Basic County Corrections Final Exam
Review questions with correct answers
Podular indirect - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A jail concept that impedes
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surveillance, requiring correctional staff to conduct mobile patrols to observe
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and hear what is occurring in inmate cells.
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Staff to inmate ratio - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The effectiveness of a
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corrections officer as a supervisor is based on this ratio in a correctional
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setting.
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1:24 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One of the options for the staff to inmate ratio.
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1:72 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One of the options for the staff to inmate ratio.
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1:48 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One of the options for the staff to inmate ratio.
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2:71 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One of the options for the staff to inmate ratio.
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Code of conduct - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A set of rules and standards that
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governs individual conduct.
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Ethics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A concept of basic social ethics.
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,Texas Ethics Commission - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Created in 1992 to
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administer and enforce provisions relating to the standards of conduct of
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state officers and employees.
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Stakeholder - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any person, organization or entity that
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may be affected by what you do.
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Staff - inmate relations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Improved through
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professionalism, firm but fair conduct, and effective communication.
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Jail climate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The prevailing behavioral atmosphere
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throughout the jail facility.
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Communication - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The ability to effectively and || || || || || || || ||
accurately transfer ideas and information.
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Length - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Not an important part of communication.
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Culture - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to shared culture and background.
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Ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to groups of people with common
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ancestry and physical characteristics.
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, Discrimination - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To make a difference in treatment || || || || || || || || ||
or favor on a basis other than individual merit (14th amendment).
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Professional behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Should be non-judgmental,
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willing to communicate, and gather knowledge and information about
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person(s) to avoid adverse consequences of insensitivity.
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USCA 1983 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Federal law that prohibits abuse of
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office, specifically violations of civil rights.
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PC 39.02 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Texas Penal Code that defines abuse of
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official capacity.
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Sexual harassment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Common examples include
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unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and verbal or
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physical conduct of a sexual nature.
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Corrections officers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Except for police officers, they
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have the highest number of workplace non-fatal violent incidents per 1000
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employees of any professions.
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Detainer - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The report form that documents an
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agency's authority to retain a person in custody pending a fulfillment of a
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legal obligation or transfer to another jurisdiction.
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Booking - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Best defined as the admissions procedure
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once it is determined a person will be criminally charged with an offense.
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Review questions with correct answers
Podular indirect - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A jail concept that impedes
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surveillance, requiring correctional staff to conduct mobile patrols to observe
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and hear what is occurring in inmate cells.
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Staff to inmate ratio - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The effectiveness of a
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corrections officer as a supervisor is based on this ratio in a correctional
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setting.
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1:24 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One of the options for the staff to inmate ratio.
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1:72 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One of the options for the staff to inmate ratio.
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1:48 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One of the options for the staff to inmate ratio.
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2:71 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One of the options for the staff to inmate ratio.
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Code of conduct - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A set of rules and standards that
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governs individual conduct.
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Ethics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A concept of basic social ethics.
|| || || || || || || || ||
,Texas Ethics Commission - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Created in 1992 to
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administer and enforce provisions relating to the standards of conduct of
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
state officers and employees.
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Stakeholder - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any person, organization or entity that
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may be affected by what you do.
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Staff - inmate relations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Improved through
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professionalism, firm but fair conduct, and effective communication.
|| || || || || || || ||
Jail climate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The prevailing behavioral atmosphere
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throughout the jail facility.
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Communication - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The ability to effectively and || || || || || || || ||
accurately transfer ideas and information.
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Length - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Not an important part of communication.
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Culture - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to shared culture and background.
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Ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to groups of people with common
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ancestry and physical characteristics.
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, Discrimination - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To make a difference in treatment || || || || || || || || ||
or favor on a basis other than individual merit (14th amendment).
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Professional behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Should be non-judgmental,
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willing to communicate, and gather knowledge and information about
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person(s) to avoid adverse consequences of insensitivity.
|| || || || || || ||
USCA 1983 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Federal law that prohibits abuse of
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office, specifically violations of civil rights.
|| || || || || ||
PC 39.02 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Texas Penal Code that defines abuse of
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official capacity.
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Sexual harassment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Common examples include
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unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and verbal or
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physical conduct of a sexual nature.
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Corrections officers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Except for police officers, they
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have the highest number of workplace non-fatal violent incidents per 1000
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employees of any professions.
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Detainer - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The report form that documents an
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agency's authority to retain a person in custody pending a fulfillment of a
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legal obligation or transfer to another jurisdiction.
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Booking - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Best defined as the admissions procedure
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once it is determined a person will be criminally charged with an offense.
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