Major 3 CDCR
1. Identify the legal basis for requiring investigative reports Ans: PC, section 11107
requires each sheriff or police chief executive to furnish reports specified misde- meanors
and felonies to the DOJ (department of justice)
2. Identify information to be included in field notes Ans: Facts and information that
will aid that officer in answering questions—who, what, when, where, how and why.
A. Field interviews
Gathering information from a person who has knowledge of the facts an officer will need to
conduct an investigation.
Interview must be clear, accurate and complete.
B. Before the interview
Separate involved parties
Established rapport
3. Three-step process for taking notices during a field interview Ans: Listen atten-
tively
Take notes and ask questions
Verify information
4. What are the primary questions that must be answered within an effective report?
Ans: Who, what, when, where, how and why
(Pay, date, time, inmate + CDCR # + housing, reason for report)
5. What fundamental content elements of effective reports Ans: Initial information
Identification of involved parties
Witness/victim statements Crime
scene specifics Property
information
,CDCR correctional officer actions
6. Initial information Ans: Describe the officer's immediate observations of any action
taken upon arrival at the scene.
7. Identification of the crime Ans: the facts, or the evidence of a crime, referred to as the
corpus delicti it, or the body of the crime
8. Identification of involved parties Ans: Can include the person(s) who reported the
incident, victim(s), witness(es), or suspect(s)
9. Witness/victim statements Ans: helps place events in their proper sequence, es-
tablish the elements of the crime
10. Crime scene specifics Ans: Physical condition of the scene it's self, chronology of
events, location of physical evidence
11. Property Information Ans: Such as brand names, model/serial numbers, descrip-
tion (like color, unique markings and dimensions), value of stolen item, identification of the
owner/possessor/finder, Location where the item was found or stolen from and
relationship of the item to the crime/incident
,12. CDCR correctional officer actions Ans: Any stops, searches conducted, seizures of
evidence, arrest, standard procedures followed (knock and notice, field show ups, etc),
Miranda admonishments, use of force, medical attention (offered, accepted, or refused),
safety measures taken, disposition of suspects, methods used to preserve evidence or capture
essential information
13. Six types of CDCR documents used by correctional peace officers with its
corresponding descriptions Ans: CDCR memorandum
Counseling only RVR
CDCR form 128-b General Chrono
CDCR form 837-c staff report CDCR
form 837-c1 supplement CDCR 837-c2
review notice
14. CDCR memorandum Ans: Written for a variety of reasons, including lost staff ID
card; observed misconduct by staff; or reports of inspection
15. CDCR form 128-B general chrono Ans: 3 types of this form Ans:
INFORMATIONAL, LAUDATORY, AND CONFIDENTIAL
16. Counseling ONLY RVR Ans: Used to document an inmates minor misconduct
17. CDCR form 837-C STAFF REPORT and C1 Ans: Supplement (used to document
an incident you observed or were involved in.
18. RVR Ans: Used to document inmate misconduct or misbehavior that is not minor;
categorized as either serious or administrative
19. CDCR Form 837 C2 Ans: REVIEW NOTICE (used when the information you present
on a CDCR form 837-C and C1 is unclear or incomplete
20. Types of information classified as confidential Ans: • Information, which, if
known to the inmate, would endanger the safety of any person
, • Information which would jeopardize the security of the institution
• Specific medical or psychological information which, if known to the inmate, would be
medically or psychologically
detrimental to the inmate
• Information provided and classified confidential by another governmental agency
21. Five situations when the use of chemical agents would be appropriate as a non-
deadly force option Ans: (G.O.E.S.P)
• Gain Compliance
• Overcome Resistance
• Effect arrest and custody
• Subdue an attacker
• Prevent escape
22. EXAMPLE of improper use of chemical agents Ans: It is illegal for chemical
agents to be used as punishment, retaliation, or for disciplinary reasons.
1. Identify the legal basis for requiring investigative reports Ans: PC, section 11107
requires each sheriff or police chief executive to furnish reports specified misde- meanors
and felonies to the DOJ (department of justice)
2. Identify information to be included in field notes Ans: Facts and information that
will aid that officer in answering questions—who, what, when, where, how and why.
A. Field interviews
Gathering information from a person who has knowledge of the facts an officer will need to
conduct an investigation.
Interview must be clear, accurate and complete.
B. Before the interview
Separate involved parties
Established rapport
3. Three-step process for taking notices during a field interview Ans: Listen atten-
tively
Take notes and ask questions
Verify information
4. What are the primary questions that must be answered within an effective report?
Ans: Who, what, when, where, how and why
(Pay, date, time, inmate + CDCR # + housing, reason for report)
5. What fundamental content elements of effective reports Ans: Initial information
Identification of involved parties
Witness/victim statements Crime
scene specifics Property
information
,CDCR correctional officer actions
6. Initial information Ans: Describe the officer's immediate observations of any action
taken upon arrival at the scene.
7. Identification of the crime Ans: the facts, or the evidence of a crime, referred to as the
corpus delicti it, or the body of the crime
8. Identification of involved parties Ans: Can include the person(s) who reported the
incident, victim(s), witness(es), or suspect(s)
9. Witness/victim statements Ans: helps place events in their proper sequence, es-
tablish the elements of the crime
10. Crime scene specifics Ans: Physical condition of the scene it's self, chronology of
events, location of physical evidence
11. Property Information Ans: Such as brand names, model/serial numbers, descrip-
tion (like color, unique markings and dimensions), value of stolen item, identification of the
owner/possessor/finder, Location where the item was found or stolen from and
relationship of the item to the crime/incident
,12. CDCR correctional officer actions Ans: Any stops, searches conducted, seizures of
evidence, arrest, standard procedures followed (knock and notice, field show ups, etc),
Miranda admonishments, use of force, medical attention (offered, accepted, or refused),
safety measures taken, disposition of suspects, methods used to preserve evidence or capture
essential information
13. Six types of CDCR documents used by correctional peace officers with its
corresponding descriptions Ans: CDCR memorandum
Counseling only RVR
CDCR form 128-b General Chrono
CDCR form 837-c staff report CDCR
form 837-c1 supplement CDCR 837-c2
review notice
14. CDCR memorandum Ans: Written for a variety of reasons, including lost staff ID
card; observed misconduct by staff; or reports of inspection
15. CDCR form 128-B general chrono Ans: 3 types of this form Ans:
INFORMATIONAL, LAUDATORY, AND CONFIDENTIAL
16. Counseling ONLY RVR Ans: Used to document an inmates minor misconduct
17. CDCR form 837-C STAFF REPORT and C1 Ans: Supplement (used to document
an incident you observed or were involved in.
18. RVR Ans: Used to document inmate misconduct or misbehavior that is not minor;
categorized as either serious or administrative
19. CDCR Form 837 C2 Ans: REVIEW NOTICE (used when the information you present
on a CDCR form 837-C and C1 is unclear or incomplete
20. Types of information classified as confidential Ans: • Information, which, if
known to the inmate, would endanger the safety of any person
, • Information which would jeopardize the security of the institution
• Specific medical or psychological information which, if known to the inmate, would be
medically or psychologically
detrimental to the inmate
• Information provided and classified confidential by another governmental agency
21. Five situations when the use of chemical agents would be appropriate as a non-
deadly force option Ans: (G.O.E.S.P)
• Gain Compliance
• Overcome Resistance
• Effect arrest and custody
• Subdue an attacker
• Prevent escape
22. EXAMPLE of improper use of chemical agents Ans: It is illegal for chemical
agents to be used as punishment, retaliation, or for disciplinary reasons.
