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FLETC BOP Final (2025)
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ( DETAILED &
ELABORATED) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
What is paraphrasing? - ANSWER-Rephrasing the
message in your own words
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What is reflecting? - ANSWER-Deals with emotions
What is probing? - ANSWER-Way to go about
getting information from someone
What are the do's in probing? - ANSWERIdentify an
area that needs to be explored further
Use open ended questions and statements to probe
for additional information
What is summarizing? - ANSWER-A brief statement
highlighting the main points of discussion in feeding
them back to the other party for clarification
What responsibilities do a correctional workers
have to keep conflicts from escalating? -
ANSWER-Intervene, take responsibility for
resolving the situation, Get both sides of the story
What are the steps on how to obtain closure? -
ANSWER-Explore options
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Identify resources
Settle on an action plan
Clarify roles and expectations
Set realistic goals and timetables
Identify follow-up actions
What are behavioral patterns? - ANSWER-How a
person typically ask and interacts with others
Describe the predatory inmate. - ANSWERLacks a
conscience rarely feel the emotion has an inflated
view of himself he is restless and easily bored
openly aggressive and confrontational generally
feels hostile towards authority
Describe a weak inmate. - ANSWER-Basically
rational and has normal social values and morals
difficulty keeping himself from being flooded by
extreme negative emotions often unstable and
unreliable and exhibits exceptionally poor judgment
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in problem-solving predatory inmates focus on the
weak
Describe an average inmate. - ANSWER-
"Good" inmate
What are the four conditions which lead to
hostage situations? - ANSWER-Crime in
progress Riot or mob action inmate grievance
Individual action
What are the four ways of neutralizing a hostage
situation? - ANSWER-Hostage negotiations
Planned assault
Use of chemical agents
Use of Marksmans fire
What are the survival strategies for hostages? -
ANSWER-Accept your role as a hostage
FLETC BOP Final (2025)
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ( DETAILED &
ELABORATED) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
What is paraphrasing? - ANSWER-Rephrasing the
message in your own words
,2|Page
What is reflecting? - ANSWER-Deals with emotions
What is probing? - ANSWER-Way to go about
getting information from someone
What are the do's in probing? - ANSWERIdentify an
area that needs to be explored further
Use open ended questions and statements to probe
for additional information
What is summarizing? - ANSWER-A brief statement
highlighting the main points of discussion in feeding
them back to the other party for clarification
What responsibilities do a correctional workers
have to keep conflicts from escalating? -
ANSWER-Intervene, take responsibility for
resolving the situation, Get both sides of the story
What are the steps on how to obtain closure? -
ANSWER-Explore options
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Identify resources
Settle on an action plan
Clarify roles and expectations
Set realistic goals and timetables
Identify follow-up actions
What are behavioral patterns? - ANSWER-How a
person typically ask and interacts with others
Describe the predatory inmate. - ANSWERLacks a
conscience rarely feel the emotion has an inflated
view of himself he is restless and easily bored
openly aggressive and confrontational generally
feels hostile towards authority
Describe a weak inmate. - ANSWER-Basically
rational and has normal social values and morals
difficulty keeping himself from being flooded by
extreme negative emotions often unstable and
unreliable and exhibits exceptionally poor judgment
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in problem-solving predatory inmates focus on the
weak
Describe an average inmate. - ANSWER-
"Good" inmate
What are the four conditions which lead to
hostage situations? - ANSWER-Crime in
progress Riot or mob action inmate grievance
Individual action
What are the four ways of neutralizing a hostage
situation? - ANSWER-Hostage negotiations
Planned assault
Use of chemical agents
Use of Marksmans fire
What are the survival strategies for hostages? -
ANSWER-Accept your role as a hostage
