State Statutes that govern offenses which correctional staff can
commit on the job and be prosecuted for? - correct answer ✔✔ - s.302.095- delivering articles
to inmates
- s.940.225- sexual assault
- s940.29- abuse of residents in penal facilities
Section 938 of Wisconsin State Statutes governs: - correct answer ✔✔ Holding a juvenile in
physical custody
What are considered correctional emergencies - correct answer ✔✔ Disturbance, Medical, Fire,
Misc
REACT Acronym stands for - correct answer ✔✔ Request cooperation, explain reason, allow
choice, check decision, take action
, Hudson v Mcmillian: US Supreme Court said that a correctional officer's use of force could be a
violation of an inmate's constitutional rights if the force was used for a reason that was - correct
answer ✔✔ To punish the inmate
What are the 4 Intervention options - correct answer ✔✔ Presence, dialogue, control
alternatives, protective alternatives
POSC is a system of - correct answer ✔✔ Verbalization skills coupled with physical alternatives
Legal standards for governing use of force - correct answer ✔✔ Constitutional Standards,
Wisconsin Standards, Agency policy & Training
5 factors to consider as part of threat assessment - correct answer ✔✔ Level of resistance, early
warning signs, pre-attack postures, weapon control, indicators of emotional disturbance
If an inmate refuses any dosage of medication, or all dosages of medication, what should
happen? - correct answer ✔✔ - A sheriff, jailer, keeper or officer arranges for a health care
professional, to observe the inmate
- The health care professional indicates on records kept by a sheriff, jailer, keeper or officer that
appropriate care or treatment was offered and that the prisoner refused that care or
treatment.",
- The health care professional informs the prisoner of the availability of appropriate care or
treatment
The court case that dictated a health care professional informing a prisoner of the availability of
appropriate care or treatment - correct answer ✔✔ Estelle v. Gamble
What is one way to move an inmate if you are by yourself? - correct answer ✔✔ Shoulder pull
Questions and Exam Preparation Material
T/F Most jails exceed the DOC 350 Standards - correct answer ✔✔ True
What amendment(s) are used to establish "prisoner rights" - correct answer ✔✔ -8th
amendment
-14th amendment
In addition to the three basic goals and purposes for jails (incapacitation, deterrence and
punishment), what is also considered a "secondary goal" for jails - correct answer ✔✔ To
rehabilitate
What is one of the Wisconsin State Statutes that govern offenses which correctional staff can
commit on the job and be prosecuted for? - correct answer ✔✔ - s.302.095- delivering articles
to inmates
- s.940.225- sexual assault
- s940.29- abuse of residents in penal facilities
Section 938 of Wisconsin State Statutes governs: - correct answer ✔✔ Holding a juvenile in
physical custody
What are considered correctional emergencies - correct answer ✔✔ Disturbance, Medical, Fire,
Misc
REACT Acronym stands for - correct answer ✔✔ Request cooperation, explain reason, allow
choice, check decision, take action
, Hudson v Mcmillian: US Supreme Court said that a correctional officer's use of force could be a
violation of an inmate's constitutional rights if the force was used for a reason that was - correct
answer ✔✔ To punish the inmate
What are the 4 Intervention options - correct answer ✔✔ Presence, dialogue, control
alternatives, protective alternatives
POSC is a system of - correct answer ✔✔ Verbalization skills coupled with physical alternatives
Legal standards for governing use of force - correct answer ✔✔ Constitutional Standards,
Wisconsin Standards, Agency policy & Training
5 factors to consider as part of threat assessment - correct answer ✔✔ Level of resistance, early
warning signs, pre-attack postures, weapon control, indicators of emotional disturbance
If an inmate refuses any dosage of medication, or all dosages of medication, what should
happen? - correct answer ✔✔ - A sheriff, jailer, keeper or officer arranges for a health care
professional, to observe the inmate
- The health care professional indicates on records kept by a sheriff, jailer, keeper or officer that
appropriate care or treatment was offered and that the prisoner refused that care or
treatment.",
- The health care professional informs the prisoner of the availability of appropriate care or
treatment
The court case that dictated a health care professional informing a prisoner of the availability of
appropriate care or treatment - correct answer ✔✔ Estelle v. Gamble
What is one way to move an inmate if you are by yourself? - correct answer ✔✔ Shoulder pull
