LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN (LEST)
STUDY GUIDE | 137 QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS, GRADED A+
What does CCDC stand for? Answer - Clark County Detention Center
What are 3 reasons for individuals being arrested and brought to the Clark
County Detention Center? Answer - a) They commit crimes and are awaiting
court hearings
b) They are found/plead guilty to a misdemeanor or gross demeanor charges
(sentenced to jail for 1 year)
c) They are found guilty/plead guilty to felony charges, are sentenced to state
prison, and are waiting for transport
Offenders brought in may be _______ or ______, _______, or ________.
Answer - Male, female, adult, juvenile
What does DSD stand for? Answer - Detention Services Division
What does the DSD ensure (4)? Answer - a) Security precautions
b) Order
c) Safety
d) Security of the facility and its occupants
When are all personnel subject to a search of their belongings? Answer - At
any time
,Why are personnel subject to searches? Answer - To ensure compliance and to
prevent the introduction of unauthorized items/weapons
Who is the CCDC headed by? Answer - The Sheriff
Who is the CCDC run by? Answer - The Deputy Sheriff of DSD
What does the DSD provide inmates with (6)? Answer - a) Security
b) Housing
c) Meals
d) Health Care
e) Clothing
f) Social and legal visits
What does the DSD Records Bureau within the CCDC maintain, control,
retrieve, and disseminate? Answer - Information in the inmate records system
What is the bureau responsible for? Answer - Entering and maintaining the
outlying justice courts and Eighth Judicial District Court warrants
When working within the DSD Records Bureau, one should be aware of (4):
Answer - a) Contact with people from diverse backgrounds (ie: personnel from
different law enforcement agencies, LVMPD corrections and police officers,
inmates, and members of the public)
b) Contact may be made face-to-face or over the phone
c) You have contact with inmates during both booking & releasing
d) You may have contact with inmates while walking through CCDC
, Inmates may be ____, _______, and ______ ______ _______. Answer - rude,
offensive, lacking personal hygiene
LESTs will perform a great deal of _________ _______. Answer - Computer
Work
LESTs are responsible for (2): Answer - a) Entering/Retrieving inmate data
b) Entering/Clearing warrant data
A high degree of _______ is crucial to the processing of inmates from booking
through release. Answer - accuracy
Tasks completed by LESTs are crucial to (3): Answer - a) DSD
b) LVMPD
c) Criminal Justice Community
Information provided by LESTs are crucial to the... Answer - incarceration of an
arrestee.
LESTs are assigned to work how many hour shifts? Answer - 12 hour
What are the alternating weekends for LESTs? Answer - 3-day & 4-day
weekends
How many hours total are LESTs expected to work bi-weekly? Answer - 80
hours
STUDY GUIDE | 137 QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS, GRADED A+
What does CCDC stand for? Answer - Clark County Detention Center
What are 3 reasons for individuals being arrested and brought to the Clark
County Detention Center? Answer - a) They commit crimes and are awaiting
court hearings
b) They are found/plead guilty to a misdemeanor or gross demeanor charges
(sentenced to jail for 1 year)
c) They are found guilty/plead guilty to felony charges, are sentenced to state
prison, and are waiting for transport
Offenders brought in may be _______ or ______, _______, or ________.
Answer - Male, female, adult, juvenile
What does DSD stand for? Answer - Detention Services Division
What does the DSD ensure (4)? Answer - a) Security precautions
b) Order
c) Safety
d) Security of the facility and its occupants
When are all personnel subject to a search of their belongings? Answer - At
any time
,Why are personnel subject to searches? Answer - To ensure compliance and to
prevent the introduction of unauthorized items/weapons
Who is the CCDC headed by? Answer - The Sheriff
Who is the CCDC run by? Answer - The Deputy Sheriff of DSD
What does the DSD provide inmates with (6)? Answer - a) Security
b) Housing
c) Meals
d) Health Care
e) Clothing
f) Social and legal visits
What does the DSD Records Bureau within the CCDC maintain, control,
retrieve, and disseminate? Answer - Information in the inmate records system
What is the bureau responsible for? Answer - Entering and maintaining the
outlying justice courts and Eighth Judicial District Court warrants
When working within the DSD Records Bureau, one should be aware of (4):
Answer - a) Contact with people from diverse backgrounds (ie: personnel from
different law enforcement agencies, LVMPD corrections and police officers,
inmates, and members of the public)
b) Contact may be made face-to-face or over the phone
c) You have contact with inmates during both booking & releasing
d) You may have contact with inmates while walking through CCDC
, Inmates may be ____, _______, and ______ ______ _______. Answer - rude,
offensive, lacking personal hygiene
LESTs will perform a great deal of _________ _______. Answer - Computer
Work
LESTs are responsible for (2): Answer - a) Entering/Retrieving inmate data
b) Entering/Clearing warrant data
A high degree of _______ is crucial to the processing of inmates from booking
through release. Answer - accuracy
Tasks completed by LESTs are crucial to (3): Answer - a) DSD
b) LVMPD
c) Criminal Justice Community
Information provided by LESTs are crucial to the... Answer - incarceration of an
arrestee.
LESTs are assigned to work how many hour shifts? Answer - 12 hour
What are the alternating weekends for LESTs? Answer - 3-day & 4-day
weekends
How many hours total are LESTs expected to work bi-weekly? Answer - 80
hours
