NC DOCC DETENTION OFFICER EXAM
2025/2026 BANK CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
EXPERT VERIFIED /ALREADY GRADED
A+
1) Any detention officer employed by a sheriffs office or a
district confinement facility holding a probationary
certification shall satisfactorily complete a commission-
accredited detention officer training course within
______________from the date of his original appointment
as a detention officer as determined by the date of the
probationary certification.
a. 180 days
b. 240 days
c. One year
d. Two years with a valid extension
c. One year
,1) An accredited school MAY NOT enroll you in a basic
training course later than the initial (first) day of course
delivery.
a. True
b. False
a. True
2) One of the rights that the Eighth Amendment
guarantees is the right:
a. Of no cruel and unusual punishment
b. Of having a speedy and public trial
c. Of freedom from self-incrimination
d. Of freedom of the press
a. Of no cruel and unusual punishment
2) An average sentence for a particular crime that can be
raised or lowered based on the presence of mitigating or
aggravating circumstances is called?
a. Determinate Sentence
b. Mandatory Sentence
c. Presumptive Sentence
d. Indeterminate Sentence
c. Presumptive Sentence
,2) Dividing governmental power at several levels rather
than centralizing power is known as:
a. Jurisdiction
b. Incarceration
c. Federalism
d. Due Process
c. Federalism
2) Which law details procedure by which substantive law
may be enforced?
a. Substantive Law
b. Procedural Law
c. Murphy's Law
d. Civil Law
b. Procedural Law
2) The first ten amendments of the Constitution of the
United States are called?
a. Bill of Promises
b. Bill of Rights
c. Bill of Amendments
d. Bill of Hopes
b. Bill of Rights
, 2) _________ is to protect the public and prevent or deter
criminal behavior.
a. Civil Law
b. Substantive Law
c. Constitutional Law
d. Criminal Law
d. Criminal Law
2) ______ is designed to regulate matters of a private
nature involving issues such as contracts and domestic
relations.
a. Civil Law
b. Substantive Law
c. Constitutional Law
d. Criminal Law
a. Civil Law
2) Which branch of the United States Government has the
responsibility for interpreting laws as controversies arise?
a. Executive Branch
b. Judicial Branch
c. Enforcement Branch
d. Legislative Branch
2025/2026 BANK CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
EXPERT VERIFIED /ALREADY GRADED
A+
1) Any detention officer employed by a sheriffs office or a
district confinement facility holding a probationary
certification shall satisfactorily complete a commission-
accredited detention officer training course within
______________from the date of his original appointment
as a detention officer as determined by the date of the
probationary certification.
a. 180 days
b. 240 days
c. One year
d. Two years with a valid extension
c. One year
,1) An accredited school MAY NOT enroll you in a basic
training course later than the initial (first) day of course
delivery.
a. True
b. False
a. True
2) One of the rights that the Eighth Amendment
guarantees is the right:
a. Of no cruel and unusual punishment
b. Of having a speedy and public trial
c. Of freedom from self-incrimination
d. Of freedom of the press
a. Of no cruel and unusual punishment
2) An average sentence for a particular crime that can be
raised or lowered based on the presence of mitigating or
aggravating circumstances is called?
a. Determinate Sentence
b. Mandatory Sentence
c. Presumptive Sentence
d. Indeterminate Sentence
c. Presumptive Sentence
,2) Dividing governmental power at several levels rather
than centralizing power is known as:
a. Jurisdiction
b. Incarceration
c. Federalism
d. Due Process
c. Federalism
2) Which law details procedure by which substantive law
may be enforced?
a. Substantive Law
b. Procedural Law
c. Murphy's Law
d. Civil Law
b. Procedural Law
2) The first ten amendments of the Constitution of the
United States are called?
a. Bill of Promises
b. Bill of Rights
c. Bill of Amendments
d. Bill of Hopes
b. Bill of Rights
, 2) _________ is to protect the public and prevent or deter
criminal behavior.
a. Civil Law
b. Substantive Law
c. Constitutional Law
d. Criminal Law
d. Criminal Law
2) ______ is designed to regulate matters of a private
nature involving issues such as contracts and domestic
relations.
a. Civil Law
b. Substantive Law
c. Constitutional Law
d. Criminal Law
a. Civil Law
2) Which branch of the United States Government has the
responsibility for interpreting laws as controversies arise?
a. Executive Branch
b. Judicial Branch
c. Enforcement Branch
d. Legislative Branch
