CORRECTION OFFICER STUDY GUIDE (OHIO)
1. List five reasons for corrections training.: -To acquire new knowledge &
skills
-To prepare for proper job performance
-To improve safety & survival during critical events
-To standardize procedures within the field of corrections
-To build confidence with new found knowledge & skills
2. Define the term "ethics".: The moral actions, conduct, motives &
character of an individual
3. Explain the relationship between a Student Performance Objective and
a test question.: A test question must respond directly to an SPO and
every SPO may be the basis of a test question.
4. State the nine responsibilities of Correction Officers.: - To treat
everyone professionally
-To yourself to maintain your self-respect
-To your own profession
-To your family
-To your community
-To citizens to never allow cynicism to cloud your view of the people
whom you serve
-To never use excessive physical force when controlling combative
individuals
-To never accept gratuities
-To never commit perjury
,5. Identify the purpose of any "Code of Ethics".: -The purpose of any
code of ethics is to identify expected behavior.
6. Define the term "non-feasance".: -The nonperformance of some act
which the person is obligated or has responsibility to perform.
7. Define the term "malfeasance".: -The commission of some act which is
posi- tively unlawful.
8. Define the term "bribery".: -The offering, giving, receiving or
soliciting of something of value for the purpose of influencing the
action of an official in the discharge of his or her public or legal
duties.
9. State the four factors which most likely contribute to unethical
behavior.-
: -Anger
-Lust
-Greed
-Peer pressure
, 10.Define the term "probable cause".: -The facts & circumstances
within the officer's knowledge & of which he/she has reasonably
trustworthy information sufficient to warrant a person to believe that
an offense has been or is being committed by the person to be
arrested.
11.Define the term "sexual harassment".: -Unwelcome sexual advances,
re- quests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a
sexual nature as a condition of employment.
12.Define the term "administrative segregation".: -The act of confining a
pris- oner to an individual housing cell or designated housing unit,
physically separate from the general population for specific reasons,
other than as a penalty, thereby prohibiting physical contact between
this prisoner & the general population.
13.Describe the two types of sexual harassment & an example of each.: -
Quid Pro Quo: this for that or something for something
-Hostile Environment: occurs when employees who are not harassed
directly, must work in an atmosphere or environment where such
harassment is pervasive.
14.Identify characteristics of potential sexual assault perpetrators.: -
Violent crime convictions
- Long sentences
-Familiar with prison culture
-Large stature
-Confidence
1. List five reasons for corrections training.: -To acquire new knowledge &
skills
-To prepare for proper job performance
-To improve safety & survival during critical events
-To standardize procedures within the field of corrections
-To build confidence with new found knowledge & skills
2. Define the term "ethics".: The moral actions, conduct, motives &
character of an individual
3. Explain the relationship between a Student Performance Objective and
a test question.: A test question must respond directly to an SPO and
every SPO may be the basis of a test question.
4. State the nine responsibilities of Correction Officers.: - To treat
everyone professionally
-To yourself to maintain your self-respect
-To your own profession
-To your family
-To your community
-To citizens to never allow cynicism to cloud your view of the people
whom you serve
-To never use excessive physical force when controlling combative
individuals
-To never accept gratuities
-To never commit perjury
,5. Identify the purpose of any "Code of Ethics".: -The purpose of any
code of ethics is to identify expected behavior.
6. Define the term "non-feasance".: -The nonperformance of some act
which the person is obligated or has responsibility to perform.
7. Define the term "malfeasance".: -The commission of some act which is
posi- tively unlawful.
8. Define the term "bribery".: -The offering, giving, receiving or
soliciting of something of value for the purpose of influencing the
action of an official in the discharge of his or her public or legal
duties.
9. State the four factors which most likely contribute to unethical
behavior.-
: -Anger
-Lust
-Greed
-Peer pressure
, 10.Define the term "probable cause".: -The facts & circumstances
within the officer's knowledge & of which he/she has reasonably
trustworthy information sufficient to warrant a person to believe that
an offense has been or is being committed by the person to be
arrested.
11.Define the term "sexual harassment".: -Unwelcome sexual advances,
re- quests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a
sexual nature as a condition of employment.
12.Define the term "administrative segregation".: -The act of confining a
pris- oner to an individual housing cell or designated housing unit,
physically separate from the general population for specific reasons,
other than as a penalty, thereby prohibiting physical contact between
this prisoner & the general population.
13.Describe the two types of sexual harassment & an example of each.: -
Quid Pro Quo: this for that or something for something
-Hostile Environment: occurs when employees who are not harassed
directly, must work in an atmosphere or environment where such
harassment is pervasive.
14.Identify characteristics of potential sexual assault perpetrators.: -
Violent crime convictions
- Long sentences
-Familiar with prison culture
-Large stature
-Confidence
