NC DOCC Practice Exam
1) Orientation
2) CJ Systems
3) Legal
4) Contraband Searches
5) Processing Inmates
6) Medical Care in the Jail
7) Patrol and Security
8) Key and Tool Control
9) Supervision and Management of Inmates
10) Suicides and Crisis Management
11) Introduction to Rules and Regulations Governing Jails
12) Stress
13) Investigative Process in the Jail
14) Subject Control and Techniques
15) Aspects of Mental Illness
16) Transportation of Inmates
17) Fire Emergencies
18) Physical Fitness for Detention Officers
19) Communication Skills for Detention Officers
20) Ethics for Detention Officers
21) Notetaking and Report Writing
22) Prison Rape Elimination Act "PREA"
23)
SKIP, THIS IS NOT A STUDY QUESTION
1) If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first attempt to successfully pass the State
Comprehensive Exam, you may request a retest within how many days after the original
exam?
a. 20 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days
B. 30
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1) How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and your department head
of a criminal offense or domestic Violence Order (50B)?
a. 3 business days
b. 5 business days
,c. 10 business days
d. 30 business days
B. 5 Business days
1) There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected to become proficient
in each and every one of these course topics?
a. 19
b. 21
c. 23
d. 25
C. 23
1) At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the course?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
B. 4
1) What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss, complete makeup work
and still be able to sit for the state exam?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
B. 10%
1) Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training program, in order to
complete the specified topic areas of deficiency, must occur within how many days from the
last date of trainee participation in a prior course delivery?
a. 90
b. 100
c. 120
d. 180
D. 180
1) A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written examination if he/she
achieves a minimum of percent correct answers on each of the
four units.
a. 60
, b. 70
C. 75
d. 80
B. 70
1) Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as disqualifying offenses in
obtaining certification either by conviction or commission?
a. A felony
b. A crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than two years
c. A misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the date of
appointment
d. All the above
D. All the above
1) You must be_____years of age to be eligible for certification by the Sheriffs' Commission
as a detention officer, in either a county jail or a regional/district confinement facility.
a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
d. 21
C. 20
1) ___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for developing and implementing
the minimum employment, training, certification, and retention standards for all deputy
sheriffs and detention officers in North Carolina.
a. American Correctional Association
b. North Carolina Crime Justice Commission
c. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission
d. North Carolina Justice Officers' Commission
c. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission
1) Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion of the Detention
Officer Certification Course?
a. Trainee
b. Instructor
c. School Director
d. NC Justice Academy
a. Trainee
1) Orientation
2) CJ Systems
3) Legal
4) Contraband Searches
5) Processing Inmates
6) Medical Care in the Jail
7) Patrol and Security
8) Key and Tool Control
9) Supervision and Management of Inmates
10) Suicides and Crisis Management
11) Introduction to Rules and Regulations Governing Jails
12) Stress
13) Investigative Process in the Jail
14) Subject Control and Techniques
15) Aspects of Mental Illness
16) Transportation of Inmates
17) Fire Emergencies
18) Physical Fitness for Detention Officers
19) Communication Skills for Detention Officers
20) Ethics for Detention Officers
21) Notetaking and Report Writing
22) Prison Rape Elimination Act "PREA"
23)
SKIP, THIS IS NOT A STUDY QUESTION
1) If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first attempt to successfully pass the State
Comprehensive Exam, you may request a retest within how many days after the original
exam?
a. 20 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days
B. 30
Brainpower
Read More
1) How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and your department head
of a criminal offense or domestic Violence Order (50B)?
a. 3 business days
b. 5 business days
,c. 10 business days
d. 30 business days
B. 5 Business days
1) There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected to become proficient
in each and every one of these course topics?
a. 19
b. 21
c. 23
d. 25
C. 23
1) At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the course?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
B. 4
1) What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss, complete makeup work
and still be able to sit for the state exam?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
B. 10%
1) Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training program, in order to
complete the specified topic areas of deficiency, must occur within how many days from the
last date of trainee participation in a prior course delivery?
a. 90
b. 100
c. 120
d. 180
D. 180
1) A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written examination if he/she
achieves a minimum of percent correct answers on each of the
four units.
a. 60
, b. 70
C. 75
d. 80
B. 70
1) Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as disqualifying offenses in
obtaining certification either by conviction or commission?
a. A felony
b. A crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than two years
c. A misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the date of
appointment
d. All the above
D. All the above
1) You must be_____years of age to be eligible for certification by the Sheriffs' Commission
as a detention officer, in either a county jail or a regional/district confinement facility.
a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
d. 21
C. 20
1) ___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for developing and implementing
the minimum employment, training, certification, and retention standards for all deputy
sheriffs and detention officers in North Carolina.
a. American Correctional Association
b. North Carolina Crime Justice Commission
c. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission
d. North Carolina Justice Officers' Commission
c. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission
1) Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion of the Detention
Officer Certification Course?
a. Trainee
b. Instructor
c. School Director
d. NC Justice Academy
a. Trainee
