FDLE Corrections State Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Correctional Officer - ANSWER✔✔✔-means any person who is
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appointed or employed full time by the state or any political subdivision
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thereof, or by any private entity which has contracted with the state or
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county, and whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection,
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care, custody, and control, or investigation, of inmates within a
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correctional institution. |
Florida Administrative Code - ANSWER✔✔✔-the body of law that
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oversees public regulatory agencies.
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Florida Model Jail Standards - ANSWER✔✔✔-standards set by the
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Florida Sheriff's Association and with which all local jails must comply.
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Nolo Contendere - ANSWER✔✔✔-when a person does not accept or
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deny responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment.
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How many attempts are allowed for the SOCE? - ANSWER✔✔✔-Three
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,Values - ANSWER✔✔✔-principles or standards considered worthwhile
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or desirable
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Ethics - ANSWER✔✔✔-the moral principles that govern a person or
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group.
Ethical Behavior - ANSWER✔✔✔-principles, valued-based decision
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making that is practiced daily.
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T/F: values instilled during childhood can affect an officer's decisions in
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adulthood. - ANSWER✔✔✔-True | |
Stereotyping - ANSWER✔✔✔-judging a group of people who are
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different from you based on your own or others' opinions or
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encounters.
Bias or predjudice - ANSWER✔✔✔-a strong belief or feeling about a
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person, group, or subject, whether positive or negative, that is formed
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without reviewing all available facts or information.
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Discrimination - ANSWER✔✔✔-the negative behavior toward a person
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or group that is based on color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic and
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national origin, disability, or marital status.
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, Assumption - ANSWER✔✔✔-a notion, statement, or belief about a
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person, group, or event that may or may not be factual.
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Professionalism - ANSWER✔✔✔-behavior that demonstrates good
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character and is marked by pride in self and career.
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Chain of Command - ANSWER✔✔✔-the order of authority within an
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organization.
Organization - ANSWER✔✔✔-a group of two or more people who
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cooperate to accomplish an objective or multiple objectives.
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Criminal Justice - ANSWER✔✔✔-the structure, functions, and decision-
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making process of those agencies that deal with the management and
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control of crime and criminal offenders.
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Jurisdiction - ANSWER✔✔✔-the types of cases in which the court can
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make decisions.
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Probation - ANSWER✔✔✔-a court-ordered sentence that places a
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person under the supervision of a probation officer under specified
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court-ordered terms and conditions. | | |
With Correct Answers
Correctional Officer - ANSWER✔✔✔-means any person who is
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appointed or employed full time by the state or any political subdivision
| | | | | | | | | | | |
thereof, or by any private entity which has contracted with the state or
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
county, and whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection,
| | | | | | | | |
care, custody, and control, or investigation, of inmates within a
| | | | | | | | | |
correctional institution. |
Florida Administrative Code - ANSWER✔✔✔-the body of law that
| | | | | | | | |
oversees public regulatory agencies.
| | |
Florida Model Jail Standards - ANSWER✔✔✔-standards set by the
| | | | | | | | |
Florida Sheriff's Association and with which all local jails must comply.
| | | | | | | | | |
Nolo Contendere - ANSWER✔✔✔-when a person does not accept or
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deny responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment.
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How many attempts are allowed for the SOCE? - ANSWER✔✔✔-Three
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,Values - ANSWER✔✔✔-principles or standards considered worthwhile
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or desirable
|
Ethics - ANSWER✔✔✔-the moral principles that govern a person or
| | | | | | | | | |
group.
Ethical Behavior - ANSWER✔✔✔-principles, valued-based decision
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making that is practiced daily.
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T/F: values instilled during childhood can affect an officer's decisions in
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adulthood. - ANSWER✔✔✔-True | |
Stereotyping - ANSWER✔✔✔-judging a group of people who are
| | | | | | | | |
different from you based on your own or others' opinions or
| | | | | | | | | | |
encounters.
Bias or predjudice - ANSWER✔✔✔-a strong belief or feeling about a
| | | | | | | | | | |
person, group, or subject, whether positive or negative, that is formed
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without reviewing all available facts or information.
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Discrimination - ANSWER✔✔✔-the negative behavior toward a person
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or group that is based on color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic and
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national origin, disability, or marital status.
| | | | |
, Assumption - ANSWER✔✔✔-a notion, statement, or belief about a
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person, group, or event that may or may not be factual.
| | | | | | | | | |
Professionalism - ANSWER✔✔✔-behavior that demonstrates good
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character and is marked by pride in self and career.
| | | | | | | | |
Chain of Command - ANSWER✔✔✔-the order of authority within an
| | | | | | | | | |
organization.
Organization - ANSWER✔✔✔-a group of two or more people who
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cooperate to accomplish an objective or multiple objectives.
| | | | | | |
Criminal Justice - ANSWER✔✔✔-the structure, functions, and decision-
| | | | | | |
making process of those agencies that deal with the management and
| | | | | | | | | | |
control of crime and criminal offenders.
| | | | |
Jurisdiction - ANSWER✔✔✔-the types of cases in which the court can
| | | | | | | | | | |
make decisions.
|
Probation - ANSWER✔✔✔-a court-ordered sentence that places a
| | | | | | | |
person under the supervision of a probation officer under specified
| | | | | | | | | |
court-ordered terms and conditions. | | |
