Questions - Correctional Counselor
(CC1) Exam – CDCR - CDCR 2024 Already
passed.
General duties of a CC1? - -- Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole suitability,
etc.
-When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (a.k.a. C/C, a.k.a. C over C) - -- When
deemed a program failure per CCR Title 15, Section 3000
+ Refusing to work without a justifiable reason
- 2 serious RVR's
- 1 serious RVR and 2 admin RVR's
- Within 180 days
-What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C? - -- No canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
-What actions do CC1's take to place an I/M on C/C? - -- Review case due to I/M's
program failure
- Take to committee
- Place WG/PG and C/C
- I/M remains C/C until classified for placement in a qualifying WG
- I/M must submit a written request for reclass of assignment and removal of C/C
no earlier than 30 days from the date of placement
- I/M shall be scheduled for hearing within 30 days of receipt of the written request
-What are the 2 most important characteristics for CC1's? - -- Good judgment
- Effective communication
,-An I/M who was found guilty based solely on a positive test result is ineligible to: -
-- Receive favorable points for no serious
disciplinary(s) in the last 12 months
- Receive favorable points for no serious disciplinary(s) during the 6 month review
period
-20 elements of 128G (initial) - -- Purpose of the hearing
- I/M given 72 hours and introduced to committee
- Committee actions and reasons
- I/M requests and reasons for actions
- I/M's agreement/disagreement with com actions
- Effective communication achieved
- Release date and type
- Work group/privilege group and date
- Points, level, and custody
- County of commitment
- Escape, sex, or arson history
- Enemy concerns or gang status
- Grade point level
- Ethnicity
- Re-class date
- Next BPT and date
- Date and status of last mental health chrono
- Committee date and type
- Name and signatures of recorder, chairperson, and committee members
- Compas score if available
-3 reasons for ASU placement - -- Safety concerns
- Investigations not related to misconduct
- Relative of or an associate of prison staff
-What do you do if an I/M reports to you that he has safety concerns? - -- Do not
allow the I/M to leave your office
- Notify custody ASAP
,- Establish who, what, when, where, why and
how?
- Document info on a confidential memo
- Schedule the I/M for committee for housing and placement consideration
-5 180/270 exclusionary criteria / factors - -- A1 - SHU in the last 3 years for div
A1/A2/B offense for assaultive behavior or weapons
- A2 - Found guilty of riot or inciting riot twice or more within 12 months. 180 for 1
year from RVR
- A3 - Found guilty of battery of assault twice or more within 12 months. 180 for a 1
year from RVR
- A4 - Indeterminant SHU term within 2 years due to being a validated gang
member/associate
- A5 - Indeterminant SHU term within the last 2 years due to in-custody
misbehavior. 180 for 2 years from GP placement
-7 methods of effective communication - -- TABE score under 4.0
- CCCMS
- Vision, hearing, or speech impaired
- Learning disability
- DDP
- Foreign language issues
- During any due process the following is where you find if an I/M requires effective
communication
+ DECS
+1845 or 7410 DDP
+ TABE chrono
+ 128c DDP
+ Por: Probation officers report
+ ISRS: Institutional staff recommendations summary
-2 types of classification committees - -- Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
, -Unit committees (UCC) consist of: - -- Captain/chair
- CCIII
- CCII
- LT
- Others as needed
-Institutional committees (ICC) consist of: - -- Warden/CDW/chair
- Correctional administrator/AW
- Psychiatrist/physician
- Captain
- CCII/CCI
- LT
- Others as needed
- DDP designations (1, 2, & 3)
-What do UCC's do? - -- Review I/M's cases at least annually to consider the
accuracy of the I/M's score, custody level, program and group placement, and
recommendation for transfer
+ A parole violator's first annual review may be delayed for up to 5 months so that it
will coincide with score updates
- Change in I/M's WG and PG
- Conduct post board classification on an I/M within 15 days of receipt of official
notice of a BPH decision regarding the I/M
- Act on an I/M's request for restoration of forfeited credits for less than C offenses
per section 3327
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have been
met per section 3321
-What do ICC's do? - -- Recommend transfer of I/Ms
- Act on cases referred by lower committees
- Review I/M requests for meritorious sentence reduction to determine compliance
with PC section 2935
- Make classification service recommendations through the chief for cases requiring
DRB decisions
(CC1) Exam – CDCR - CDCR 2024 Already
passed.
General duties of a CC1? - -- Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole suitability,
etc.
-When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (a.k.a. C/C, a.k.a. C over C) - -- When
deemed a program failure per CCR Title 15, Section 3000
+ Refusing to work without a justifiable reason
- 2 serious RVR's
- 1 serious RVR and 2 admin RVR's
- Within 180 days
-What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C? - -- No canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
-What actions do CC1's take to place an I/M on C/C? - -- Review case due to I/M's
program failure
- Take to committee
- Place WG/PG and C/C
- I/M remains C/C until classified for placement in a qualifying WG
- I/M must submit a written request for reclass of assignment and removal of C/C
no earlier than 30 days from the date of placement
- I/M shall be scheduled for hearing within 30 days of receipt of the written request
-What are the 2 most important characteristics for CC1's? - -- Good judgment
- Effective communication
,-An I/M who was found guilty based solely on a positive test result is ineligible to: -
-- Receive favorable points for no serious
disciplinary(s) in the last 12 months
- Receive favorable points for no serious disciplinary(s) during the 6 month review
period
-20 elements of 128G (initial) - -- Purpose of the hearing
- I/M given 72 hours and introduced to committee
- Committee actions and reasons
- I/M requests and reasons for actions
- I/M's agreement/disagreement with com actions
- Effective communication achieved
- Release date and type
- Work group/privilege group and date
- Points, level, and custody
- County of commitment
- Escape, sex, or arson history
- Enemy concerns or gang status
- Grade point level
- Ethnicity
- Re-class date
- Next BPT and date
- Date and status of last mental health chrono
- Committee date and type
- Name and signatures of recorder, chairperson, and committee members
- Compas score if available
-3 reasons for ASU placement - -- Safety concerns
- Investigations not related to misconduct
- Relative of or an associate of prison staff
-What do you do if an I/M reports to you that he has safety concerns? - -- Do not
allow the I/M to leave your office
- Notify custody ASAP
,- Establish who, what, when, where, why and
how?
- Document info on a confidential memo
- Schedule the I/M for committee for housing and placement consideration
-5 180/270 exclusionary criteria / factors - -- A1 - SHU in the last 3 years for div
A1/A2/B offense for assaultive behavior or weapons
- A2 - Found guilty of riot or inciting riot twice or more within 12 months. 180 for 1
year from RVR
- A3 - Found guilty of battery of assault twice or more within 12 months. 180 for a 1
year from RVR
- A4 - Indeterminant SHU term within 2 years due to being a validated gang
member/associate
- A5 - Indeterminant SHU term within the last 2 years due to in-custody
misbehavior. 180 for 2 years from GP placement
-7 methods of effective communication - -- TABE score under 4.0
- CCCMS
- Vision, hearing, or speech impaired
- Learning disability
- DDP
- Foreign language issues
- During any due process the following is where you find if an I/M requires effective
communication
+ DECS
+1845 or 7410 DDP
+ TABE chrono
+ 128c DDP
+ Por: Probation officers report
+ ISRS: Institutional staff recommendations summary
-2 types of classification committees - -- Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
, -Unit committees (UCC) consist of: - -- Captain/chair
- CCIII
- CCII
- LT
- Others as needed
-Institutional committees (ICC) consist of: - -- Warden/CDW/chair
- Correctional administrator/AW
- Psychiatrist/physician
- Captain
- CCII/CCI
- LT
- Others as needed
- DDP designations (1, 2, & 3)
-What do UCC's do? - -- Review I/M's cases at least annually to consider the
accuracy of the I/M's score, custody level, program and group placement, and
recommendation for transfer
+ A parole violator's first annual review may be delayed for up to 5 months so that it
will coincide with score updates
- Change in I/M's WG and PG
- Conduct post board classification on an I/M within 15 days of receipt of official
notice of a BPH decision regarding the I/M
- Act on an I/M's request for restoration of forfeited credits for less than C offenses
per section 3327
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have been
met per section 3321
-What do ICC's do? - -- Recommend transfer of I/Ms
- Act on cases referred by lower committees
- Review I/M requests for meritorious sentence reduction to determine compliance
with PC section 2935
- Make classification service recommendations through the chief for cases requiring
DRB decisions
