Officer Exam-Walden University 2024 EXAM
WITH VERIIED ANSWERS
1). How much is a corrections officer's average weekly pay if he receives $38,970 annually?
a) $749
b) $947
c) $1,499
d) $3,248
Ans: $749
divide by 52
2). What is the present occupancy rate of a 555-bed facility that only has 333 inmates booked?
a) 33%
b) 49%
c) 55%
d) 60%
Ans: 60%
3). What is the officer-to-inmate ratio of a facility with 1221 inmates and one-third as many
officers?
a) 1:3
b) 1:12.21
c) 1:407
d) 1:610.5
Ans: 1:407
divide inmate population by 3
4). How many seconds will it take to get a seriously injured inmate to a medical center if the
distance between the two points is 48 miles, assuming that the transport vehicle runs at a
constant speed of 32mph and does not experience traffic or any delays?
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, a) 18,000
b) 5,400
c) 667
d) 90
Ans: 5,400
Divide the distance by constant speed to get 1.5 hours. Divide the answer by 60 (minutes
in an hour), then by 60 (seconds in a minute). Remember that the question is seeking an
answer expressed in seconds.
5). How much quarterly budget should be allocated for a facility that spends an average of
$30,000 annually for each of its 611 inmates?
a) $4.58 million
b) $6.11 million
c) $9.17 million
d) $18.33 million
Ans: $4.58 Million
Multiply the annual per-head allocation by the number of inmates to get $18,330,000.
Divide the answer by 4 to get the quarterly budget.
6). During training, you are _________ to listen to the instructor carefully and follow directions to
the letter.
a) suppose
b) supposed
c) supposedly
d) supposibly
Ans: supposed
7). Officers zyx and wvu _________ exercised brute force when they were ordering the two
inmates to stop arguing.
a) wouldn't of
b) shouldn't have
c) couldn't be
d) didn't at
Ans: shouldn't have
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WITH VERIIED ANSWERS
1). How much is a corrections officer's average weekly pay if he receives $38,970 annually?
a) $749
b) $947
c) $1,499
d) $3,248
Ans: $749
divide by 52
2). What is the present occupancy rate of a 555-bed facility that only has 333 inmates booked?
a) 33%
b) 49%
c) 55%
d) 60%
Ans: 60%
3). What is the officer-to-inmate ratio of a facility with 1221 inmates and one-third as many
officers?
a) 1:3
b) 1:12.21
c) 1:407
d) 1:610.5
Ans: 1:407
divide inmate population by 3
4). How many seconds will it take to get a seriously injured inmate to a medical center if the
distance between the two points is 48 miles, assuming that the transport vehicle runs at a
constant speed of 32mph and does not experience traffic or any delays?
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, a) 18,000
b) 5,400
c) 667
d) 90
Ans: 5,400
Divide the distance by constant speed to get 1.5 hours. Divide the answer by 60 (minutes
in an hour), then by 60 (seconds in a minute). Remember that the question is seeking an
answer expressed in seconds.
5). How much quarterly budget should be allocated for a facility that spends an average of
$30,000 annually for each of its 611 inmates?
a) $4.58 million
b) $6.11 million
c) $9.17 million
d) $18.33 million
Ans: $4.58 Million
Multiply the annual per-head allocation by the number of inmates to get $18,330,000.
Divide the answer by 4 to get the quarterly budget.
6). During training, you are _________ to listen to the instructor carefully and follow directions to
the letter.
a) suppose
b) supposed
c) supposedly
d) supposibly
Ans: supposed
7). Officers zyx and wvu _________ exercised brute force when they were ordering the two
inmates to stop arguing.
a) wouldn't of
b) shouldn't have
c) couldn't be
d) didn't at
Ans: shouldn't have
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