Correctional Counselor (CC1) Exam - CDCR
Questions
1.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.
2.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
3.What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C?: - No canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
4.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
5.What are the 2 most important characteristics for CC1's?: - Good
judgment
- Effective communication
6.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
7.20 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 histor
- 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
8.3 reasons for ASU placement: - Safety concerns
- Investigations not related to misconduct
- Relative of or an associate of prison staff
9.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
10.5 180/270 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
11.7 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
12.2 types of classification committees: - Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
13.Unit committees (UCC) consist of:: - Captain/chair
- CCIII
- CCII
- LT
- Others as needed
14.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)
15.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
16.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
- 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 place- ment in the SHU SDP or continued management
within a GP setting per CCR sections 3378.2 or
3378.4
17.10 criteria for close custody: - LWOP
- Multiple life terms
- 40 years or more
- Single life term
- 25-40 years
- Escape or attempt with force
- Escape w/o force
- Plotting/planning escape
- Detainers
- Dispo for murder of a person in custody who is not an I/M
- Dispo for murder of an I/M within 10 years
- Division A1 or A2 RVR
- Inactive prison gang
- Security concern
18.Close custody is granted for 1-2 years for I/M's found guilty of:: -
Division A1 RVR
- Division A2 RVR
+ Length depends on the threat perceived
19.Close custody is granted for 3 years for I/M's found guilty of:: - Planning
an escape
20.Close custody is granted for 8 years for I/M's found guilty of:: - Escape
or attempt without force within 10 years
21.Close custody is granted for 5 years for I/M's with active detainers
for offenses with penalties for:: - Death
- Lifetime incarceration
- Term of 50 years or more
Questions
1.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.
2.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
3.What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C?: - No canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
4.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
5.What are the 2 most important characteristics for CC1's?: - Good
judgment
- Effective communication
6.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
7.20 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 histor
- 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
8.3 reasons for ASU placement: - Safety concerns
- Investigations not related to misconduct
- Relative of or an associate of prison staff
9.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
10.5 180/270 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
11.7 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
12.2 types of classification committees: - Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
13.Unit committees (UCC) consist of:: - Captain/chair
- CCIII
- CCII
- LT
- Others as needed
14.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)
15.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
16.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
- 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 place- ment in the SHU SDP or continued management
within a GP setting per CCR sections 3378.2 or
3378.4
17.10 criteria for close custody: - LWOP
- Multiple life terms
- 40 years or more
- Single life term
- 25-40 years
- Escape or attempt with force
- Escape w/o force
- Plotting/planning escape
- Detainers
- Dispo for murder of a person in custody who is not an I/M
- Dispo for murder of an I/M within 10 years
- Division A1 or A2 RVR
- Inactive prison gang
- Security concern
18.Close custody is granted for 1-2 years for I/M's found guilty of:: -
Division A1 RVR
- Division A2 RVR
+ Length depends on the threat perceived
19.Close custody is granted for 3 years for I/M's found guilty of:: - Planning
an escape
20.Close custody is granted for 8 years for I/M's found guilty of:: - Escape
or attempt without force within 10 years
21.Close custody is granted for 5 years for I/M's with active detainers
for offenses with penalties for:: - Death
- Lifetime incarceration
- Term of 50 years or more
