CDCR CORRECTIONAL
COUNSELLOR (CC1)
ACTUAL EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+
General duties of a CC1? - ANS- Conduct classifications - Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole suitability, etc. - Check
funds for I/M's - Verify and scan marriage licenses - Screen I/M's for lower level placement
including MCRP & ACP
When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (C/C, C over C) - ANS- When deemed a program
failure per CCR Title 15, Section 3000
+ Refusing to work without a justifiable reason
- 2 serious RVR's within 180 days
- 1 serious RVR and 2 admin RVR's within 180 days
What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C? - ANS- No canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
What actions do CC1's take to place an I/M on C/C? - ANS- Review case due to I/M's program
failure
- Take to committee
- Place WG/PG: 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? - ANS- Good judgment
- Effective communication
An I/M who was found guilty based solely on a positive test result is ineligible to: - ANS-
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) - ANS- 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 - ANS- 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? - ANS- 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 - ANS- 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 - ANS- TABE score 4.0 or under
- 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 Officer's Report
+ ISRS: Institutional staff recommendations summary
2 types of classification committees - ANS- Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
Unit committees (UCC) consist of: - ANS- Facility Captain (FC) as the Chair-person
- CCII - CCI as the recorder
- Others as needed
Institutional committees (ICC) consist of:
And what units get ICC's? - ANS- Warden as the Chair-person
- Facility Captain (FC)
- CCII as the Recorder
- Psychiatrist or Physician
- Others as needed
- DDP designations (1, 2, & 3)
- Ad-Seg, SHU, & Camp
Departmental Review Board (DRB) Committees consist of:
, (Highest committee - cannot be appealed) - ANS- Deputy Director of Institution and Paroles as
Chair-person
- Chief of Classification or Chief of Healthcare
+ 2 members constitute a quorum
STG Committees consist of: - ANS- Captain as the Chairperson
- CCII or CCI as the Recorder
- Other staff as witness
What do UCC's do? - ANS- 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? - ANS- 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
- Change an I/M's work/privilege group
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have been met per
section
3321
- Review a validated STG I/M's validation package and CDC Form 128-G
- Determine a validated STG I/M's housing and program needs
- Evaluate an affiliate's overall dispo record and case factors in determining placement in the
SHU SDP or continued management within a GP setting per CCR sections 3378.2 or
3378.4
10 criteria for close custody - ANS- LWOP
- Multiple life terms
- 40 years or more
- Single life term
- 25-40 years
- Escape or attempt with force
- Escape w/o force
COUNSELLOR (CC1)
ACTUAL EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+
General duties of a CC1? - ANS- Conduct classifications - Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole suitability, etc. - Check
funds for I/M's - Verify and scan marriage licenses - Screen I/M's for lower level placement
including MCRP & ACP
When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (C/C, C over C) - ANS- When deemed a program
failure per CCR Title 15, Section 3000
+ Refusing to work without a justifiable reason
- 2 serious RVR's within 180 days
- 1 serious RVR and 2 admin RVR's within 180 days
What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C? - ANS- No canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
What actions do CC1's take to place an I/M on C/C? - ANS- Review case due to I/M's program
failure
- Take to committee
- Place WG/PG: 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? - ANS- Good judgment
- Effective communication
An I/M who was found guilty based solely on a positive test result is ineligible to: - ANS-
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) - ANS- 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 - ANS- 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? - ANS- 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 - ANS- 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 - ANS- TABE score 4.0 or under
- 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 Officer's Report
+ ISRS: Institutional staff recommendations summary
2 types of classification committees - ANS- Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
Unit committees (UCC) consist of: - ANS- Facility Captain (FC) as the Chair-person
- CCII - CCI as the recorder
- Others as needed
Institutional committees (ICC) consist of:
And what units get ICC's? - ANS- Warden as the Chair-person
- Facility Captain (FC)
- CCII as the Recorder
- Psychiatrist or Physician
- Others as needed
- DDP designations (1, 2, & 3)
- Ad-Seg, SHU, & Camp
Departmental Review Board (DRB) Committees consist of:
, (Highest committee - cannot be appealed) - ANS- Deputy Director of Institution and Paroles as
Chair-person
- Chief of Classification or Chief of Healthcare
+ 2 members constitute a quorum
STG Committees consist of: - ANS- Captain as the Chairperson
- CCII or CCI as the Recorder
- Other staff as witness
What do UCC's do? - ANS- 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? - ANS- 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
- Change an I/M's work/privilege group
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have been met per
section
3321
- Review a validated STG I/M's validation package and CDC Form 128-G
- Determine a validated STG I/M's housing and program needs
- Evaluate an affiliate's overall dispo record and case factors in determining placement in the
SHU SDP or continued management within a GP setting per CCR sections 3378.2 or
3378.4
10 criteria for close custody - ANS- LWOP
- Multiple life terms
- 40 years or more
- Single life term
- 25-40 years
- Escape or attempt with force
- Escape w/o force
