BCOT Week 2 Questions And Answers
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Discipline is: - -control gained by enforcing obedience or order based on
submission to rules or authority
-disciplinary system - -a system designed to correct or punish breaches of
discipline
-disciplinary sanctions - -penalties or punishment for violations or
noncompliance of those rules
-4 categories of prohibited acts - -low security offenses, moderate severity,
high severity, greatest severity
-can an offender be confined to disciplinary isolation without proper
adjudication through disciplinary pricess - -no
-what are the elements for inmate to take legal action - -must prove simple
negligence, gross or wanton negligence or intentional wrong
-what are defenses to civil and criminal liability - -good faith, reasonable
conduct, justification,
-what is desirable officer witness behavior - -demeanor, credibility,
confidence
-how long does an officer have to complete and file a disciplinary report - -
24 hrs
-how many times can an inmate appeal a disciplinary decision - -2
-how long does an inmate have to file the first appeal on a disciplinary - -15
days
-what step in the appeal process does the warden receive the appeal - -4th
step
-how many days does the warden have to respond to the appeal - -5 days
-how many days does the inmate have to file his second appeal after the
first decision. is made - -15 days
-if the inmate files a second appeal what step is this appeal - -5th
, -who makes the final decision on the second appeal - -commisioner
-can the officer that wrote the disciplinary be the ine who serves it - -no
-who serves the disciplinary - -serving officer
-what is the communication process - -sender sends message, receiver
decodes and shows understanding then gives feed back
-communication - -the complex passing of information between one person
to another that is mutually understood and results in the other person
behaving in a manner which demonstrates understanding.
-what are the 7 elements if a good report - -who, what, when, where,why,
how, action taken
-K.I.S.S - -Keep It Short and Simple
-what are the 5 Cs of report writing - -clear, concise, complete, correct,
chronological
-is this statment passive or active voice, John fired the officer - -active
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-liability - -legally enforceable obligation or responsibility
-criminal liability - -when an individual commits an act that is forbidden by
law that person is liable to punishment resulting in imprisonment fines or
both
-civil liability - -when a person violates another persons civil or private
rights, punishment in the form of compensation usually in the form of money
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-Chief of Staff - -responsible for day to day operations of the agency
-what age is considered a juvenile - -18 or younger
-mission statement - -the Georgia department of corrections protects the
public by operating secure and safe facilities while reducing recidivisim
through effective programming education and healthcare
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